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Mecca Cola Set For A Comeback

May 2009 | Company News Alert

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According to UAE-based online news provider Emirates Business, popular Islamic carbonates maker Mecca Cola is set to re-launch across the Gulf region after steadily disappearing from the market. Although Mecca Cola is unlikely to challenge the market supremacy of the carbonates kingpins Coca-Cola and Pepsi, we believe that its prior popularity - the bottler is believed to have sold several million bottles per month in the UAE and Saudi Arabia - and the fact that carbonates make up a significant portion of our upbeat regional forecasts should allow it to re-establish itself as a useful market player. Between 2009 and