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'''Lilt''' is a brand of [[soft drink]] manufactured by [[The Coca-Cola Company]] and sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Gibraltar and the Seychelles only.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/ourbrands/default.aspx?ID=39 |publisher=The Coca Cola Company |title=Coca-Cola - our brands |accessdate=2007-02-08}}</ref> During the 1980s, Lilt was promoted with the advertising slogan, "the totally tropical taste." Between 2008 and 2014, the Coca Cola company reduced the number of calories in the soda by 56% as part of its efforts to make healthier products in response to the British Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2014/09/09/uk-coca-cola-adopts-color-coded-labeling-with-nutritional-information|title=UK Coca Cola adopts color coded labeling with nutritional information|date=2009-09-09|publisher=MercoPress |accessdate=2016-01-04}}</ref>
'''Lilt''' is a brand of [[soft drink]] manufactured by [[The Coca-Cola Company]] and sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Gibraltar and the Seychelles only.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/ourbrands/default.aspx?ID=39 |publisher=The Coca Cola Company |title=Coca-Cola - our brands |accessdate=2007-02-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207095735/http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/ourbrands/default.aspx?ID=39 |archivedate=2007-02-07 |df= }}</ref> During the 1980s, Lilt was promoted with the advertising slogan, "the totally tropical taste." Between 2008 and 2014, the Coca Cola company reduced the number of calories in the soda by 56% as part of its efforts to make healthier products in response to the British Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2014/09/09/uk-coca-cola-adopts-color-coded-labeling-with-nutritional-information|title=UK Coca Cola adopts color coded labeling with nutritional information|date=2009-09-09|publisher=MercoPress |accessdate=2016-01-04}}</ref>


One advertisement in the late 1980s featured the "Lilt Man", a parody of a [[milkman]], delivering Lilt in a "Lilt [[milk float|float]]", with a song bearing the lyrics "here comes the Lilt Man". In the late 1990s it was heavily promoted with advertisements featuring two Jamaican women, Blanche Williams and Hazel Palmer. They became known in the media as the "Lilt Ladies".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/jamaica/superstars3.shtml |title=Cult - I Love Jamaica - Superstars. Its a great tropical drink |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2007-02-08}}</ref>
One advertisement in the late 1980s featured the "Lilt Man", a parody of a [[milkman]], delivering Lilt in a "Lilt [[milk float|float]]", with a song bearing the lyrics "here comes the Lilt Man". In the late 1990s it was heavily promoted with advertisements featuring two Jamaican women, Blanche Williams and Hazel Palmer. They became known in the media as the "Lilt Ladies".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/jamaica/superstars3.shtml |title=Cult - I Love Jamaica - Superstars. Its a great tropical drink |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2007-02-08}}</ref>

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For the University of Hawaii department, see Laboratory for Interactive Learning Technologies. For the song form, see Lilting.
Lilt
ManufacturerThe Coca-Cola Company
Country of origin Brazil
Introduced1975
VariantsPineapple and Grapefruit, Mango and Mandarin, Banana and Peach, Diet, Zero
Websitewww.coca-cola.co.uk/brands/lilt Edit this on Wikidata

Lilt is a brand of soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company and sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Gibraltar and the Seychelles only.[1] During the 1980s, Lilt was promoted with the advertising slogan, "the totally tropical taste." Between 2008 and 2014, the Coca Cola company reduced the number of calories in the soda by 56% as part of its efforts to make healthier products in response to the British Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal.[2]

One advertisement in the late 1980s featured the "Lilt Man", a parody of a milkman, delivering Lilt in a "Lilt float", with a song bearing the lyrics "here comes the Lilt Man". In the late 1990s it was heavily promoted with advertisements featuring two Jamaican women, Blanche Williams and Hazel Palmer. They became known in the media as the "Lilt Ladies".[3]

Products

  • Lilt
    • Pineapple and Grapefruit
    • Mango - released August 2011 - Now discontinued
    • Mandarin and Mango - discontinued
    • Banana and Peach - discontinued
  • Diet Lilt - discontinued and renamed Lilt Zero (see below)
    • Pineapple and Grapefruit
    • Mandarin and Mango
  • Lilt Zero (No Added Sugar)
    • Pineapple and Grapefruit

References

  1. ^ "Coca-Cola - our brands". The Coca Cola Company. Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2007-02-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "UK Coca Cola adopts color coded labeling with nutritional information". MercoPress. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  3. ^ "Cult - I Love Jamaica - Superstars. Its a great tropical drink". BBC. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
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