Coke claims world first with ‘edible’ Fanta print advert

The Coca-Cola Company claims to have published the ‘world’s first tastable print ad’ with Middle Eastern print adverts made out of rice paper and infused with the taste of Fanta.

The advert (pictured) is part of a wider Fanta campaign showing off the “orangey sights, sounds and taste of Fanta” that includes motion sensor-enabled retail displays – that release orange aromas and alert shoppers with audio messages as they approach.

Another aspect of the campaign is a Facebook application that lets consumers compete with friends to record a ‘slurping’ sound as they ‘virtually drink’ digital Fanta that fills up their screens.

Coke said it needed a “breakthrough idea to get people to try, and talk about, the new improved taste” of Fanta, ahead of a re-launch in the region.

Thus, the company printed a fully edible ad on rice paper, infused with the secret formula, which describes the new Fanta taste, and invites readers to try it.