Coca-Cola has rolled out its cola variant Vanilla Coke in Sweden and said it is to launch it in the UK, France and Germany within the next 12 months.

The first cans of the sparkly drink, which has helped revive flagging sales since its US launch last May, rolled off at the production line at a Stockholm canning plant yesterday.

Vanilla Coke, the latest weapon in Coke’s ongoing battle with arch rival PepsiCo, has already sold 60 million cases since its launch, according to the soft drinks giant.