zam-zam cola!

Wednesday, 21 August, 2002, 13:12 GMT 14:12 UK
Islamic cola 'selling well in Saudi'


Saudis are boycotting American brands

An Iranian soft drink named after a holy spring in Mecca is said to
have won an enthusiastic reception in Saudi Arabia.


The campaign of boycotting American products and the good quality of
Zamzam Cola have given us excellent sales

Distributor's spokesman
Zamzam Cola, an alternative to US brands Coca Cola and Pepsi, has gone
on sale at the same time as a campaign to boycott American goods
gathers momentum.
The Saudi distributor, Al-Majarah, said it had imported four million
one-litre bottles in the past week, but demand had been so high it had
already ordered several million more.
A company spokesman said it had even asked the Iranian parent company
for permission to set up a bottling factory in Saudi Arabia.
"The campaign of boycotting American products and the good quality of
Zamzam Cola have given us excellent sales," general manager Firas
Khawaja told Reuters news agency.
"Demand in the eastern province alone has put a lot of pressure on the
Iranian supplier."
Boycott bites
Popular anger against the United States over its support for Israel
amid the Palestinian intifada sparked the campaign to boycott American
products.
US exports to Saudi Arabia declined by more than 40% in the first three
months of 2002.
Preparations are under way to establish a bottling factory for Zamzam
Cola in neighbouring Bahrain, where the drink has also proved very
popular.
Zamzam says it is also planning to upgrade and expand production plants
in Iran to meet the growing demand for its drinks.
Zamzam Cola is also sold in Iraq, Pakistan and some African countries.
The company hopes to expand its operations to other parts of the world.

it's about time, but cola should be eliminated from one's diet, in my opinion, it's worse then alcohol.

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Originally posted by curious
it's about time, but cola should be eliminated from one's diet, in my opinion, it's worse then alcohol.

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Curious,

I believe that there are the equivalent of 10 spoonfuls of sugar in a normal can of Coke. You may not be too far from the truth.

Regards

yes soda is crappy for you.But I was thinking....I know they are boycotting US goods but just think the money they would make if they sold it in the US. There are millions of Muslims in the US that would love it plus its a novelty product I think alot of people would be curious to try it.

After hearing that the drink was called Zamzam Cola, my first reaction was that it must cola from Zambia. It would not have been unusual, since we have been able to buy Africola for centuries. There are some other cola drinks, too, with no connection to the big US companies.

By the way, this was the first time I heard of a selling well! Or did you, Kaleem, mean something else?

Good information brother Kaleem. If Egy ever stops to it support of Yisrael products inshAllah we will see also this Zamzam cola :)

I also want to say that average can of cola has equivalent to 12 tablespoon of processed white sugar and to effectively eliminate all of this from the body would take about 36 x 8 oz glass water! :eek: And also...most of coca cola products have something called 'esters of wood resin' inside :p BOYCOTT COCA COLA!!! - for your health and to stop supporting terrorism against muslims.


Allaahu alim ;) sis M.