Ubuntu Cola
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| Type | Soft drink |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Ubuntu Trading Company Ltd |
| Distributor | Ubuntu Trading Company Ltd |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Introduced | 2007[1] |
| Discontinued | 2019[1] |
| Related products | Coca-Cola, Virgin Cola |
Ubuntu Cola was a soft drink certified by The Fairtrade Foundation. Made with Fairtrade sugar from Malawi and Zambia, Ubuntu Cola was the first UK cola to be Fairtrade certified.[2] It was available for sale in the United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Luxembourg and online.[3][4]
It was available in 330 ml cans, 500 ml PET plastic bottles, and 275 ml glass bottles.[4]
It was produced from 2007 to 2019.[1]
Name
[edit]The cola is named after the African philosophy of Ubuntu, which means humanity or fellow feeling; kindness,[5] There is no connection between the cola and the Ubuntu open-source operating system (also named after the philosophy). Moreover, Ubuntu Cola is not an open-source cola.
Fairtrade
[edit]Ubuntu Cola's sugar was sourced from Fairtrade worker cooperatives in Kasinthula, Malawi and Kaleya, Zambia. Farmers who are members of the Fairtrade cooperative at Kasinthula received an income of $4 a day, which was six times the national average income.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ubuntu Cola".
- ^ "UK's first Fairtrade cola". Speciality Food Magazine. 2007-10-15. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ Weston, Shaun (2010-04-29). "Miranda Walker, Ubuntu Cola". FoodBev.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17.
- ^ a b "Ubuntu Trading (official website)". Ubuntu Trading Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ "We Are Ubuntu". Ubuntu Trading Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ "Ubuntu in Malawi". Ubuntu-trading.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
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