For guests who want regular cola in smaller individual serves, Tesco Groceries lists Coca-Cola Original Taste in a four-pack of 250 ml glass bottles; each bottle contains 27 g of sugars. For a no-sugar cola, its Pepsi Max six-pack has 330 ml bottles with 0 g sugars per bottle, but Tesco marked it out of stock when checked, so confirm availability before planning around it.
The useful starting point is what your guests are likely to drink, followed by how many individual bottles you need.
For a table where classic full-sugar cola is wanted in smaller individual bottles, Tesco Groceries lists Coca-Cola Original Taste as four 250 ml glass bottles. Each bottle contains 27 g of sugars, so check whether a separate no-sugar choice is needed.
Tesco Groceries lists standard and cherry Pepsi Max in six-packs of 330 ml glass bottles, each labelled with 0 g sugars per bottle. Both packs were marked out of stock when checked; confirm availability before making either the only no-sugar option.
Individual bottles make it possible to count out servings, but ingredient information still matters. The Tesco Groceries listing for standard Pepsi Max carries a phenylalanine warning. For clearing up afterwards, Recycle Now advises emptying and quickly rinsing glass bottles before recycling them through an applicable local collection or recycling point.
Decide which flavours and sugar profiles to offer, then work out the bottle count and check that the chosen packs are available.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar and flavour | Tesco Groceries labels Coca-Cola Original Taste at 27 g sugars per 250 ml bottle and standard Pepsi Max at 0 g per 330 ml bottle. Pepsi Max Cherry is also labelled at 0 g per 330 ml bottle; choose the flavour separately from the sugar figure. | I want to offer regular cola, a no-sugar cola, or both. Cherry cola would make sense only if guests are likely to want that flavour. |
| Servings and volume | Count bottles as well as total drink: Tesco Groceries lists four 250 ml Coca-Cola bottles, totalling 1 litre, and six 330 ml bottles in each Pepsi Max pack, totalling 1.98 litres. | How many people need an individual bottle, and is a 250 ml or 330 ml serve more suitable for the drinks table? |
| Ingredients | Read the current label for sweeteners and warnings. Tesco Groceries lists aspartame in Pepsi Max Cherry and a source-of-phenylalanine warning for standard Pepsi Max. | If someone needs to check particular ingredients, I want the bottle label available rather than assuming a no-sugar drink suits everyone. |
| Availability | Check the live listing or local stock before settling on a pack. Tesco Groceries marked both Pepsi Max glass-bottle packs out of stock when checked. | I need enough bottles for the gathering, so I should confirm that the drinks I plan to serve can be obtained. |
| After the party | Check local glass-collection arrangements. Recycle Now advises emptying and quickly rinsing bottles and putting their lids or caps back on before recycling. | I want a place to collect empty glass bottles outdoors and a way to take them to the appropriate collection afterwards. |
Tesco Groceries marked both the standard and cherry Pepsi Max glass-bottle packs out of stock when checked. A drinks plan based on either pack needs a stock check before purchase.
Check the live listing or local availability before relying on one of these as the only no-sugar drink.
According to Tesco Groceries, the Coca-Cola pack contains four 250 ml bottles, while each Pepsi Max pack contains six 330 ml bottles. Pack count alone does not tell you either the number of individual serves or the total volume.
Work out how many bottles you intend to offer and compare the total litres before choosing a pack quantity.
The Tesco Groceries listings identify sweeteners in the Pepsi Max options, and the standard Pepsi Max listing carries a phenylalanine warning.
Read the current bottle label when selecting drinks for guests who need to check ingredients, and offer another drink choice where appropriate.
These references describe the particular glass-bottle listings discussed here, not every drink made by each brand.
The Original Taste four-pack listed by Tesco Groceries offers regular cola in 250 ml glass bottles.
The Tesco Groceries glass-bottle listings cover standard Pepsi Max and Pepsi Max Cherry in six-packs of 330 ml bottles.
Tesco Groceries provides the pack and nutrition listings used for the Coca-Cola and Pepsi products compared here.
This fruit-flavoured soda is an option for serving fizzy drinks in individual glass bottles at a garden party; it is a different flavour choice from the colas discussed above.
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For guests who want a fruit-flavoured fizzy drink rather than cola, this pack contains 20 individual 358 ml glass bottles. Check the current label if serving children: the product information warns that E102 and E110 may adversely affect activity and attention in children. Confirm availability before planning the number of packs.
Tesco Groceries labels the 250 ml Coca-Cola Original Taste glass bottle at 27 g sugars and the 330 ml standard Pepsi Max glass bottle at 0 g sugars. These are figures per bottle for different serving sizes; check the label if choosing another variant or pack.
Tesco Groceries lists four 250 ml Coca-Cola Original Taste bottles, totalling 1 litre. Its standard Pepsi Max and Pepsi Max Cherry packs each contain six 330 ml bottles, totalling 1.98 litres. Use both the bottle count and size when working out how many packs to buy.
Check current stock and the label for the particular variant. Tesco Groceries marked both glass-bottle packs out of stock when checked; its standard Pepsi Max listing also carries a source-of-phenylalanine warning, while the Pepsi Max Cherry listing identifies sweeteners including aspartame.
Recycle Now advises emptying and quickly rinsing glass bottles, then putting their lids and caps back on before recycling. Check the applicable local collection or recycling point for where to take them.