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[[Image:Chinacokecans.jpg|thumb|150px|Vanilla Coke (left) and Diet Coke with Lemon cans from China]]

'''Vanilla Coke''' (also known as '''Coca-Cola Vanilla''') is the name of one of the newer variants of the world famous [[soft drink]], [[Coca-Cola]]. The [[vanilla]]-flavored soft drink appearedhit at marketsshelves in the [[United States]] for the first time inon [[May 15]], [[20012002]], as part of [[The Coca-Cola Company]]'s competition plans against arch-rival [[Pepsi]] and other soft drink producers. [[As of 2003]], Vanilla Coke was marketed in European countries as well as Australia and New Zealand (in mid-2003). By [[2004]], Vanilla Coke has been introduced in over 30 countries around the globe.

In the autumn of [[2002]], a sugar free version of the soft drink, '''Diet Vanilla Coke''', arrived on [[List of supermarkets|supermarket]] shelves. In some countries, including [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], a similar drink is marketed as "[[Diet Coke]] with Vanilla."

For a brief period of time in summer [[2003]], the bottles that Vanilla Coke came in, which had before said ''Vanilla Coke'', were changed simply to ''V''. Afterwards, the original labeling was resumed, though the "V" labeling is still used occasionally.

Opinions are polarized to the taste of Vanilla Coke - some love it, some revile it. A common criticism is that it does not taste like the much sweeter mixture of regular Coke and vanilla syrup that has been served as "Vanilla Coke" in restaurants for decades. According to the inscription on the product's bottles, natural flavors are used to produce the vanilla flavor.

The drink has not only been a sales success to Coke buyers, but has even taken some Pepsi drinkers as well, since the drink has a balance of caffeine and sweetness. [[Pepsi Vanilla]], introduced in [[August]] [[2003]] as an answer to Vanilla Coke, is considered too sweet even for otherwise diehard Pepsi drinkers.

Rumors spread around in 2002 that Coca-Cola was planning to introduce a [[chocolate]] flavored version of its product, pending on the sales results of ''Vanilla Coke''. As of [[August]] [[17]], [[2005]], this has yet to happen.