Sparletta is a range of
soft drink products manufactured by
The Coca-Cola Company
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in
South Africa
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and
Zimbabwe
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. It was invented by Thomas Cook and at his
Standerton
Standerton is a large commercial and agricultural town lying on the banks of the Vaal River in Mpumalanga, South Africa, which specialises in cattle, dairy, maize and poultry farming. The town was established in 1876 and named after Boer leader Co ...
Coca-Cola factory in 1953. He also owned the Nigel Coca-Cola factory and the Witbank Coca-Cola factory.
Sparletta is distributed in
Comoros,
Zimbabwe
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,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
,
Malawi
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,
Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked as an enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. It has an area of over and has a populatio ...
,
Namibia
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,
Mozambique
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,
Kenya
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Uganda
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,
Zambia
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,
Botswana
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and
Tanzania
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.
It is available in the following flavours:
Creme Soda, Sparberry, Cherry Plum, Stoney Ginger Beer, Pine Nut,
[http://www.peninsulabeverage.co.za/products/sparletta/details/] Iron Brew, Apple and Blackcurrant.
It was one of eight international soda flavours featured and available for tasting at
Club Cool
Club Cool (formerly Ice Station Cool) is an attraction and gift shop located in the former Innoventions East building within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It features complimentary samples of Coca-Cola sof ...
in
Epcot
Epcot, stylized in all uppercase as EPCOT, is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Inspired by an unr ...
prior to its closing in 2019.
International availability
Sparletta is available at select
Coles Supermarkets
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd, trading as Coles, is an Australian supermarket, retail and consumer services chain, headquartered in Melbourne as part of the Coles Group.
Founded in 1914 in Collingwood by George Coles, Coles operate ...
in Australia,
Sainsbury's
J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales.
Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company w ...
in the United Kingdom and many online shops around the world.
It also made an appearance in Coca-Cola's
Club Cool
Club Cool (formerly Ice Station Cool) is an attraction and gift shop located in the former Innoventions East building within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It features complimentary samples of Coca-Cola sof ...
at Walt Disney World before it closed.
Sparletta Sparberry is available at the Coca-Cola Store in Las Vegas, Nevada as a part of the ‘Around the World’ soft drink tasting.
References
{{Coca-Cola brands
Soft drinks
Coca-Cola brands
South African drinks
Products introduced in 1953