Unfortunately googling it just gets me a bunch of press releases from the launch or discussion of "Shokata", a citrussy one we had in Poland which isn't even blue but comes in a blue bottle. In 1943 alone, 3 million cases of Fanta were sold. Many bottles were not drunk but used to add sweetnessand flavor to soups and stews, since wartime sugar was severely rationed. In New Zealand, unlike the rest of Australasia, Fanta is visually branded with the original logo used since 2008. The New Zealand market includes the Fanta variants Fanta Blueberry, Fanta Sour Watermelon, and Fanta Strawberry Sherbet. Should we have marketing promotions in the future, we will ask for your consent to send you communication about them. Should you accept and then change your mind, you will be able to opt-out at any time.

Really late to this post, but I too adore Fanta Shokata! And I used to find it in an international food market (with a strong middle-eastern focus). Surely you’ll be able to locate it, if you haven’t already.The orange Fanta of today was produced for the first time in Italy, in Naples, in 1955, when a local bottling plant started producing it using locally sourced oranges. Yum, thanks for the tip, I’ll be sure to look for it – I’ve drifted away from elderflower, but find it a lot more common lately.

I saw the new pink one at Asda the other day and it reminded me that I never did find out what the blue one was. During WorldWarII, the Dutch Coca-Cola plant in Amsterdam suffered the same difficulties as the German Coca-Cola plant. Max Keith put the Fanta brand at the disposal of the Dutch Coca-Cola plant, of which he had been appointed the official caretaker. Dutch Fanta had a different recipe from German Fanta, elderberries being one of the main ingredients. The name ‘Fanta’ came during an employee contest to name the new beverage. Keith told them to let their Fantasie (German for imagination) run wild. On hearing that, salesman Joe Knipp thought of the name Fanta.We reserve the right, exercisable at Our sole discretion, to modify or replace these T&Cs at any time.