Coca-Cola BlāK

Coca-Cola Blak (stylized as Coca-Cola BlāK) was a coffee-flavored soft drink introduced by Coca-Cola in 2006 and discontinued in 2008. The mid-calorie drink was introduced first in France and subsequently in other markets, including Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Lithuania.

Coca-Cola BlāK

Type	Coffee-flavored cola
Manufacturer	The Coca-Cola Company
Country of origin	France
Introduced	2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Discontinued	2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Related products	Pepsi Tarik Pepsi Cappuccino

Coca-Cola Blak launched in the United States^[1] on April 3, and in Canada on August 29, 2006^[2] in Toronto, Ontario, at Dundas Square.^[3] In August 2007, trade magazine Beverage Digest noted that Coca-Cola would discontinue the drink within the United States.^[4]

The French and Canadian versions of Coca-Cola Blak were sweetened with sugar. The U.S. version of Coca-Cola Blak replaced sugar with high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium. Consumer Reports taste-testers found the French version to be less sweet and to contain more coffee flavor.^{[citation needed]}

The American and Canadian versions had a plastic resealable cap on a glass bottle that resembled the classic Coke bottle, where the French/Czech version was a bottle shape formed in aluminum.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America, released coffee dispenser machines in Mexico under the brand name Blak.^[5]

In 2019, it was reported that Coca-Cola have started to plan an introduction of coffee-related products across 25 markets by the end of the year. The coffee has been planned to combine Coca-Cola with coffee, which will contain less caffeine than a regular cup of coffee but more than a regular can of Coke.^[6] This rollout, which started in European markets, culminated in the release of Coca-Cola with Coffee in the US on January 25, 2021.

Nutritional facts

US Version[7] Coke BlāK (240mL/8 fl. oz) Coke Classic (240mL/8 fl. oz) Calories 45 (190 kJ) 97 (410 kJ) Total Fat 0g 0 g Sodium 35 mg 33 mg Total Carb. 13 g 27 g Sugars 12 g 27 g Protein 0 g 0 g Caffeine[8] 46 mg 23 mg

French Version[9] Coke BlāK (100mL/3.4 fl. oz) Coke Classic (100mL/3.4 fl. oz) Calories 20 (84 kJ) 42 (180 kJ) Total Fat 0 g 0 g Sodium <50 mg <50 mg Total Carb. 5 g 10.6 g Sugars 5 g 10.6 g Protein 0 g 0 g Caffeine 20 mg 10 mg

See also

• Coffee-flavored Pepsi
• Syrup, a 1999 novel featuring a plot revolving around a fictional but similar product

References

1. Cola Blak arrives in the United States Archived 2006-12-07 at the Wayback Machine, 2006-03-15
2. Coca-Cola Blak enters Canada, 2006-08-31
3. Coca-Cola launches Blak with a bevy of beauties Archived 2007-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, 2006-08-30
4. Coke Blak goes dark Archived 2007-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, 2007-08-31
5. Black, Thomas (2010-10-26). "Coca-Cola Femsa Begins Coffee-Dispenser Business in Mexico". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
6. "Coca-Cola is making a big push into coffee". CNBC. 23 April 2019.
7. "The Coca-Cola Company" (PDF). Coca-Cola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
8. Taken from a Nutrition PDF Archived 2005-12-03 at the Wayback Machine from the Coca-Cola website.
9. "Erreur 404" (PDF). Coca-colablak.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2012-10-22.

External links

• Coca-Cola BlāK to make its worldwide debut The Coca-Cola Company, 2005-12-07
• Coca-Cola gives out thousands of Coke BlāK samples^{[permanent dead link‍]} in Times Square