<p>The Coca-Cola company uses different formulaes for their products in different countries around the world. This is usually tailored to the what the targeted country likes/desires in their beverages.</p>
<p>Some are sweeter than others, others have different flavour profiles introduced to more closely resemble that country's "native taste profile"</p>
<p>In addition the various materials used to bottle and store the product can affect its taste as can the temperature where it is stored and the age of the product itself.</p>