The Coca-Cola Co. is giving shoppers a brand new option to take pleasure in their favourite drinks with the debut of the 7.5-ounce mini can as a single-serve choice in convenience stores nationwide starting Jan. 1. Mini cans have been a favourite in grocery aisles for greater than a decade, however till now solely have been offered in multipacks.
In February 2026, Coca-Cola will debut a brand new limited-time taste, Coca-Cola Cherry Float, obtainable throughout a number of package deal codecs, together with mini can single serve. The broader assortment will embrace Coca-Cola Unique Style, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola Cherry, Sprite and Fanta Orange, with rotating choices akin to Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry, which mixes Sprite’s unique lemon-lime taste with spices and tangy cranberry flavors.
“Folks need extra methods to take pleasure in Coca-Cola on their phrases ― whether or not that’s a smaller portion, a favourite basic or one thing new to strive,” stated Joel Bishop, president of business management for the North America Working Unit at The Coca Cola Co., in an announcement. “Comfort shops are the place a lot of at this time’s fast selections occur, and the chilly vault performs a giant function in these moments. By introducing mini cans into that area, we’re giving customers extra alternative and making Coca-Cola simpler to take pleasure in and extra accessible for the subsequent technology.”
Extra alternative for at this time’s customers
Shoppers are in search of smaller portion sizes and packaging choices that match altering habits, whether or not it’s a fast cease on the pump or a grab-and-go buy in-store, the corporate says.
At a advised retail worth of $1.29, the 7.5-ounce mini can makes it simpler for customers to take pleasure in Coca-Cola merchandise whereas additionally encouraging trial of latest flavors. Analysis reveals that greater than half of mini-can consumers additionally buy a snack, proving the format naturally connects with how folks store comfort at this time.
A broader packaging technique
Along with the 7.5-ounce mini can single, The Coca-Cola Co. is introducing a brand new multi-tiered package deal technique for comfort retail.
The lineup is anchored by 4 distinct packages — the 7.5-ounce mini can, 16-ounce can, 20-ounce PET bottle, and 24-ounce PET bottle — every designed to satisfy shoppers the place they’re and supply extra alternative throughout totally different events.
This technique helps retailers ship selection, worth and choices, whereas making the chilly vault extra dynamic and related to at this time’s shopper.
A confirmed progress driver
Mini cans have already demonstrated their impression in grocery and mass retail. At this time, mini cans account for greater than 9% of glowing mushy drink combine in massive shops, based on the corporate.
By a current pilot of the mini can single-serve, the corporate noticed early success with sturdy gross sales and minimal cannibalization of bigger codecs, suggesting that minis carry new customers into the class relatively than shifting quantity from core packages, it shares.
For retailers, minis ship incremental transactions and basket progress whereas complementing demand for bigger packages. This enlargement is a part of Coca-Cola’s broader technique to evolve with client wants, energize comfort retail and drive progress throughout the glowing class, the corporate says.
