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
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
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
- ^ 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.
