50 Sodas Now Discontinued And Gone Forever in Idaho

Do you remember a time when smoking, drinking, and eating anything were standard parts of the American lifestyle? If not, perhaps an older sibling or your parents spoke to you of the days when Idahoans weren't aware of the dangers of cigarette smoking, drinking sugar-laden soft drinks, and the nutritional contents of processed food.

As they say, life was more straightforward in the days before Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. Americans drank a diet drink called Tab, which was far from the taste of Coke or Pepsi.

Some folks remember when Coors Beer wasn't available east of the Mississippi River. The movie Smokey and The Bandit covered that issue. Today, Idahoans have a massive selection of drinks when looking for something to drink at the grocery store.

Shoppers can choose from soda, diet soda, flavored water, regular water, and various sports drink incarnations.

However, there are only so many shelves available for the plethora of drinks on the market. Supermarkets diligently document every sale to ensure they're making money on the available product. If a once popular product fails to move the needle, it will find itself on the outside looking in.

Soft drink companies spend billions of dollars marketing their products to the masses. Every dollar must contribute to the return on the investment. The industry continues to survive despite the growth of diverse choices entering the market.

If a product has to go, consumers have little choice but to move on to something else. After extensive research we've uncovered fifty brands that will be leaving the shelves this year.