Introduction
Fruit drinks used to be a staple in many households, but unfortunately, many of them have been discontinued over the years. From classic sodas to beloved juice boxes, these drinks were a part of many childhoods. Here are 9 discontinued fruit drinks that everyone used to love. From Hi-C to Fruitopia, these drinks will bring back fond memories and make you nostalgic for the good old days. So, grab a glass and get ready to take a trip down memory lane!
9 Discontinued Fruit Drinks That Everyone Used to Love
Remember the days when you could find a variety of delicious fruit drinks in the grocery store? Unfortunately, many of these drinks have been discontinued, leaving us with a longing for the good old days. Here are 9 discontinued fruit drinks that everyone used to love.
1. Hi-C Ecto Cooler
This citrus-flavored drink was released in 1987 and was a huge hit with kids. It was made to tie in with the Ghostbusters franchise and featured the iconic Slimer character on the packaging. Unfortunately, it was discontinued in 2001.
2. Fruitopia
This fruit-flavored drink was released in 1994 and was a huge hit with teens and young adults. It was available in a variety of flavors, including Strawberry Passion Awareness, Citrus Consciousness, and Orange Lavaburst. Unfortunately, it was discontinued in 2003.
3. Fruit Works
This fruit-flavored drink was released in 1995 and was a huge hit with kids. It was available in a variety of flavors, including Apple, Orange, and Grape. Unfortunately, it was discontinued in 2001.
4. Fruitopia Freeze
This frozen fruit drink was released in 1996 and was a huge hit with teens and young adults. It was available in a variety of flavors, including Strawberry Passion Awareness, Citrus Consciousness, and Orange Lavaburst. Unfortunately, it was discontinued in 2003.
5. Fruitopia Slurpee
This frozen fruit drink was released in 1997 and was a huge hit with kids. It was available in a variety of flavors, including Apple, Orange, and Grape. Unfortunately, it was discontinued in 2001.
6. Fruitopia Fizz
This carbonated fruit drink was released in 1998 and was a huge hit with teens and young adults. It was available in a variety of flavors, including Strawberry Passion Awareness, Citrus Consciousness, and Orange Lavaburst. Unfortunately, it was discontinued in 2003.
7. Fruitopia Squeeze
This fruit-flavored drink was released in 1999 and was a huge hit with kids. It was available in a variety of flavors, including Apple, Orange, and Grape. Unfortunately, it was discontinued in 2001.
8. Fruitopia Freeze Pops
These frozen fruit pops were released in 2000 and were a huge hit with kids. They were available in a variety of flavors, including Apple, Orange, and Grape. Unfortunately, they were discontinued in 2001.
9. Fruitopia Fizz Pops
These carbonated fruit pops were released in 2001 and were a huge hit with kids. They were available in a variety of flavors, including Apple, Orange, and Grape. Unfortunately, they were discontinued in 2002.
These are just a few of the many discontinued fruit drinks that everyone used to love. While they may be gone, they will never be forgotten!
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Before the dawn of the smoothie craze, bottled juice drinks were all the rage with busy families, teenagers, and anyone who wanted a grab-and-go drink with a little fruit flavor. Many of these drinks actually had very little fruit, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t taste great! As the years passed and these drinks were revealed as unhealthy or simply fell off in popularity, many were discontinued or phased out.
Many of of the iconic drinks below are gone or available only through mobile ordering. Seems the days of grabbing these fruity drinks at the local corner store are gone, but we haven’t forgotten our favorite old-school beverages quite yet. Here are the top discontinued fruit drinks that are gone but not forgotten. Plus, if you’re more of a soda person you might pine for these 15 Discontinued Fruit Sodas You’ll Sadly Never See Again.
SoBe drinks, once a popular beverage brand that carried multiple fruitful flavors like Black and Blue Berry Brew and Tsunami, appears to have completely disappeared from the market. Launched in 1996, it appears they’ve stopped making new products, and from the looks of comments on their social media, fans of the drink are still hoping for their return.
Released in 1981, Five Alive was one of Coca-Cola’s initial forays into the bottled juice market. A citrusy, pulpy blend of five juices, the drink was no longer produced in the U.S. by the 90s. However, Five Alive continues limited production in Canada, and you can find it online.
In 2021, Coca-Cola, which seems to dip in and out of the juice business, announced they were discontinuing Odwalla juice drinks. The bottled smoothies were initially positioned as a healthy drink (not so much), and as tastes changed, they weren’t selling well.
If you consider yourself a ’90s kid, you probably enjoyed a few bottles of this sticky sweet drink of choice for hyped-up 12-year-olds. Debuting in 1994, the juice had gone to the discontinued drinks graveyard by 2003, due to declining sales.
In April 1999, Snapple launched a fruit drink line called Elements. The drinks were popular for several years, but sales eventually slipped which led to the end of Elements. Sort of. In 2022, the brand brought the line back, but the formula and flavors have changed.
While Gatorade will probably live forever, the retiring of the Lemon Ice flavor back in 2018, still has people complaining. There’s even a Facebook page with over 1,000 members, who trade expired versions of the drink as of last week (we really, really don’t recommend consuming expired products).
Is it water? Is it juice? Is it soda? Pretty debatable, but the Canadian drinks were a delicious favorite in the 90s. Due to mismanagement issues, they disappeared from stores in the 2000s, only to be resurrected to some extent by crowd funding. You can now order the drink from the brand’s website and in stores in Canada.
It’s debatable if anyone actually remembers, or even enjoyed, the flavor of this bright-red drink (we’re reluctant to call it a juice). The fun part everyone remembers? Squeezing the bottle to get the juice out was the highlight, and the goofy faces on those bottles. Sadly, the fun stopped in 2001.
In 1991, comedian Richard Lewis tried to convince Americans that a white grape juice drink in a super-sized juice box was a more “adult” drink. While the flavors sound appealing, not many people over the age of 11 want to be seen drinking from a juice box.
Tanya Edwards