В 1930-е годы в Германии уже существовало немецкое подразделение The Coca-Cola Company. Так, например, в 1936 году Кока-Кола спонсировала Олимпийские Игры, на которых в том числе выступал Гитлер и открыто продвигал идеи нацизма, превосходства арийской расы и антисемитизма. Активно выходят газеты с нацистскими лозунгами на обложке, а на обороте в них же реклама Кока-Колы.
В 1939 началась Вторая Мировая Война, но Coca-Cola не ушла из Германии и не отозвала своих сотрудников. Просто головное подразделение абстрагировалось от немецкого Coca-Cola GmbH.
В 1941 году произошло нападение на Пёрл Харбор. К этому моменту США ещё не вступали официально во Вторую Мировую и спокойно продолжали поставки компонентов в Германию. Однако, после 7-го декабря США наложили на Германию санкции, в числе которых был запрет на импорт сиропа, нужного для производства Кока-Колы. Сотрудники, впрочем, всё ещё живут в Берлине и рулят местным подразделением. Гитлер потихоньку захватывает европейские страны, убивая тысячи людей.
Тогда же в Coca-Cola GmbH возникает идея создать напиток из компонентов, доступных в стране. Так, например, при производстве сидра остаётся много яблочного жмыха. А в процессе сыроварения образуется побочная молочная сыворотка. Эти ингредиенты и легли в основу нового рецепта. Руководитель подразделения Макс Кайт даёт своим менеджерам команду придумать название для нового напитка, проявив при этом фантазию (Fantasie), на что менеджер по продажам Джо Книпп сразу восклицает — «Fanta!». На рынок Третьего Рейха выходит новый напиток жёлтого оттенка, который, впрочем, отличается по рецепту и вкусу от знакомого нам апельсинового.
В источниках пишут, что компания Кока-Кола в Германии почти наверняка задействовала на своих заводах Фремдарбайтеров (Fremdarbeiter) и Остарбайтеров (Ostarbeiter) — военнопленных и захваченных гражданских, вывезенных из Европы с целью использования в качестве бесплатной или низкооплачиваемой рабочей силы.
В 1955 году, через 10 лет после падения Гитлера, Coca-Cola перевыпускает лимонад Fanta, который активно рекламируется и продаётся в Европе, Азии, Южной Америке и Африке. Но не в США, поскольку головное подразделение заявляет, что якобы боится подорвать сильную рыночную позицию их флагманского напитка. Однако, уже через 5 лет, в 1960 году, головная компания Coca-Cola в США выкупает у немецкой Coca-Cola GmbH права на торговую марку Fanta. Напиток начинает массово продаваться, принося корпорации прибыль по сей день.
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Источники:
1. Coca Cola and the war
2. Why Do Foreigners Like Fanta So Much?
3. Fanta - Wikipedia
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