The Coca-Cola Company was once more popular, 2005 figures show that both Coca-Cola and Diet Coke now outsell Irn-Bru. In Peru, the native Inca Kola has been more popular than Coca-Cola, which prompted Coca-Cola to enter in negotiations with the soft drink's company and buy 50% of its stakes. In Japan, the best selling soft drink is not cola, as (canned) tea and coffee are more popular. As such, The Coca-Cola Company's best selling brand there is not Coca-Cola, but Georgia. In May 2016, The Coca-Cola Company temporarily halted production of its signature drink in Venezuela due to sugar shortages. Since then, The
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,