Diet Coke / Coca-Cola Light soft drink

Brand Origin and History

Diet Coke (marketed in several European nations as Coca-Cola Light) was introduced in the United States in 1982 by The Coca-Cola Company. It was the first new brand extension under the Coca-Cola name and quickly became one of the world's best-selling sugar-free, low-calorie carbonated beverages.

Ownership

The brand is owned by The Coca-Cola Company, an American multinational beverage corporation headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. In Europe, production, packaging, and distribution are largely handled by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), including operations across the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, and neighboring European markets.

Manufacturing

Canned soft drinks from Coca-Cola are bottled and canned locally across regional bottling plants within Europe. Products found in the Netherlands are primarily produced at local facilities (such as the CCEP plant in Dongen, Netherlands) or imported from nearby CCEP bottling facilities across the Benelux region, France, or the UK.