Post Mix Coke Options for Venues
When you’re running a pub, café, restaurant or event venue, the drinks you offer matter.
At Thirstee, we supply quality post-mix cola that help venues meet customer demand with efficiency, consistency and value.
Let’s take a look at the popularity of cola and the options for venues.
Meeting Customer Expectations: Is Post Mix Coke Popular?
Cola continues to be one of the most popular soft-drink options in the United Kingdom, with sales regularly outperforming all other carbonated flavours, making it a sure choice for venues considering flavours.
Additionally, diet soft drinks are more popular than ever, and Statista data shows growth from about 44% of the soft-drink market in 2013 to over 70% in 2024 for diet/low-calorie soft drinks.
Customers visiting pubs and bars often expect classic fizzy drinks for their familiarity and post mix cola delivers this.
Meeting customer expectations with familiar drinks is important because people are naturally drawn to flavours they know and trust. When ordering something that’s familiar, they feel comfortable and confident in their choice, which enhances their overall experience. Familiar drinks also reduce hesitation at the bar, speed up service, and increase repeat purchases.
How Much Does Post Mix Coke Cost?
Because post-mix cola is one of the most frequently ordered soft drinks in the UK, the profits it generates in busy venues often far outweigh the cost of ordering and stocking it. Post-mix is already one of the most cost-effective drink formats, and when you pair that with the high volume of cola sales, the margins become even more attractive. A single box can produce a large number of servings at a very low cost per drink, meaning every busy shift quickly turns that investment into profit.
It ultimately depends on the order size, distributor and region, but there is a clear cost advantage in using post mix cola over pre-bottled drinks. Because venues purchase concentrated syrup rather than finished soft drinks, the cost per litre is usually lower, which is especially beneficial for a high-volume drink setting. Additionally, reduced storage and transportation costs mean fewer deliveries, less and packaging to further improve value. For many venues, the savings help improve profit margins without compromising drink quality.
Most of our customers stock up on post-mix cola because few things disappoint customers more than heading to the bar only to discover that the drink they’re craving isn’t available. It instantly takes the shine off their experience. By keeping high-demand flavours like post-mix cola well stocked, you maintain fast service, avoid missed sales, and ensure customers leave happy.
Cola Options at Thirstee
We offer a range of premium cola syrups under our post-mix portfolio, and when you order cola post mix syrup from us, we supply the dispensing equipment at no extra cost. This could be a tower dispenser or a gun dispenser (provided you maintain a trade-level order volume).
Our range includes ‘Classic Cola’ and ‘Diet Cola,’ both supplied in 10-litre bags with each bag diluted to provide around 60 litres of ready-to-serve drink when mixed.
Does The Dilution of Post Mix Cola Affect The Flavour?
Water doesn’t dilute the flavour of post-mix cola when a system is working correctly. Post-mix syrups are intentionally concentrated, and the dispenser is calibrated to blend the syrup with chilled, carbonated water at a precise ratio to achieve the exact taste, sweetness, and fizz the drink is meant to have. Only when a machine is out of calibration, low on syrup, or experiencing carbonation issues will a drink taste watered down.
Under normal conditions, post-mix systems consistently deliver a full-flavour cola that tastes exactly as it should.
If you’re considering a cola post mix at your venue, you’re making a smart business choice. We also supply branded forms of cola amongst our variety of post-mix solutions, giving you plenty of options to choose from.