13 Facts About Fresca

1.

Fresca applied for a trademark for "Fresca" in 1962 as a "Non-alcoholic Maltless Soft Drinks and the Syrups for Preparing Soft Drinks".

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2.

Fresca was the second artificially sweetened, low-calorie product launched by The Coca-Cola Company.

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3.

Fresca is a rarity in Coca-Cola's beverage portfolio as PepsiCo does not offer an equivalent product.

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4.

Fresca was introduced across the United States and in international markets in 1966.

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5.

Since its introduction, Fresca has been marketed in the United States as a sugar-free, citrus flavored diet soft drink.

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6.

Fresca was originally sold in 10 ounce bottles designed by the industrial design firm Hodgman-Bourke of New York, New York.

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7.

The reverse of the sleeve featured a headline "Have a Singing, Swing Blizzard of a Party With Fresca" and included recipes of food and mixed drinks that used Fresca as an ingredient.

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8.

Fresca's photograph appeared in full-page Fresca New York newspaper ads the next day with the headline "New York - We're Sorry".

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9.

Fresca was originally marketed in the United States as a sugar-free, citrus flavored diet soft drink.

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10.

Fresca has undergone several major ingredient and formula changes since its introduction.

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11.

Fresca was originally sweetened with cyclamates which were banned by the FDA in 1969.

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12.

In Colombia and Argentina sweetened Fresca is called Quatro and marketed using Fresca's colors and logos.

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13.

Fresca was made available in South Africa during the early 1990s with a series of colorful ads featuring British-Nigerian actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim with the slogan "Nothing tastes like Fresca".

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