Hey, remember Coke BlāK, the coffee-flavored Coke? I loved that stuff, and I’m considering trying some Coke Zero over my coffee ice to see if I can replicate it (I’ll let you know how that goes).
Because I have a strange interest in soda trends, I recently became privy to a new Pepsi that’s about to be released, Pepsi Next.
This will be marketed as a mid-calorie cola, with 60 instead of 140 calories per can, and I have to ask, “what’s the point?” I don’t imagine this has a market. For those who drink calorie-free colas, they are unlikely to make the switch and those who love their full-calorie sodas tend to balk at the flavor of anything pseudo-diet.
Tab (which is a Coke product) is doing something like this, too:
This has 30 calories per can, blah blah blah, but Tab really just reminds me of legwarmers and “Let’s Get Physical” by Olivia Newton-John.
Personally, I stick with the calorie-free (and HFCS-free) sodas like Coke Zero, but when I go full-calorie, I go with Mexican Coke, which I would guess is healthier than calorie-free stuff anyway. I would never consider an inbetween option, and the more I think about it, this could just be an excuse to drink more soda, which is certainly not what anyone wants these days.
What’s your take? Post your thoughts in the comments.
