Total Cola and Superior Cola

Total Cola and Superior Cola are brand names used for the same line of cola beverages. They are currently owned by Total-Superior Beverages. Total Cola is sold in the United States east of the, and in Europe, Southeast Asia, India and Canada. Superior Cola is sold in the United States west of the Mississippi River, and in Japan, Tseng, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.

Total Cola and Superior Cola are marketed in the same way. Their packaging and websites resemble one another, and use the same slogan, "You deserve the best."

History
The Total Flavorings Company was founded in 1904 by former employees Samuel A. Wilson and Thomas K. Elliott in, to market a beverage they created called Grapvine. The company moved to a year later. In 1908, the company introduced Total Cola, which soon became the company's flagship product. In 1920, the Superior Beverage Company was founded in,. Its main product, Superior Cola, became popular on the. In September 1928, Total Flavorings bought Superior Beverage Company. By then both brands of cola had such commanding market shares in their respective halves of the country that the company decided that both brands and recipes be preserved in their respective territories.

To this day:
 * Superior Cola is sold west of the Mississippi River, specifically, in and west of the states of, , , and , as well as  and.
 * Total Cola is sold east of the Mississippi River, specifically, in and east of the states of, , , and , as well as in border regions of.