![]() ![]() ![]() But Coke kept the brand alive for years for its devotees. Tab's growth was more or less cannibalized when Diet Coke came on the scene in 1982. "It didn't compete with things, so you could enjoy it with a meal." Though Bixby said he preferred it to other diet colas because it was less sweet. Some people familiar with the flavor have described it in terms including "bitter" and "like bad medicine," with a metallic and lingering aftertaste. The saccharine-sweetened, zero-calorie Tab was initially marketed to women. He said he's been auditioning replacement diet colas all summer - all too sweet. Coke previously announced that Odwalla juices and Zico coconut water would be among the discontinued brands.īixby, who has remained loyal to Tab since the 1970s, said he had been preparing for the end. ![]() The company said its beverage overhaul was already under way before Covid-19, but the pandemic prompted the company to fast-track changes. Many food and beverage companies are cutting back on their product offerings during the pandemic to make their operations more efficient and meet growing demand for their most popular items. Tab is one of several "underperforming" products Coke has said it is eliminating from its brand lineup by the end of the year as the company seeks to streamline production and focus on bestsellers.Ĭoke isn't alone in culling its brand lineup. "As a business decision I can understand it, but it's a very sad day. Bixby said messages of condolences have been pouring in. "Tab had an amazing run," said Robert Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition and a longtime Tab enthusiast. The seventies were a weird time, with very different rules for relationships.After nearly 60 years, Coca-Cola is discontinuing its first-ever diet soda, Tab, which acquired a huge fan base in the '70s and '80s and maintained a small but devoted following through the years. He turns to her and you think fireworks are about to fly, but no. ![]() To stop him, she picks up the cooler, that has no ice in it and very little water, and dumps it on his head. The guy can’t stop leering at her in a creepy way and is caught by his girlfriend. In this one, a woman emerges from the ocean in a bikini with a Tab in hand and starts walking towards a guy and his girlfriend sitting on a blanket. Still, Tab did have some very memorable commercials and jingles. I am pretty sure it is what turned me off to Diet Soda my whole life. That first sip of Tab sticks with me, because it was the most disappointing sip of soda that I have ever had. Grabbing my slice and that cold can, I ran to my favorite table behind the video games by the window. I think the guy who worked the counter gave me an odd look when I bought it, not understanding why a little kid would be drinking diet soda. One day I managed to finagle a dollar for a slice and a soda from my Mother and went to the pizzeria, but instead of ordering my Normal Coke and Slice, I got a Tab and slice. Which of course meant I needed to have one. Something delicious that adults hoarded for themselves. I had no idea what Tab was, diet sodas were not on my radar, so I just assumed it was a fancy soda. That meant that the tab with its distinct packaging was off-limits. Now we didn’t always have soda pop in the house and when we did it was either Coca-Cola or some sort of Grape Soda for the kids and Tab for my mother. At some point in the 1970s, my Mother started drinking diet soda. ![]()
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