They competed with Burmese companies that sell sweet drinks for a fraction of the cost, and with companies that actually sell sodas labeled Coca Cola and Sprite.
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Spotify's US launch is in partnership with some of the biggest and most pioneering brands in the world, who want to help us spread the word of Spotify in the USA. Our exclusive launch partners are Coca-Cola and Sprite, Chevrolet, Motorola, Reebok, Sonos and The Daily.
As a traditional feast got under way, with festival organisers baking enough fish to feed 1, 500, a makeshift community sprang up: an accordion band played under a gazebo, families sold empanadas, Corona and Sprite from the back of their Jeeps, and kids played Polynesian pop music through portable speakers.
Three-Point Shootout, and the Sprite Slam Dunk.
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Coke began testing naturally sweetened, low-calorie versions of Sprite and Fanta in some U.S. markets last summer.
Another is to offer them special prices if they stock the complete range of Coke products, including Sprite and Fanta.
The radar system, known as Sprite and meant to be dragged over the ice making millions measurements, is now being carried on a sledge instead.
Sierra Mist, a new caffeine-free lemon-lime soda that competes with Coca-Cola's Sprite and Cadbury Schweppes' 7up, doesn't exactly make soda into a nutritional beverage, but it blunts one long-standing criticism of Mountain Dew and cola drinks: that they use caffeine as a hook.
Coke, with brands like Sprite, Fanta and Minute Maid, saw volumes rise across its businesses.
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In addition to the white cans, other Coca-Cola products will feature white bottle caps including bottles of Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Nestea and Minute Maid products.
One problem facing the company, whose other brands include Sprite, Fanta, Dasani and Minute Maid, is another rise in the cost of raw materials, including sweeteners, juices, metals and plastic.
Children like 6-year-old Fariya, a tiny sprite, spin plates on thin sticks and juggle all manner of objects, from pins to balls.
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