Misplaced Pages

Aquarius

Type	Sports drink Functional water Flavored water (Latin America)
Manufacturer	The Coca-Cola Company
Country of origin	Japan
Introduced	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Related products	Powerade, Gatorade.

Aquarius (アクエリアス) is an American-owned Japanese brand of sports drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. It originated in 1978, and was first introduced in 1983 in Japan as a grapefruit-flavored sports drink, as a response to a competitor's brand of sports drink called Pocari Sweat. It was introduced in Spain and Portugal in 1991, and was the official drink of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and the 2020 Summer Olympics. The brand has been heavily marketed by giving away free samples in sporting events.

Currently, it is marketed in Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Macau, Morocco, the Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand. The majority of its consumers are non-athletes. Aquarius is available in the following flavors: Citrus Blend, Grapefruit, Lemon, Orange, Watermelon, Red Peach, Blueberry and Tropical. The availability of these flavors changes from country to country.

In Malaysia and the Maldives, bottled water is also available under the Aquarius brand.

Aquarius worldwide

Argentina

In Argentina, "Aquarius by Cepita" is a flavored water brand. Cepita is a local juice brand owned by Coca-Cola.

• Aquarius Pera (Pear flavored)
• Aquarius Manzana (Apple flavored)
• Aquarius Pomelo (Grapefruit flavored)
• Aquarius Uva (Grape flavored)
• Aquarius Naranja (Orange flavored)
• Aquarius Pomelo Rosado (Pink Grapefruit flavored)
• Aquarius Limonada (Lemonade flavored)

Belgium and Luxembourg

• Aquarius Lemon
• Aquarius Lemon Zero Sugar
• Aquarius Orange
• Aquarius Red Peach
• Aquarius Red Peach Zero Sugar

Chile

In Chile, it is also available under the brand of "Aquarius by Andina".

• Aquarius Pera (Pear flavored)
• Aquarius Manzana (Apple flavored)
• Aquarius Uva (Grape flavored)
• Aquarius Piña (Pineapple flavored)
• Aquarius Limón (Lemon flavored)
• Aquarius Durazno (Peach flavored)

China

In China, it is sold under the brand of "Shuidongle" (Chinese: 水动乐) because Shanghai Maling Aquarius Co., Ltd.(Chinese: 上海梅林正广和股份有限公司), a subsidiary of Bright Food owns the trademark "Aquarius" in China.

• Aquarius (Grapefruit flavored)
• Aquarius (Lemon flavored)
• Aquarius (Orange flavored)
• Aquarius (Peach flavored)

France

• Aquarius Lemon
• Aquarius Orange

Hong Kong and Macau

Replaced Bonaqua BonActive in the early 2010s.

• Aquarius
• Aquarius Sparkling
• Aquarius Vitamin
• Aquarius Zero
• Water+ by Aquarius

Indonesia

• Aquarius

Japan

• Aquarius
• Aquarius Active Diet (Citrus Blend flavored)
• Aquarius Freestyle
• Aquarius Oasis
• Aquarius Real-Pro
• Aquarius Vitamin Guard
• Aquarius Sharp Charge
• Aquarius Zero
• Aquarius Water
• Aquarius Peach

Morocco

• Aquarius (Lemon flavored)
• Aquarius (Orange flavored)

Netherlands

• Aquarius Lemon
• Aquarius Orange
• Aquarius Red Peach Zero Sugar

Peru

In Peru, "Aquarius Frugos" is sold nationwide in 500 ml plastic bottles.

• Aquarius Pera (Pear flavored)
• Aquarius Manzana (Apple flavored)
• Aquarius Piña (Pineapple flavored)
• Aquarius Naranja (Orange flavored)

Portugal

• Aquarius (Lemon flavored)
• Aquarius Laranja (Orange flavored)
• Aquarius Zero Laranja (Sugarless, Orange flavored)

Serbia

• Aquarius Lemon (With Zinc)
• Aquarius Blood Orange (With Magnesium)

Spain

• Aquarius (Lemon flavored)
• Aquarius Naranja (Orange flavored)
• Aquarius Melocotón rojo (Red Peach flavored)
• Aquarius Zero (Sugarless, Lemon flavored, previously known as Aquarius Libre)
• Aquarius Zero Naranja (Sugarless, Orange flavored, previously known as Aquarius Libre Naranja)

Switzerland

• Aquarius Lemon (With Zinc)
• Aquarius Blood Orange (With Magnesium)

Vietnam

• Aquarius
• Aquarius Zero

References

1. Coca-Cola Bottling Website - Aquarius Archived February 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Coca-Cola Singapore". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
3. ^ (in Spanish) Coca-Cola España - Productos Archived 2006-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
4. Lagae, Wim (2005). Sports Sponsorship and Marketing Communications: A European Perspective. Pearson Education. p. 209. ISBN 9780273687061.
5. ^ The Coca-Cola Virtual Vender Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
6. ""正广和"的"前世今生"".
7. "Coca-Cola Japan - Aquarius". Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2006-06-19.

v t e The Coca-Cola Company
Brands	Soft drinks A&W Root Beer (Canada only) Ambasa Ameyal Barq's Beat Beverly Bjäre Julmust Blue Sky Cannings Coca-Cola Fanta Frutee Hit Icy Kist Royal Tropical Fioravanti Fresca Fruktime Frutonic Guaraná Jesus Inca Kola Iron Brew Joya Kia-Ora Kinley Kola Inglesa Krest Kuat Lemon & Paeroa Lift Mare Rosso Mello Yello Mezzo Mix Moxie Nordic Mist Northern Neck Ginger Ale OK Soda Pibb Xtra Portello Quatro Quwat Jabal Ramblin' Root Beer RimZim Red Flash Santiba Sarsi Seagram's Senzao Smart Sparkle Sparletta Sprite Chinotto Stoney Surge Urge Tab Tanora Tiky Vault VegitaBeta Victoria Yoli Juices and teas Ayataka Capri-Sun Delaware Punch Enviga Far Coast Five Alive Fruitopia Frutonic Fuze Glaceau Gold Peak Hi-C Honest Tea Innocent Matte Leão Minute Maid Cappy Nestea Oasis Odwalla Qoo Peace Iced Tea Simply Beverages Sokenbicha Sparkle Tum-E Yummies VitaminWater Zico Sports drinks Aquarius Bodyarmor SuperDrink Powerade Monster Beverage (17.9% stake) BPM Energy Burn Formula 50 Full Throttle Live+ Monster Mother NOS RAC 124 Relentless Tab Energy Von Dutch Bottled water Abbey Well AdeS Arwa Aquarius Ciel Dasani Deep River Rock Malvern Water Smartwater Topo Chico Valpre Coffee-based Caribou Coffee Costa Coffee Dunkin' Donuts Georgia illy Dairy-based Fairlife Swerve Vio Purchased from Bisleri Citra Gold Spot Limca Thums Up Maaza
Joint ventures	Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (66.5%) Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (19.5%) Coca-Cola FEMSA (28%) Coca-Cola Hellenic (23.2%) Bambi (23.0%)
Former holdings	Beverage Partners Worldwide Coca-Cola Amatil Coca-Cola Enterprises Columbia Pictures TriStar Pictures
Legal	United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola (1916) Escola v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (1944) Sinaltrainal v. Coca-Cola (2001) POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola (2014)
Campaigns and slogans	Ashita Ga Arusa Coke Zero Facial Profiler Coming Together Country Sunshine H2NO Hey Kid, Catch! I'd like to buy the world a Coke The Lost Island of Alanna MagiCan Max Headroom Move to the Beat My Coke Rewards MyCoke Once Upon a Wheel Open Happiness Pepsi Invaders Coca-Cola polar bears The Polar Bears Share a Coke
Other	Coca-Cola buildings and structures Criticism of Coca-Cola Cocacolonization Coca-Cola Freestyle Cola wars Limca Book of Records One, Two, Three (1961 film)

• Coca-Cola brands
• Products introduced in 1983
• Sports drinks
• Japanese drink brands