
There are people out there who love to drink soda. As in the random example above – there are those who really… really love their soda. For every ‘Coca-Cola Classic’, there has been a ‘New Coke’. Coca-Cola decided to officially re brand the formula for Coca-Cola in 1985 with a strong ad campaign telling people that they had made coke ‘Even Better’. Despite the backlash, New Coke actually sold well and helped the Coca-Cola company reach an 8% gain in sales compared to the previous year. Unfortunately, there was too much public outcry to return to the original formula despite scientific research in later years that proved that most people couldn’t tell the difference between the two drinks. The gigantic public relations failure by Coca-Cola actually turned into one of the best marketing campaigns of all time as the re-introduction of Coca-Cola under the brand name ‘Coca-Cola Classic’ helped to reinvigorate people with the brand and helped Coca-Cola outsell both ‘New Coke’ and Pepsi the following year. This isn’t the only example of bad soft drinks that entered the market only to be soon forgotten. Let’s take a look at some other drinks that hit the market only to eventually vanish and never be heard from again.
Jones Thanksgiving Holiday Pack

– In 2004, the Jones Soft Drink company got the weird idea of turning Thanksgiving classics such as mashed potatoes & butter or turkey & gravy into soft drinks in order to boost the company’s profile with the mainstream media. The holiday pack would also include cranberry soda and green bean casserole soda. The company’s spin on the concept was that people could enjoy the taste of a Thanksgiving dinner without ever having to chew a single bite. Needless to say, the drinks tasted awful and the concept was soon abandoned and never to be heard from again.
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