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Max Keith (pronounced "Kite") was the head of Coca-Cola GmbH
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
, the major bottler of Coca-Cola during the Nazi
Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the colloquial English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party , which established a Totalitarianism dictatorship that existed from 1933 to 1945....
 period of German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 history.

Coca-Cola GmbH was unable to obtain Coca-Cola syrup during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, because of the Allied blockade. To keep the plant in operation, Keith came up with a fruit flavored drink made from apple fiber, left over from cider pressings, and whey
Whey

Whey or milk plasma is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained; it is a by-product of the manufacture of cheese or casein and has several commercial uses....
, a byproduct from cheese manufacture, creating Fanta
Fanta

Fanta is a global brand of fruit-flavored soft drinks from the The Coca-Cola Company. There are over International availability of Fanta, however most of them are only available in certain countries....
.

Keith was investigated after the war, and it was discovered that he had refused to join the Nazi Party, despite pressure to do so.






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Max Keith (pronounced "Kite") was the head of Coca-Cola GmbH
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
, the major bottler of Coca-Cola during the Nazi
Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the colloquial English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party , which established a Totalitarianism dictatorship that existed from 1933 to 1945....
 period of German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 history.

Coca-Cola GmbH was unable to obtain Coca-Cola syrup during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, because of the Allied blockade. To keep the plant in operation, Keith came up with a fruit flavored drink made from apple fiber, left over from cider pressings, and whey
Whey

Whey or milk plasma is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained; it is a by-product of the manufacture of cheese or casein and has several commercial uses....
, a byproduct from cheese manufacture, creating Fanta
Fanta

Fanta is a global brand of fruit-flavored soft drinks from the The Coca-Cola Company. There are over International availability of Fanta, however most of them are only available in certain countries....
.

Keith was investigated after the war, and it was discovered that he had refused to join the Nazi Party, despite pressure to do so. Keith turned the Fanta profits over to Coca Cola after the war.