Sprite Zero Sprite Zero Sprite Zero is a colorless, lemon-lime soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company, being a sugar-free variant of its original form, Sprite, and is one of the drinks in Coca Cola's "Zero" lineup. Sprite Zero originally began production as "Sugar Free Sprite" in 1974, and was renamed to "Diet Sprite" in 1983. In other countries, it was known as "Sprite Light". The brand "Sprite Zero" was first used in Greece in 2002. Beginning in 2002, the name was changed almost worldwide to the current form, matching The Coca-Cola Company's launch of Fanta Zero and Coca-Cola Zero. The following
7 Up short time in 1988 as a spice-flavored beverage, similar to Vernor's Ginger Ale. Though 7 Up's marketing slogan at that time was "Never Had It, Never Will" (referring to caffeine), 7 Up Gold included caffeine as an ingredient. It was introduced by 7 Up in the hopes of capturing 1% of the cola market, which at the time was $26.6 billion. However, it only captured 0.1% of the market because people were confused by 7 Up marketing a dark-colored soft drink with caffeine, so it was discontinued. The 7 Up Gold recipe was actually an unused Dr Pepper invention. 7