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I somehow managed to miss this press release back in December:<\/p>\n<p class=\"block\">The Coca-Cola Company today announced that it will launch Coca-Cola Bl\u0101k in January in France, the first of several countries \u2013 including the United States &#8211; that are expected to introduce the new Coca-Cola and coffee fusion in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Coca-Cola Bl\u0101k is an invigorating and stimulating blend that has a perfect balance of the effervescent taste sensation of Coca-Cola and natural flavors, with real coffee. The lightly carbonated, mid-calorie beverage, which is designed to appeal to adult consumers, is yet another example how The Coca-Cola Company reaches out to new audiences and addresses new beverage occasions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coca-Cola Bl\u0101k is not just a flavor extension. It is a blend of unique Coke refreshment with the true essence of coffee and has a rich smooth texture and has a coffee-like froth when poured. We believe we have created a new category of soft drink \u2013 an adult product in a carbonated beverage \u2013 and a whole new drinking experience. This brand is ideal for any part of the day when people are looking for renewed energy or simply to take a break,&#8221; said Marc Mathieu, vice president, Global Core Brands, The Coca-Cola Company.<\/p>\n<p>A repulsive name &#8212; yet an intruigingly appealing product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coca-Cola Blak? I somehow managed to miss this press release back in December: The Coca-Cola Company today announced that it will launch Coca-Cola Bl\u0101k in January in France, the first&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[722,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coffee","category-food-drink"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15013,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/06\/13\/more-on-the-coke-zero-story.html","url_meta":{"origin":9153,"position":0},"title":"More on the Coke Zero story","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 13-Jun-09 10:56am","format":false,"excerpt":"As speculated earlier, the Venezuela ban kerfuffle is (on the surface, at least) about the artificial sweeteners used in Coke Zero.\u00a0 Venezuela's Health Ministry said Friday it banned sales of Coca-Cola Zero because the company failed to declare that the no-calorie soft drink uses an artificial sweetener allegedly harmful to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Food &amp; Drink&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Food &amp; Drink","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/food-drink"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11723,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/02\/16\/if_only_i_still_drank_sug.html","url_meta":{"origin":9153,"position":1},"title":"If only I still drank sugared cola &#8230;","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 16-Feb-08 11:53am","format":false,"excerpt":"... 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