Coke Zero will be no longer, and people aren’t so down with the news

Coke Zero’s days are numbered.

The soda will be soon replaced by Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, another diet iteration the Coca-Cola Company hope will stop consumers turning away from sugary drinks.

“Weve made the great taste of Coke Zero even better by optimizing the unique blend of flavors that gave Coke Zero its real Coca-Cola taste,” the company announced in a statement.

“Coca-Cola Zero Sugar is our best-tasting zero-sugar Coca-Cola yet, and it will be available across America in August.”

Introduced in 2005, Coke Zero sought to replicate the taste of original Coca-Cola. It also was a blatant attempt to win over men, who long resisted drinking Diet Coke a beverage that was a hit with women.

Now that Coke Zero is going, seemingly for good, the internet isn’t taking the news well.

The company said the soda’s launch “builds on the success and popularity of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar already seen in Great Britain, Mexico and more than 25 other countries around the world.”

In Australia, the soda is marketed as “Coca-Cola No Sugar,” and has been beset by one of the country’s largest supermarket chains, Woolworths, refusing to stock the product on its shelves.

“We have taken the decision to not range this product at this time,” a Coca-Cola Company spokesman told news.com.au.

“Our customers looking for a no sugar or low sugar cola option have ample choice already in the category across a range of different pack sizes and formats.”

Time will tell if this new Coke will end up like New Coke.

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