The soda market is a bubbly one.
Coca-Cola Spiced
Maybe spicy Coke just isn’t what the people want.
But instead, it kept the ball rolling with the launch of Coca-Cola Spiced in February 2024.
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“we’re planning to phase out Coca-Cola Spiced to introduce an exciting new flavor in 2025.”
Guinness stout beer and certain cold-brew coffees are created using a similar technique.
OK Soda was actually created by Coca-Cola in 1993 in an attempt to engage the younger Generation X demographic.
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Snapple Tru Root Beer
Did you know Snapple had a brief stint in the soda-making business?
But, the kicker was it didn’t come in a caramel brown color.
The soft drink had a good run from 1978 to 1982.
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It’s not entirely clear why it was discontinued.
Others think it was simply replaced by other PepsiCo products, namely Apple Slice.
Sprite Remix
You’ve likely seen plenty of Sprite adaptations in your day.
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But dialing back the clock, one of the beverage’s earlier spin-offs was the Remix series.
Despite its army of avid fans, Slice was eventually phased out and supplies dried up by around 2005.
Since then, the brand did experience a resurgence in 2018, thanks to New Slice Ventures.
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But, don’t expect that familiar 80s flavor.
Only time will tell how it compares to the original.
Life Savers Soda
Sometimes candy is best left in wrappers.
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Supposedly, the beverages fared well in test runs.
But, did you know that at one point the brand attempted to combine the two into one bottle?
Guess you’ll have to continue to make do with DIY floats.
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but has fizzled out in more recent years.
Minute Maid Soda
When life gives you lemons, make soda?
There was a time when the lemonade brand Minute Maid was living by this mantra.
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These soft drinks received more than just 15 minutes of fame, lasting on the market for 20 years.
But, Tab soda walked so that Diet Coke could run.
Tabaholics kept it alive until 2020, though, until it was officially discontinued.
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Gone, but never forgotten and certainly worthy of a spot at the soda museum.
But, that didn’t stop the brand from concocting the gummy refreshment in 1988.
There was also a Diet Hubba Bubba Soda variation, which sounds like an oxymoron.
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