Coca-Cola Launches New Beverage in China

The Coca-Cola Company has launched a tea-flavoured beverage in China.

The company said its Sprite brand has come up with Spritea, a carbonated blend of green tea flavours.

Ready-to-drink tea consumption in China has increased by 30% per annum, it said.

Tea and sparkling beverages make up over 20% of China’s beverage sector.

Earlier, Coca-Cola said it is planning to invest MYR1bn ($303m) on a bottling plant in Malaysia, chinapost reported.