The Coca-Cola Company Classic. Even with less than half of the food energy and carbohydrates of standard soft drinks, C2 is not a replacement for zero-calorie soft drinks such as Diet Coke. C2 went on sale in the U.S. on June 11, 2004, and in Canada in August 2004. C2's future is uncertain due to disappointing sales. Starting in 2009, The Coca-Cola Company invested in Innocent Drinks, first with a minor stake, increasing to 90% in the first quarter of 2013. It was in May 2014 when Finley, a sparkling fruit-flavoured drink, was launched in France. It was launched in other countries later,
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar which has a different flavor profile. In 2017, despite increasing sales in the United States, the Coca-Cola Company announced that Coca-Cola Zero would be replaced by Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, intended to taste more like standard Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola Zero Sugar was first tested in the United Kingdom in June 2016, with plans to roll it out in other countries in the following months. Many fans of Coke Zero were outraged and discouraged about the new flavor. "The Washington Post" noted Coke Zero is very popular, and that fans compared the change to the launch of New Coke in 1985. In Australia,