Dobry Cola From Russia

You may or may not know that Coca Cola has exited Russia. 

Never fear, it has replacements – and one of these is Dobry Cola. 

Coca-Cola HBC AG also known as Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company or just Coca-Cola Hellenic are responsible for making the local cola in Russia – after stopping production and sales of Coca-Cola Co products following the mass exodus of international companies due to Western sanctions. 

Note: Coca-Cola HBC’s Dobry Cola has no connection with Coca-Cola or the Coca-Cola Co. And Dobry is an iconic juice brand in Russia.

Check out YouTuber Sam Hyland (“Sam’s Russian Adventures”) taste testing Dobry Cola versus the original Coca-Cola:

 

Meaning, Coke won’t be missed! 

Already, local competitors to Coca-Cola – not just Dobry Cola, mind you – have enthusiastically flooded the market, e.g. CoolCola, Cola Chernogolovka, Grink Cola and Komi Cola.

FYI. Only three countries where Coca-Cola is not sold... at least officially. Besides Russia, the other two are Cuba and North Korea.

And the reason? US trade embargoes against the threesome.

Yesterday, St Mirren stunned Celtic 2-0 and ended the latter’s 100% start to their Scottish Premiership defence. 

It is a reminder to Ange Postecoglou and the side they still have work to do.