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 | | Mecca Cola is distributed in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and Germany. | | | A spokesperson for Coca Cola Enterprises in Paris says that Coca Cola is not worried about Mecca Cola. | | | Mathlouthi admits he was inspired to create Mecca Cola after seeing the economic success of another politicized cola drink, "Zam Zam Cola," in Iran and the Middle East. |
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http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2002/12/05122002171916.asp
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| | Mecca-Cola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | 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. | | | He had been inspired by a similar Iranian product, 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. | | | In addition to several different presentations of its cola, the company also sells a range of fruit-flavoured soft drinks under the Mecca-Cola name. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca_Cola
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| | Mecca-Cola from LiveJournal |
| | Любимый напиток Арафата Создатель Mecca Cola – Тафик Маслути – в одном из своих первых интервью признался,... | | | В отличие от иранской Zamzam Cola рекламная кампания Mecca Cola апеллировала исключительно к антиамериканским... | | | Коммерческий успех иранских напитков не остался незамеченным и, как грибы после дождя, у Zamzam Cola стали появляться конкуренты. |
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http://www.ljseek.com/search/Mecca-Cola
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| | Is Mecca Cola post-modern, post-colonial or post 9-11? | | | Mecca Cola is a ‘multi-post-ism’; it arrived as a reaction to the monopoly of cultural objects and political domination. | | | Mecca Cola, on the other hand, is much more than a commercial product, as it has been made to explicitly serve a political agenda. |
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| | Islam Online- News Section |
| | Mecca Cola was launched as an alternative soft drink company. | | | Mecca Cole was established in 2002 by Tawfiq Mathlouthi, a French citizen of Tunisian descent, as an Arab answer to America's coca cola. | | | Mecca Cola, which now distributes in 54 countries is cashing in on resentment against US foreign policy in the region by providing a substitute to the global giant Coca-Cola. |
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http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2004-07/31/article08.shtml
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| | Pakistan News PakTribune.Com |
| | Macca Cola _________ Sammy Jabareen, Pakistan (2003-11-05 10:31:16) | | | Macca Cola _________ Sammy Jabareen, Pakistan (2003-11-05 10:23:55) | | | Mecca Cola __________ Pooja Garg, Switzerland (2003-11-05 22:05:24) |
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http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=43944
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| | Mecca-Cola Samizdata.net |
| | Enjoy: mecca cola with rum and a ham sandwich. | | | Mecca Cola is just a cheap knock off Zam-Zam cola which is a cheap knock off of Coca Cola. | | | mecca cola trying to run the american multinationals out of the middle east, Coca cola employs people in their bottling factories there and mecca cola wants to force them out. |
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http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/002782.html
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| | Coca-Cola - encyclopedia article about Coca-Cola. |
| | after it was discovered many people called it by that particular name) is a very popular cola cola is a sweet carbonated drink, usually with caramel coloring and containing caffeine. | | | Mecca Cola has become a hit in the Middle East in the past few years. | | | using kola (Cola) nuts, the beverage's source of caffeine. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Coca-Cola
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| | Mecca Cola launched; Gujarat may be hub |
| | Nazir said once the three basic brands are introduced and become popular, Mecca Cola will also introduce apple, strawberry and vanilla brands in the market. | | | Mecca Cola was launched worldwide about 11 months ago and has been introduced in Europe, Africa, Asia, UAE and Saudi Arabia. | | | For the first year or so, Mecca Cola will import products from its plant in the United Arab Emirates, after which it plans to set up four manufacturing facilities in four zones of the country. |
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http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2004/may/04cola.htm
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| | Jewlicious » Mecca Cola now available in Israel |
| | Mecca Cola, which gives 10% of its net profits to charities that benefit Palestinian children and another 10% to local charities, began in France (figures) in 2002 riding a wave of anti US and anti Zionist sentiment. | | | Mecca Cola, the official drink of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) is now available in Israel. | | | Mecca Cola drinkers say it tastes like Pepsi. |
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http://www.jewlicious.com/index.php?p=68
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| | Muslim American Society |
| | Mecca Cola, a soft drink product promoted by founder Tawfik Mathlouthi, is to be more widely distributed in North America. | | | Mathlouthi hopes Mecca Cola will be able to soon push out Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola, and become the soft drink of choice among the Muslims around the world. | | | , Mecca Cola is the brainchild of Tawfik Mathlouthi, a naturalized French citizen of Tunisian origin. |
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http://www.masnet.org/news.asp?id=664
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| | Mecca Cola comes to Israel |
| | Mecca Cola was founded in 2002 to give Muslim consumers an alternative to traditional American products such as Coca Cola and Pepsi. | | | I may be, or the manufacturers of Mecca Cola may be. | | | *mecca cola the official soft drink of hamas |
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1183994/posts
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| | Comedian - Department of Homeland Absurdity |
| | Mecca Cola is nothing compared to the joy of killing you, infidel. | | | Not only is the taste of Mecca Cola an unabashed imitation of Coca Cola, its packaging shares Coke's red and white color scheme. | | | Mecca Cola, until we tell you to die, infidels. |
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http://comedian.blogspot.com/2002_12_08_comedian_archive.html
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| | [deep-l] Mecca Cola |
| | Mecca Cola was launched in France last year and in February had a presence at the anti-war demonstration in London, erecting a branded tent promoting its products and advertising along the route. | | | One million 2 litre bottles of Qibla Cola have been sold in the UK already this year and the company expects to eventually sell a million bottles a month here. | | | Barg 'Protest cola' targets Muslims Julia Day Wednesday April 23, 2003 Coca-Cola: Qibla offering alternative to American super-brands A Derbyshire company is launching a range of "Muslim-friendly" drinks as part of a backlash against American brands including Coca-Cola. |
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http://www.deeplistening.org/pipermail/deep-l/2003-April/006455.html
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| | lgf: Mecca-Cola On Sale in Israel |
| | You could braise pork chops in the cola and sliced apples. | | | An Arrrro Ceeee Cola and a Mooooon Pie. | | | I would hate to see Coca Cola and Mecca Cola in a Cola War. |
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http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=11981
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| | bluesky: Mecca Cola to hit Bangladesh market |
| | Mecca Cola's Bangladeshi counterpart HRC group’s chairman Sayeed H Chowdhury vowed to take up the second position right after Coca Cola in the country. | | | Mecca Cola, a controversial drink which had drawn media attention challenging the established western soft drinks, will hit Bangladesh market by the end of this year, officials of the Dubai-based beverage company announced at a news conference in Dhaka on Tuesday (May 10). | | | Mecca Cola, with a slogan-‘No more drinking stupid, drink with commitment’, gives twenty percent of its net profit to charity. |
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http://www.20six.co.uk/bluesky/archive/2005/05/11/5z7udtiv9sp0.htm
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| | GN Online: Mecca Cola's Dubai plant commissioned |
| | Incidentally, this is Mecca Cola's second bottling plant after the one in France where the holding company is headquartered. | | | The latest cola to hit the markets should be on UAE retail shelves over the coming fortnight. | | | The arrival of the new brand also comes at a time of major developments in the region's cola market. |
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http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=95141
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| | Mecca-Cola: Wie Allahs Brause nach Deutschland kam - Wirtschaft - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten |
| | Nicht, dass es hier keine Cola gäbe, manche Regale sind vollgepfropft damit. | | | Womit sie, von Cola abgesehen, genau handelt, wohin sie exportiert - damit mag Hinnaui nicht recht herausrücken. | | | Auch die Cola, die Hinnaui in Deutschland verteilt, stammt aus Frankreich. |
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| | EPS: One-Stop Story - Presenting Mecca Cola - the unReal Thing |
| | In the French capital’s Moslem districts, Mecca Cola is sold for about $A3 a l.5-litre bottle, about the same price as Coke and is steadily infiltrating the major supermarkets there. | | | After only two months on the shelves, more than two million bottles of Mecca Cola have been sold mainly in France, and its creator, French radio journalist-cum-lawyer Tawfik Mathlouthi, claims he has orders for a further 11 million bottles. | | | Like McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken, Coca Cola has already suffered from boycotts in many Arab countries, despite being an important employer through its franchised operations in the Middle East. |
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http://www.eps.net.au/onestop/story.asp?id=148
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| | Mecca Cola to finance Palestinian charity works |
| | Bahrain: replacing American Coca Cola from Iranian Zamzam Cola | | | A new soft drink under the name Mecca Cola will be launched in France in November, with part of the profit to be used for financing the Palestinian charity (Purely Humanitarian), according to the owner of the project Tawfiq Mathlouthi. | | | Saudi Arabians boycott Coca Cola and Pepsi for Iranian Zamzam |
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| | Mecca Cola is not Coke’s first pro-Palestinian rival. | | | According to Newsweek, Saudi Arabia ordered five million bottles of Mecca Cola, and the product is doing so well that its creator, Tawfiq Mathlouthi, is considering alternatives to other American products, like laundry detergent, soup, fried chicken and cigarettes. | | | Primarily distributed in France and the Arab world, Mecca Cola — according to the company’s Web site — is also available in eight cities in the United States. |
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| | WorldNetDaily: The cola jihad |
| | One manufacturer of Islamic Cola in France told journalists he is working on the idea to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, by opening a Halal fast-food outlet such as Halal Fried Chicken or H.F.C. Halal is a dietary Muslim concept similar to the Jewish kosher food dietary rules. | | | The beverage, launched in 2003 in Turkey, became part of the so-called cola wars waged on all five continents. | | | The site of this beverage, which is among the leaders of the cola wars, identifies the business as having charitable goals. |
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| | Crosswalk.com - Soft Drink Politics: 'Mecca Cola' Takes Off In France |
| | A new Mecca Cola factory in the Moroccan city of Casablanca is due to go into full production in June. | | | Mathlouti has even sold a container of Mecca Cola to a distributor in Detroit and said that discussions are currently underway for expanded distribution in various U.S. states. | | | Since Mecca Cola's introduction last year, start-ups have launched other political sodas including Qibla Cola in Britain and Muslim Up in France. |
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| | Mecca Cola is making its way into French supermarkets. | | | Dissident Frogman a vraiment tout compris au sujet de Mecca Cola. | | | The creator of Mecca Cola, Tawfik Mathlouthi, claims that 10% of profits are donated to Palestinian charities (an additional 10% are donated to 'local' charities). |
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| | MECCA-COLA GAINING GROUND - Zawya.com Middle East Business News |
| | But Montathel the baker believes Mecca’s palatability is only a secondary selling point. | | | Just four months after Mecca’s launch, Mathlouthi may be on his way to usurping Coca-Cola& place in the world’s Muslim countries and communities -- a coup that arch-rival Pepsi and other soft drink makers could only dream of. | | | But his ambitions already stretch beyond toppling the one emblematic US brand; other Western delicacies are already earmarked for appropriation in the name of Islam. |
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| | Mecca Cola to Build Its First Bottling Factory in Dubai |
| | The Mecca Cola World Company, creators of the ideology-based soft drink Mecca Cola, will open its first bottling at the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai this year, Mecca Cola management announced today at the Gulfood exhibition. | | | Mathlouthi said that interest in Mecca Cola was blossoming throughout the world, even in non-Muslim and non-Arab countries. | | | Until now, the 'cola with a conscience' company had been leasing production capacity from existing factories to cater to the worldwide demand for the fizzy drink, Mecca Cola World Chairman Taoufik Mathlouthi explained. |
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| | The Muslim News |
| | The cola is named after the waters that flow from the Zamzam holy spring in Mecca. | | | Factories in Iran making Zam Zam Cola are struggling to keep up with demand for their slightly sickly version of Pepsi and Coca-Cola. | | | Ten million bottles of Zam Zam have been exported to Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries in the past four months and the Iranians are working overtime to churn out enough of their cola to slake the thirsts of the two million Muslims expected in Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. |
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| | Mecca Cola: A potshot at Coke? - Mar. 20, 2003 |
| | Mathlouthi said Mecca Cola is available in 22 countries in Europe and the Middle East and will enter Asia and Africa next month. | | | The 'political' cola is cashing in on anti-American sentiment in the Middle East and Europe. | | | Although Mecca Cola bears a striking resemblance to the Coca-Cola brand, its label in French reads: "No more drinking stupid. |
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http://money.cnn.com/2003/03/20/news/companies/mecca_cola
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| | Islamica Community Forums - Mecca Cola |
| | In the heavily Muslim northern districts of Paris, Mecca Cola is sold for the equivalent of £1.05 per 1.5 litre bottle and is gradually penetrating mainstream supermarkets. | | | Mecca Cola's red and white label, its fizz and dark, sweet taste make it startlingly similar to Coke. | | | A blurb on Mecca Cola's label announces that 10 per cent of the profit from every bottle is donated to a Palestinian children's fund and a further 10 per cent goes to a local charity. |
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| | Eramuslim Qiblat Cola, Menyusul Zamzam Cola dan Mecca Cola |
| | Disebutkan dalam pemberitaan AFP bahwa minuman Qiblat Cola diproduksi oleh perusahaan kota Derby, Inggris. | | | Mecca Cola dikeluarkan oleh penguseaha Prancis asal Tunisia yang bernama Taufiq Mutslautsi. | | | Sebelum Qiblat Cola, sudah ada juga Mecca Cola yang diluncurkan pada November 2002. |
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| | Search For Beverage Related Products, Services and News |
| | Find cola mecca and more at Lycos Search. | | | Read about cola mecca in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary. | | | Read about Cola Mecca in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary. |
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http://www.beverage-cooler.com/cgi-bin/searchbomb.cgi?keywords=cola+mecca
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| | Mecca-Cola comes to Africa |
| | The cola with a crusade is the brainchild of French businessman Tawfik Mathlouthi, who launched the drink last November in France as a protest against U.S. foreign policy. | | | A bottling plant has opened in Morocco where the cola is being distributed in five districts in Casablanca. | | | This idiot had the "Gaul" to say that the name Mecca is two-fold: "Not only for Mecca as in the city, but that Mecca was also a name of an AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBE WIPED OUT BY THE EUROPEAN SETTLERS". |
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| | Mecca-Cola takes on'Zionist entity' |
| | Mathlouthi distinguishes Mecca Cola from other Muslim knock-off drinks, such as Iran's Zam Zam Cola – named for the Islamic holy water – and Qibla, which is named for the direction Muslims face when praying toward Mecca. | | | Coca-Cola has responded to Mecca- Cola with a statement, saying Mathouthi's had "identified a commercial opportunity which involves the exploitation in Europe of the difficult and complex situation in the Middle East. | | | He should open a Mecca Cola franchise in Hollywood. |
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| | WetCanvas! - Mecca-Cola |
| | The cola is produced in France and sold to Arabs in Jerusalem. | | | Mecca Cola gives a huge part of it's profits to charities in each country where is distributes product. | | | Btw, as an alternative, you might prefer this Cola from (french) Britanny:Breizh Cola (http://www.brittany-shops.com/produits/produit-554_en.php?rayons=2) |
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| | Qibla Cola vs Mecca Cola |
| | Religion > Kibology > Qibla Cola vs M... |
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| | Mecca Cola selling like hot cakes in Middle East; sales of 200 million bottles a >> Hypocrites.com |
| | Mecca Cola selling like hot cakes in Middle East; sales of 200 million bottles a | | | The new outfit, Mecca Middle East Co, with capital of $4 million, hopes to bring the plant on line before the end of the year at the Jebel Ali free zone, the biggest in the region. | | | Mecca Cola selling like hot cakes in Middle East; sales of 200 million bottles a >> Hypocrites.com |
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| | CNN.com - Boycott battle meets cola wars - Nov. 6, 2002 |
| | There is no indication Mecca Cola or any other boycott product will do long-term harm to American multi-nationals. | | | Instead, they are turning to local equivalents, like Zam Zam cola instead of Coke and Pepsi. | | | Now a French Tunisian has opened up a second front in what has turned into a cola war -- by producing a drink named Mecca Cola mainly for European markets. |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/11/05/mecca.cola
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| | CommentWire by Datamonitor - Mecca Cola: singing a different tune |
| | In Europe, Mecca Cola has rapidly gone from distribution through French supermarkets in Muslim populated neighborhoods to selling millions of liters across Europe. | | | January 9, 2003 6:30 PM GMT (Datamonitor) - Mecca Cola is in direct competition with Coca-cola, deliberately appealing to anti-US sentiments. | | | In Saudi Arabia, Zamzam Cola (named after a holy spring in Mecca) has proven very popular. |
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| | Mecca Cola introduced to the Yemeni market - Yemen Times |
| | Mecca Cola introduced to the Yemeni market - Yemen Times | | | Abduallah Baggash, the General Manager of the company, said in the conference held in Hadda Hotel to launch Mecca Cola in Yemen “we believe that the international Mecca Cola soft drinks would proudly gain customers’ trust all over the world. | | | Khalid al-Muhameed, Chairman of Board of Director at Mecca Cola in Middle East, said that the company was established in November 2002 in France and started production last Ramadan. |
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| | GN Online: Mecca Cola ties up with Mojarrad |
| | Mecca Cola International has entered into a venture with Mojarrad General Trading Est. | | | GN Online: Mecca Cola ties up with Mojarrad | | | "As we have received the rights to establishing Mecca Cola M.E. - which provides services and distribution to Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan and Libya - we would be building other production plants in various countries," said Dr. Khalid Al Mahamid, chief executive of Mojarrad General Trading. |
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| | Subzero Blue: Mecca-Cola |
| | Yeah, I heard of Zamzam Cola too around the same time I heard of Mecca Cola. | | | That said, there's Zamzam cola, which is really popular. | | | When I was living in Pakistan for this spring, a nearby store sold Mecca-Cola and I always bought some, to serve to guests, for parties, etc. It wasn't bad, in fact I really liked it, and I liked the idea of corporate responsibility and charity. |
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| | Mecca Cola rallies Palestinian aid in France (Really!) |
| | Mecca Cola: the choice of the Islamofascist generation | | | Inspired by Iran’s Zamzam Cola, Mathlouthi received the trademark for the beverage and subsequently developed relationships with French, Dutch and Belgian industrialists in order to develop a market for the new product. | | | Arab entrepreneur, Tawfiq Mathlouthi will launch his new product, Mecca Cola into the French market in November during the Ramadam season. |
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| | Reason: Unreal thing - Artifact - Mecca-Cola - Brief Article |
| | Europe's cola war is an echo of the Mideast's anti-Coke fervor. | | | Zam Zam is now expanding into Europe, and Mecca's tack, it appears, is to beat Zam Zam by directly evoking CocaCola (note the "classic" flavor). | | | Of course, boycotts there are less a threat to American shareholders than they are to regional franchises. |
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| | Guardian Unlimited The Guardian Think Muslim, drink Muslim, says new rival to Coke |
| | It is packaged in the lurid red and white of the Stars and Stripes and the logo mimics that famous swirl, but there is something different about this brand of cola. | | | Mecca's marketing originally targeted thousands of small épiceries in France's predominantly Muslim, neighbourhoods. | | | Mr Norris dismissed the threat from Mecca Cola, saying: "There are always competitive brands out there." |
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| | USATODAY.com - Muslim-themed 'Beurger King' opens in France |
| | After the success of Mecca Cola, a soft drink marketed to French Muslims, it was perhaps only a matter of time before a Muslim-themed, fast-food restaurant opened in the country with Europe's largest Islamic population. | | | Talbi's children always clamor for fast food, but this was the first time they've been able to order something other than fish, she said. |
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| | Mecca Cola: Simon Perry: Schemes, dreams & trivia |
| | I tried Mecca Cola at the peace demo and thought it made a very pleasant change state-wise. | | | even if mecca cola is a money grabbing opportunity (i mean that what all busineses are there for!) this a start to hit america back. | | | Well I think that Kashmir is a great market for Mecca cola as people here are determined to bycott all usa/uk/isreal based products. |
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| | Gamingforce Interactive Forums - Mecca Cola |
| | There are so many faked Cola drinks on earth, you don't really know which one to take. | | | Jul 1, 2003 6:09 PM Have you ever done a side by side comparison of the ingredients of Mecca Cola and Coca Cola? | | | Jul 1, 2003 6:50 PM Mecca Cola, that's funny. |
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| | Mecca Cola Sets Up $6.8m Plant in UAE |
| | DUBAI, 15 August 2003 — “Mecca Cola” has commissioned a $6.8-million production and bottling plant in Dubai, with an eye on cornering 10 percent of the regional cola market, a newspaper said yesterday. | | | Mecca Cola Sets Up $6.8m Plant in UAE | | | “We feel that Mecca Cola has the potential to grab a sizable share of the overall market,” said Ibrahim Khuri, general manager of Gallery Foods and Beverages, which has won the rights to represent Mecca Cola in the UAE. |
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| | Goodbye, Coke. Hello, Mecca Cola (washingtonpost.com) |
| | The French are more subdued, but the spread of "Mecca Cola," a Coca-Cola substitute developed by French entrepreneur Tawfik Mathlouthi, is ominous for what it represents: Tagged with the slogan "No more drinking stupid, drink with commitment," it was launched last November and first sold only in Muslim districts of France. | | | Now it is available in the larger supermarkets in Belgium, France and Germany; and Mathlouthi describes advance orders as "phenomenal." And of course, almost ritually, a McDonald's in Paris has been attacked. | | | Not the "real thing": Mecca Cola for sale in Paris. |
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