Corsica Cola is a regional

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distributed by the

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n brewery Pietra (owner of the brand) but produced in Cholet in western

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. Corsica Cola benefited from an unexpected kick start during its launch in May 2003: a heat wave. The stock was exhausted in two months.''Quand les colas alternatifs débarquent''
(MFI HEBDO - 9 July 2004) On the 31 December 2003 in Corsica alone, the small company sold 1.5 million bottles. According to Armelle Sialelli, director of the Pietra brewery, previously the creator of Corsican

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beer, the goal was to have a product that was highly thirst-quenching.

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