Colian Holding S.A., PepsiCo, The Coca Cola Company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. - when it comes to carbonated drinks, these 4 huge capital groups are the leaders in Poland. Most of us are not aware of the fact that the most popular brands in the country are owned by several world-famous concerns.

What do our neighbors use most often?

Colian Holding S.A.

A Polish capital group founded in 2008. It includes a brand with over 20 years of history: Hellena. Hellena specializes in orangeades, tonics, as well as carbonated and non-carbonated drinks.

The market offers a variety of flavors of refreshing products, dedicated to different age groups. In addition, the company has Oranżada Fit, for people who care about lines, classic orangeades with a slightly bitter note and slightly more modern citrus orangeades.

PepsiCo

An American company founded in 1898, one of the world's largest producers and sellers of non-alcoholic beverages. The company offers many leading brands. The most popular of them, Pepsi, appeared in Poland in the 1970s.

The offer also includes:

  • Pepsi Light, reduced in calories,
  • Pepsi Max, completely sugar-free,
  • Pepsi Twist with the addition of lemon flavor,
  • Pepsi Light Lemon, reduced in calories, with the addition of lemon flavor,
  • Pepsi Lime, reduced calories, with the addition of lime flavor,
  • Pepsi Ginger, reduced in calories, with the addition of ginger flavor.

PepsiCo is also a producer of other, equally famous carbonated solutions:

  • 7 Up, once touted as a hangover cure lemon-lime drink,
  • Mountain Dew, a citrus-flavored drink, also produced without sugar,
  • Mirinda, a drink with orange, red orange, tangerine and watermelon flavors.

The Coca Cola Company

An American company founded in 1892, the main competitor of PepsiCo, enjoying great popularity not only in Poland, but also around the world.

The main brand of the company is the eponymous Coca-Cola, available on our market in several versions:

  • Classic Coca-Cola, no additives,
  • Coca-Cola Cherry, cherry flavor,
  • Coca-Cola Vanillia, vanilla flavor,
  • Coca-Cola Georgia Peach, peach flavor,
  • Coca-Cola California Raspberry, raspberry flavor,
  • Coca-Cola Lime, lime flavor,
  • Coca-Cola Caffeine Free, free from caffeine, also in a low-calorie version,
  • Diet Coke, a low-calorie version of Coca-Cola, available in a variety of flavors including orange, cherry, mango, lime,
  • Coca-Cola Life, sweetened with stevia,
  • Coca-Cola Zero, sugar-free, low-calorie, available in various flavors,
  • Coca-Cola Light, sugar-free, slightly different in taste from the original,
  • Coca-Cola Energy, in the form of an energy drink,
  • Coca-Cola Clear, devoid of color and calories, with a lemon flavor.

The Coca Cola Company also owns such famous brands as:

  • Fanta, available in various flavors, the main competitor of the Mirinda drink,
  • Sprite, lemon-lime drink, the main competitor of the 7Up drink, also available in the diet version, with the addition of mint, in blue, in the form of energy, with fruit additives, with the flavor of forest and tropical fruits, and ...
  • Kinley Tonic, a carbonated drink with a tonic-like flavor, also available in lemon, mint and ginger versions.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

Also an American company, founded in 2008. The company has many brands, known mainly in the Americas. In Poland, the drink Dr Pepper is particularly known, for distribution of which is the responsibility of the Orangina mentioned below.

Finally, it is worth mentioning the company Orangina Schweppes Polska, which holds the exclusive rights to distribute Schweppes drinks in our country. Currently, we distinguish several dozen types of the popular Schweppes, including; Mojito (lime + mint), Orange (orange), Tonic Water (tonic), Citrus Mix (citrus mix), Peach (peach), Russchian (Russian wild berry), Passion Fruit (passion fruit).