<Tr> <Th> Variants </Th> <Td> See International availability </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related products </Th> <Td> Sunkist, Crush, Slice, Mirinda, Tango, Bluna </Td> </Tr> <P> Fanta (/ ˈfæntə /) is a brand of fruit - flavored carbonated drinks created by The Coca - Cola Company and marketed globally . There are more than 100 flavors worldwide . The Fanta drink originated as a cola substitute in Germany under a World War II trade embargo for Coca - Cola ingredients in 1940 . </P> <P> During WWII, a trade embargo was established against Nazi Germany--making the import of Coca - Cola syrup difficult . To circumvent this, Max Keith, the head of Coca - Cola Deutschland (Coca - Cola GmbH) decided to create a new product for the German market, using only ingredients available in Germany at the time, including whey and apple pomace--the "leftovers of leftovers", as Keith later recalled . The name was the result of a brief brainstorming session, which started with Keith's exhorting his team to "use their imagination" (Fantasie in German), to which one of his salesmen, Joe Knipp, immediately retorted "Fanta!" </P>

Who invented orange fanta and under what circumstances
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