Global Cola Wars (and other familiar scenes)
A ubiquitous element of popular culture is the global soft drink and fast food industries. Originating in North America, these popular products are now a part of daily life for billions of people throughout the world. See if you can recognize these popular icons and logos.
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Cola Wars United States The
World of Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. This city is the international headquarters of Coca-Cola, a product that reaches 99% of the global population. Mali Coca-Cola
bottles stacked in a market in Djenne, Mali (the shirt on the girl is also a sign of globalization). Tunisia Coca-Cola sign
in a Tunisian village café. Tanzania Get that "excited feeling
with Coca-Cola" (Tanzania). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/tanzania.jpg Guatemala http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/guatemala.jpg Israel Equatorial Guinea The Coca-Cola motif dominates this store in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Cameroon The God First Coca-Cola stand, Limbe, Cameroon. El Salvador "Coca-Cola
is it!" in Santa Ana, El Salvador. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/elsalvador.jpg Bosnia-Hercegovina Coca-Cola van in Mostar, Bosnia-Hercegovina,
in front of a bullet-riddled building showing evidence of the
1990s war in this Balkan city in the former Yugoslavia. Peru "Coca-Cola
more and more," east of Lima, Peru. Guinea-Bissau A small grocery store painted with a familiar theme, Guinea-Bissau. The Gambia A small restaurant in The Gambia (West Africa). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/5 A small restaurant in The Gambia (West Africa).JPG Benin Coca-Cola is available in even the smallest towns in Benin (West Africa). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/IMG_5307 Benin.JPG Lesotho Coca-Cola in the Malealea region of mountainous Lesotho (southern Africa). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/IMG_2751 Malealea Lesotho.JPG Mauritania Coca-Cola themed doorway (Arabic script), Mauritania, West Africa. China Coca-Cola
in the former Portuguese colony of Macao (southeast coast of
China). Norway Drikk Coca-Cola, Norway. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/7 Drikk Coca-Cola, Norway.JPG Vietnam "Mat
lanh sang khoai"...Coca-Cola (Hanoi, Vietnam). Mali Enjoy Coca-Cola
in Mali. Djibouti An attention-grabbing refreshment stand at the beach in Djibouti, northeast Africa. Eritrea Refreshing Coca-Cola (Eritrea). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/2 Refreshing Coca-Cola (Eritrea).JPG Tunisia Have a Coke
(Tunisia). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/tunisia2.jpg France "Buvez
Coca-Cola," Toulouse, France. Portugal Coca-Cola-clad
city trolley, Lisbon, Portugal. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/portugal.jpg Morocco Delivery
vehicle with a familiar advertisement, Fez, Morocco. Macedonia A large, colorful
Coca-Cola banner on a prominent street corner in Ohrid, Macedonia. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/macedonia.jpg Georgia Cola-Cola
in Tblisi, Georgia. Note the unique Georgian script for a language unrelated to any other language family in the world. Mexico A
Christmas themed Coca-Cola sign in Acapulco, Mexico. Germany Its
"Always Coca-Cola" (on the back of a small vehicle) near the Reichstag Building in Berlin, Germany. Egypt Saipan Big
Coca-Cola bottle, Saipan, Commonwealth of the
Northern Marianas Islands. Eritrea Coca-Cola bottles in Tigrinya script, the native language of Eritrea. Armenia Nepal Coca-Cola
in Kathmandu, Nepal. Uganda Enjoy "deep down refreshment" with Coca-Cola in
Uganda. Nepal Buddhist
motifs and Coca-Cola, Swayambunath Temple, Nepal. Russia "neNTe
Cola-Cola", in Moscow, Russia. Jordan Coke
and Pepsi face off by the giant Bedouin coffee pot -- traditional symbol of Arab hospitality (Amman, Jordan). Thailand Coke
and Pepsi compete for market share in Bangkok, Thailand. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/thailand.jpg Morocco Global
cola wars, Rabat, Morocco. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/morocco2.jpg China The
logo is familiar, even if the script is not; Pepsi advertisement in Guangzhou, China. Morocco Pepsi
truck, Tangier, Morocco. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/morocco3.jpg Azerbaijan Pepsi
Cola, fast food, and trendy fashion are evidence of a youth
culture and globalization in Baku, Azerbaijan. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/azerbaijan.jpg Algeria Pepsi
Cola, Constantine, Algeria. Cambodia Pepsi
and coconuts at the Angkor Reach Restaurant, Cambodia. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/cambodia.jpg India Pepsi
and Mountain Dew in the holy city of Varanasi, India.
Nigeria A
Pepsi-themed vendor box near Kano, Nigeria. Tanzania A bright Pepsi sign by an animal health clinic in
Moshi, Tanzania. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/tanzania2.jpg Morocco Pepsi looms large in Casablanca, Morocco. Russia Mountain
Dew -- not commonly seen outside of the USA -- in Moscow, Russia. Portugal 7-UP
in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/portugal2.jpg Iraq Pepsi,
7-Up and Orange Crush on a wall in Baghdad, Iraq. Syria Orange Crush, Aleppo, Syria. Syria remained--until 2005--one of
the few countries in the world in which neither Coca-Cola nor
Pepsi were sold (though, even before the ban on the sale of these products was lifted, they had Crush, RC, and generic colas). Nepal Fanta
in Kathmandu, Nepal. Turkey Royal
Crown Cola, Gaziantep, Turkey. Panama A
rare Dr. Pepper sign on a bus stop south of Colon, Panama.
Dr. Pepper, for many years a regional brand common only to its
place of origin (Waco, TX and surrounding areas of Texas and
Oklahoma), became a national brand in the U.S., before going
international with Cadbury-Schwepps in England. It is still
rare outside of North America and Western Europe. Sri Lanka In addition to popular global brands, local brands of cola and other soft drinks are available in more limited markets (Sri Lanka). Peru "Inca
Kola...the national flavor," near Huancayo, Peru. This is clearly a local product, named after the dominant indigenous
group of this Andes Mountain region; though, oddly enough, it
is not a cola but more like a creme soda. Mauritania Certified Halal fast food at the Chickandy restaurant, a regional chain in North Africa and Arabia (Nouakchott, Mauritania). Norway Selling a popular product (ice cream) using a unique Nordic character inspired by the Sami reindeer herding culture (cold weather iconic character selling ice cream), Norway. China "McDonald's...around
the world and around the corner." It certainly is both!
(Hong Kong, China). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/hongkong.jpg Germany "...mmmhhhh
McDonald's" (Germany). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/germany2.jpg Spain McDonald's
in Madrid, Spain; where else can you get a
McChico? Ukraine McDonald's
with a 24 hour McDrive-through (Kiev, Ukraine). Russia Golden
arches in central Moscow, Russia. Bulgaria A McDonald’s with
a friendly Ronald out front in Sofia, Bulgaria. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/bulgaria.jpg Poland Krakow, Poland. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/9 Krakow, Poland.JPG Norway Oslo, Norway. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/10 Oslo, Norway.JPG Azerbaijan A
new McDonald's in the rapidly developing city of Baku, Azerbaijan. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/azerbaijan2.jpg Georgia "McDonald's"
in Georgian script, Tblisi, Georgia. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/georgia2.jpg Canada McDonald's
in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada (note the red maple leaf--a Canadian icon--added to
the company logo). Costa Rica A
giant Ronald McDonald in San Jose, Costa Rica. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/costarica.jpg Macedonia Saint Clement of
Ohrid stands tall in front of the small (take-away only)
McDonald’s in this lakeside town in southern Macedonia. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/macedonia2.JPG Greece It
may be Greek to you, but it's still McDonald's (Athens, Greece). Cyprus McDonald's
is "Island-wide" in Cyprus. Israel McDonald's
in a shopping mall in Eilat, Israel. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/israel2.jpg Northern Ireland Belfast,
Northern Ireland. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/northernireland.jpg Bahamas McDonald's in Nassau, Bahamas flying the company and country flag. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/McDonalds IMG_4519 McDonalds Nassau Bahamas.JPG Jordan The
golden arches (with BK and KFC) in Amman, Jordan. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/jordan2.jpg Cyprus You
can get a "Greek Mac" gyro sandwich-style, in Cyprus. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/cyprus2.jpg India McDonald's
in India offers a McCurry Pan, along with other
offerings for the local palate, including the Chicken Maharaja
and other non-beef burger items (Delhi). Qatar You
can get a McArabia meal "dressed in Arabic flatbread"
in Doha, Qatar. India McDonald's in Amritsar, India. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/McDonalds in Amritsar India.JPG India Where's the beef? It's a veggie menu in the McDonald's restaurants in Amritsar, India. United States A special McDonald's promotion in the coal mining region of eastern Kentucky, U.S.A. Canada ...only in lobster country! (Nova Scotia, Canada). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/canada2.jpg United States The
Elvis-themed McDonald's in Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.A.
(birthplace of Elvis Presley). United States The
"world's largest" McDonald's spanned a four-lane divided highway (Interstate 44) near Vinita,
Oklahoma, U.S.A. This restaurant no longer holds the title and the sign has been removed. Syria The
"Mid-Mac" in Aleppo, Syria has borrowed the popular golden arches icon to attract business. Mexico The
"McTaco" in Ensenada, Mexico is capitalizing
on the success of the McDonald's golden arches symbol. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/mexico2.jpg Algeria It's the McDonald's Cafeteria Pizzeria! And not even a real
McDonald's at all, though they also offer hamburgers to better
blend in with the expected cuisine (Algeria). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/algeria2.jpg Algeria Another
McDonald's knock-off: golden arches at the "Big Mac"
hamburger restaurant (Algeria). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/algeria3.jpg Nigeria Mr.
Bigg’s bills itself as the “McDonald’s of
Nigeria” and for many years they had little competition
in this arena. Mostly home-grown burger and fried chicken franchises are found in Nigeria. Though the economy is dynamic and the
population is very large (20% of the continent’s people
in this one country), there were no North American/global fast
food franchises in the country until 2009. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/nigeria2.jpg Jordan Burger
King in Amman, Jordan. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/jordan3.jpg Russia St. Petersburg, Russia. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/11 St. Petersburg, Russia.JPG South Korea Wendy's
Hamburgers, Seoul, South Korea. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/southkorea.jpg Jerusalem Subway
sandwich shop, Jerusalem. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/jerusalem.jpg Russia A Cyrillic Subway sandwich shop, St. Petersburg, Russia. South Korea A
plastic Colonel Sanders waits to greet visitors to the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Seoul, South Korea. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/southkorea2.jpg Vietnam The
Ga Ran Kentucky...otherwise known as Kentucky Fried Chicken (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/vietnam2.jpg The Netherlands KFC
chicken is "Smikkelsmullend Lekker" in The
Netherlands (Amsterdam). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/netherlands.jpg Egypt Colonel
Sanders at the pyramids of Giza (Egypt). Bulgaria KFC and Dunkin’
Donuts in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/bulgaria2.jpg Canada Poulet Frit Kentucky or PFK (French for Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC) restaurant in the French Quebecois region of Canada. Canada "Poulet Frit a la Kentucky", Lauzon, Quebec, Canada. Yemen The
"KENTKI" fried chicken place in Sana'a, Yemen.
This used to be a true Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant
prior to a 1990 civil war in Yemen. The KFC pulled down Col.
Sanders after changing owners but was already, by then, known
to locals as the Kentucky. Thus, the (poorly transliterated)
name stuck. Iraq KFG...Kurdish Fried Ghicken? According
to their sign..."It's finger lickin' good'd" (a close copy of KFC in Sulaymania, in the Kurdish
northern region of Iraq). Jordan Pizza
Hut, Aqaba, Jordan. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/jordan4.jpg Spain Pizza
Hut and delivery scooters, Sevilla, Spain.
The small motorscooters make very practical delivery vehicles
for navigating the narrow streets and alleys of the old city. Israel Pizza
Hut (actually reads "Pizza Room" in Hebrew), Tel Aviv,
Israel. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/israel3.jpg Egypt Pizza
Hut (in Arabic), Cairo, Egypt. Switzerland Pizza
Hut in Bern, Switzerland. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/switzerland.jpg England Pizza
Hut in York, England. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/england.jpg Syria Generic
"Pizza House" designed to look like a Pizza Hut, Aleppo,
Syria. Azerbaijan The
Pizza Hat, another restaurant capitalizing on the popularity
and brand name recognition of Pizza Hut. Who wears the "pizza
hat" and what does it look like? (Baku, Azerbaijan). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/azerbaijan3.jpg Iran This pizza joint in central Iran
is not trying to mimic a global fast food place, even if the choice
of cuisine was inspired by a well-known pizza chain restaurant. China "7-Eleven...your neighbourhood store." Perhaps it looks like
your neighborhood store, but unless you live in Kowloon, Hong Kong (China) this one is not in your neighborhood. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/hongkong2.jpg Singapore You
can get a late night Quick Bite at the 7-Eleven in central
Singapore. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Cola/singapore.jpg United Arab Emirates 7-Eleven
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. China The
"7 Seventy One"...another knock-off of a popular franchise logo (Macao, China). United Arab Emirates Texas Roadhouse in the Dubai Mall next to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, Dubai, U.A.E. China Hard
Rock Cafe, Yangshuo, China. This small eatery is not associated with the popular cafe chain,
but the logo, recognizable around the world, has been "borrowed"
by a local entrepreneur in order to attract tourist business.
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