Ubuntu Cola
Ubuntu Cola is a soft drink certified by The Fairtrade Foundation. Made with Fairtrade sugar from Malawi and Zambia, Ubuntu Cola is the first UK cola to be Fairtrade certified.[1] It is available for sale in the United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Luxembourg and online.[2][3]
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| Type | Soft drink |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Ubuntu Trading Company Ltd |
| Distributor | Ubuntu Trading Company Ltd |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Related products | Coca-Cola, Virgin Cola |
| Website | ubuntucola.com |
It is available in 330 ml cans, 500 ml PET plastic bottles, and 275 ml glass bottles.[3]
Name
Like the Ubuntu computer operating system, the cola is named after the African philosophy of Ubuntu, which means humanity or fellow feeling; kindness,[4] but otherwise there is no connection between the two. Moreover, although the Ubuntu OS is partly free and open source software, Ubuntu Cola should not be confused with open-source cola such as OpenCola.
Fairtrade
Ubuntu Cola's sugar is sourced from Fairtrade worker cooperatives in Kasinthula, Malawi and Kaleya, Zambia. Farmers who are members of the Fairtrade cooperative at Kasinthula receive an income of $4 a day, which is six times the national average income.[5]
References
- "UK's first Fairtrade cola". Speciality Food Magazine. 2007-10-15. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- Weston, Shaun (2010-04-29). "Miranda Walker, Ubuntu Cola". FoodBev.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03.
- "Ubuntu Trading (official website)". Ubuntu Trading Company Ltd. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- "We Are Ubuntu". Ubuntu Trading Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- "Ubuntu in Malawi". Ubuntu-trading.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-06.