Political beverage: Mecca-Cola

[Dahir]

Mecca-Cola

Mecca-Cola is a cola-flavoured carbonated beverage. The flagship product of the Mecca Cola World Company, it is marketed as an alternative to U.S. brands such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola to politically minded consumers. The product's name contains the traditional Latin-alphabet transliteration of مكة المكرمة (Makkah al-Mukarramah, or "Mecca"), the holiest city of Islam located in Saudi Arabia.

It was launched in France, in November 2002, by entrepreneur Tawfik Mathlouthi, as a means of aiding Palestinians by tapping into demand for alternative products in European countries. He had been inspired by a popular Iranian soft drink, Zam Zam Cola, which was already successful in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and in fact only decided to launch his own brand when he was unable to agree on terms for a distribution contract with Zam Zam. Mecca-Cola in turn inspired the creation of Qibla Cola.

....?hmm?....

[Muezzin]

This beverage is readily available in both the Evington and Spinney Hill areas.

Mecca Cola: Heavens Above the Rest

:p

[Lina]

:sl:

Qibla Cola?

I've seen Turk-Cola or something like that and heared about Mecca Cola but Qibla Cola?

Ah well.

:w:

[Muezzin]

Yeah, Qibla Cola is like the Pepsi to Mecca Cola's Coca Cola.

Kind of.

In a way.

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[Ghazi]

:sl:

LOL I'm suprised mecca cola havn't been sued by coca cola.

[- Qatada -]

:wasalamex


I think its because the tag cola is common for other soft drinks too, and the word 'coca cola' was probably the name which was trademarked or copyrighted. Allaah Almighty knows best.


:salamext:

[Fishman]

:sl:
Somebody told me that Mecca Cola tastes disgusting. Somebody also told me that Pepsi is slightly more ethical than Coke.
:w:

[Kittygyal]

:sl:
Somebody told me that Mecca Cola tastes disgusting. Somebody also told me that Pepsi is slightly more ethical than Coke.
:w:

salam.
that is true it does to behonest Pepsi tastes weird && Mecca Cola is horrible i tasted both!
w.salam

[Muezzin]

'Coke, Pepsi, Mecca Cola, Qibla Cola... it's all work to me'

- A dentist.

[Ghazi]

'Coke, Pepsi, Mecca Cola, Qibla Cola... it's all work to me'

- A dentist.

what your law career never worked out :D

[Lina]

Yeah, Qibla Cola is like the Pepsi to Mecca Cola's Coca Cola.

Kind of.

In a way.

So it's like Bebsi is to Coca Cola and Coca Cola is to Bebsi?

but Bebsi tastes just like Coca Cola and Coca Cola tastes just like Bebsi.

Right?

[Muezzin]

So it's like Bebsi is to Coca Cola and Coca Cola is to Bebsi?

but Bebsi tastes just like Coca Cola and Coca Cola tastes just like Bebsi.

Right?

Somethin' like that.

To those wondering, the reason I'm... poking fun of Colas Mecca and Qibla is because I'm really not to fond of the names for one thing. It's like calling a drink Bethlehem Juice, Wailing Wall Water or Zion-ade.

[QuranStudy]

Anybody ever try "Pran Cola?" It's pretty good.

[Kittygyal]

So it's like Bebsi is to Coca Cola and Coca Cola is to Bebsi?

but Bebsi tastes just like Coca Cola and Coca Cola tastes just like Bebsi.

Right?

salam.
whats "BEBSI"??? you mean PEPSI :?

w.salam

[Muezzin]

salam.
whats "BEBSI"??? you mean PEPSI :?

w.salam

'Bebsi' is the way people with strong Arab accents pronounce Pepsi. There's no 'P' syllable in Arabic you see. :)

[Lina]

salam.
whats "BEBSI"??? you mean PEPSI :?

w.salam

Yes.

salam.
that is true it does to behonest Pepsi tastes weird && Mecca Cola is horrible i tasted both!
w.salam

Ok, thanks for the info, won't be trying it.

[Trumble]

Somebody also told me that Pepsi is slightly more ethical than Coke.

Only in much the same way that Mussolini was more ethical than Hitler. I stick to fruit juice and mineral water.

[Kittygyal]

'Bebsi' is the way people with strong Arab accents pronounce Pepsi. There's no 'P' syllable in Arabic you see. :)

salam.
okay never heard of that one before, i thought it might be one of the people from Pakistans NO offence tho :uhwhat
w.salam

[Dahir]

A lesson the term 'Cola':

Cola is a sweet carbonated drink, usually with caramel coloring and containing caffeine.

Now, this means that Coca-Cola is not the creator of the word or the medium for colas. The name Coca-Cola is derived from the main ingredient in early Coca-Cola product; Coca -- that's right, up until the late 1970's, Coca-Cola contained the Coca -- the plant used to make Cocaine.

Other colas like Pepsi are named so because the drink had some kind of "pep" in it because it was a carbonated drink.

And the trend continues to Mecca and Qibla-Cola.

:)

[AHMED_GUREY]

I stick to fruit juice and mineral water.

Co-sign..:happy:

[KAding]

Only in much the same way that Mussolini was more ethical than Hitler. I stick to fruit juice and mineral water.

I'm sure I'm gonna regret this. But how is Coca Cola particularly unethical?

[Muezzin]

I'm sure I'm gonna regret this. But how is Coca Cola particularly unethical?

Think of the poor overworked dentists! :p

[Kittygyal]

Think of the poor overworked dentists! :p

salam.
okay chillax Lawyer.

humm maybe because it's too fizzy && then teeth :uuh:
w.salam

[akulion]

no offence to any fans of mecca cola

but i had it a long time ago and my opinion of it was: It tastes like flat Pepsi

since then i have never drank it again

[Muezzin]

no offence to any fans of mecca cola

but i had it a long time ago and my opinion of it was: It tastes like flat Pepsi

since then i have never drank it again

Goes great with a doner kebab though.

*burp*

[akulion]

lol i havent had a good shewerma since forever!