Faxe Kondi is a Danish soft drink produced by

Royal Unibrew Royal Unibrew is a brewing and beverage company headquartered in Faxe, Denmark. Its brands include Ceres, Faxe, Albani, Thor, Karlens and Royal. Royal Unibrew also has a strong presence in the Baltic region, where it owns Vilniaus Tauras, Kalna ...

. Marketed as a sports drink, as it contains both

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and

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. Faxe Kondi has been produced since 1971. Originally it was sold in beer bottles, because Faxe Bryggeri was a

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company. There is also a light-version, faxe kondi zero calories, and three energy drinks, Faxe Kondi Booster (sold only in Denmark until 2019; it has also been seen in markets in Finland since), Faxe Kondi Booster Blue and Faxe Kondi Booster Red. From 2016/2017 onwards, a limited ''Summer'' edition has been released annually with a different flavouring each year. From 1996 to 2001, Faxe Bryggeri sponsored the Faxe Kondi name in the

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(as Faxe Kondi Ligaen) and

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(as Faxe Kondi Divisionen).

Availability outside Denmark

The Faxe drinks hold a particularly strong market position in

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, where it is bottled in

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from concentrate shipped from Denmark. Faxe Kondi holds a 33% market share in the country (mean consumption: per capita per annum). In

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, the 0.33L can versions (Regular and Light) have been sold by the

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discount chain since the summer of 2020. In the Faeroe Islands, the 0.33L can versions are sold.

References

External links

Danish official site

Royal Unibrew market summary (Greenland)
Royal Unibrew brands Carbonated drinks Products introduced in 1971 Danish soft drinks {{Soft-drink-stub