6. Snapple Tru Root Beer (1983 – late ’80s)
Snapple Tru Root Beer was clear, carbonated lightly truly heavenly. It was less sweet than other root lagers. At the same time, it was sufficiently sugary to give a child a decent buzz. Also, it was sufficiently healthy for my mother to purchase for me when Pepsi and other caffeine drinks were forbidden.
In 1983, Snapple propelled a line of soft drinks that included Cherry Lime Rickey, Creme D’Vanilla, Diet Lemon Lime, French Cherry, Ginger Ale, and Jamaican Ginger Beer, among a few others. While the sales were not terrible, the company launched its frosted tea line in 1987 and its natural product mixed drink juice drinks in 1989. These beverages started to characterize the company’s marginal wellbeing cognizant picture and the soft drinks were in the end eliminated.
5. Apple Slice (1986)
Slice, the forerunner to Sierra Mist, touted “10% juice” for ten years, from its presentation in 1984 until 1994. While I’m not entirely certain, that was a genuine selling point. I mean, if you need some juice, simply drink some juice. It was a lighter, somewhat less sweet contrasting option to 7up and Sprite. Also, dissimilar to those soft drinks, it arrived in an assortment of flavors.
Apple Slice was really PepsiCo’s swap for Aspen, an apple-seasoned pop sold somewhere around 1978 and 1982. Apple Slice went on for a significantly shorter time period. It has not been replaced or reintroduced, in spite of the constrained market return of the Slice brand in 2009.
