Coca-Cola Discontinued Minute Maid Five Alive Around 1995
Minute Maid's Five Alive citrus drink was discontinued by Coca-Cola around 1995. Social media posts continue to recall the product decades later. The company still sells Five Alive in Canada and Nigeria.
nypost.comMinute Maid's Five Alive, a citrus drink, was discontinued by Coca-Cola around 1995. Social media users have posted about the product in recent years, sharing memories from the 1980s and 1990s. A Reddit post from about a year ago asked when Five Alive disappeared from stores.
Another post from the same period showed a 1979 advertisement for the drink and received comments expressing fondness for it. Users wrote that they loved the drink and missed it.
Coca-Cola introduced Fruitopia in 1994 as a replacement for Five Alive. Fruitopia received a $30-million marketing campaign and appeared in McDonald's drink selections before Coca-Cola discontinued it in 2003. Coca-Cola announced earlier this year that it would stop selling Minute Maid frozen juice concentrate products. The company cited shifting consumer preferences for the decision.
Coca-Cola continues to advertise Five Alive for sale in Canada. The drink is also available in Nigeria. Walmart's website describes Five Alive as a blend of five fruit flavors with a citrus taste.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
5 events- 1979
Five Alive launched in the United States.
1 sourcenypost.com - 1994
Coca-Cola introduced Fruitopia as a new drink line.
1 sourcenypost.com - Around 1995
Coca-Cola discontinued Five Alive in the U.S. market.
1 sourcenypost.com - 2003
Coca-Cola discontinued Fruitopia.
1 sourcenypost.com - 2026
Coca-Cola announced it would end Minute Maid frozen juice concentrate products.
1 sourcenypost.com
Potential Impact
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Social media posts about discontinued drinks may continue to appear.
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