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unavailable Western cola-based drinks

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During the 1960s and 1970s Kofola became exceedingly popular in communist Czechoslovakia because it substituted unavailable Western cola-based drinks like Coca-Cola or Pepsi

Is it true? I was born in 1984, so I don't remember communist era well, but I think Coca-Cola and Pepsi were sold in Czechoslovakia (at least in restaurants, you may also see evidence of that in 1980s-or-so movies). There was even a Coca-cola factory (or being planned???) producing licensed Colas there. --Ondrejsv 13:42, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Only later on the 80s, but certainly not in the 1960s, and probably not at least until the late 1970s, and even then probably only in major cities. - TheMightyQuill 21:48, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have heard various accounts that Pepsi made considerable headway in the Czechoslovak market in the 1980s, whereas Coca Cola did not. The same sources claimed that such western drinks would only have been available at certain restaurants (for a relatively high price) and in those shops accepting foreign currency and 'bona' vouchers e.g. Tuzex. Jimjamjak 16:19, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

-- Kofola was is and will be clearly the better product , when one just lists ingredients alone it becomes obvious , back in 70s and 80s both Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola were bottled under license in Czechoslovakia in established bottling plants but were priced out of reach for ordinary people comparing to Kofola. Pepsi and Coke were freely available in than equivalent supermarkets and bars, restaurants etc.Kofola was never intended to substitute western cola drinks that statement is absolute rubbish.Its not uncommon to see Pepsi and Coke consumers only to show delight at being offered Kofola and thats a fact nobody can deny.For those who have not had the opportunity I can only say you have no idea what you`ve missed or missing.Stonufka 11:49, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am curious about this statement "It's best served in flagons with cheese alone. Often deals can be made, buying 4 kofola and getting your mudflaps fixed for free. A summertime delight is to serve with wafer-thin slices of furry nectarine.". Not only it makes no sense in English, it has no equivalent on the Slovak or Czech version of Kofola wiki. Furthermore, they make simply no sense to me, as a Kofola drinker since the Communist times. Can some please look whether there is any validity in that paragraph, or better yer remove it altogether? Thanks Asmirnov (talk) 14:19, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed "Often deals can be made, buying 4 kofola and getting your mudflaps fixed for free. A summertime delight is to serve with wafer-thin slices of furry nectarine." It has no citations, It cannot be backed up with any proof, and simply makes little to no sense as Asmirnov says. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.192.177.138 (talk) 02:04, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a source regarding the availability of Coca-Cola in Czech Republic at that time ? The Czech page on Kofola states that Pepsi and Coca were not sold. At least that is what Google Translate would let me think… --Cmal (talk) 14:56, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

czech sales

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where can i find czech sales?



is Kofola produced in Czech Republic only? Version from 7 November 2010 changed from: "Kofola is a carbonated soft drink produced in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. It is the principal rival of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in these two markets"

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"Kofola is a carbonated soft drink produced in the Czech Republic. It is the principal rival of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in these two markets."

newer sentence does have no sence. Slomogirl (talk) 13:05, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Origin story makes no sense.

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"Kofola originated in the Czechoslovak Research Institute of Medicinal Plants in Prague in 1959, during research targeted at finding a possible use for surplus caffeine produced in the process of coffee roasting." (No source cited) (From the History section)

Caffeine is not produced during coffee roasting. Caffeine is present in the coffee bean before and after roasting. Roasting doesn't separate any caffeine from the coffee. The only leftover product of roasting coffee is the chaff from the beans. Is the writer trying to say that Kofola is made from coffee chaff? Or possibly the writer means they used the caffeine produced in making decaffeinated coffee? According to this site: https://www.kofola.cz/en/story-of-kofola "It took the team of Assist. Prof. RNDr. PhMr. Zdeněk Blažek, CSc. two years to find the right formula for KOFO syrup. Finally, they combined fourteen herbal and fruit ingredients supplemented with caffeine, into the unique formula which is still used today." At any rate, is doesn't seem like the quoted statement at the top is true, based on the origin story on Kofola's web page. Webgrunt (talk) 20:12, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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