11 Discontinued Foods and Drinks Virginians Want Back

Minute Maid’s frozen juice cans hit stores in 1946. This year, Coca-Cola said it was ending them.

You’ve probably lost a favorite food or drink, too.

Here are the discontinued foods and drinks Virginians wish would make a comeback.

1. Northern Neck Ginger Ale

Northern Neck Ginger Ale dates to 1926 in Montross, Virginia, and Coca-Cola retired it in 2020.

A year before Coca-Cola retired it, Delegate Margaret Ransone launched an effort to make it Virginia’s official state soda.

It failed.

Coca-Cola made the soda in Sandston, outside Richmond, before calling its end permanent.

Then-Gov. Ralph Northam, who grew up on it, reached out to Coca-Cola to keep it on shelves.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine wrote to the company in 2022, urging it to find a way to keep making and selling the ginger ale in the region.

A nonprofit called the Northern Neck Foundation announced in 2023 that it was working to bring the drink back.

The foundation’s director of community outreach launched a survey that received more than 1,000 responses from six countries and 23 states.

You may be in good company, since the majority of those respondents favored the drink’s return.

2. Tab

Tab launched in 1963 as Coca-Cola’s first diet soda.

Coca-Cola announced in 2020 that it would stop making the drink.

As recently as 2017, Tab made up less than 0.03% of Coca-Cola’s sales.

That didn’t stop fans.

A fan group called SaveTaBSoda had gathered more than 8,000 petition signatures by December 2025, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

In October 2025, fans paid nearly $7,000 for a billboard near Coca-Cola’s Atlanta headquarters asking the company to bring Tab back.

The group has met online regularly since 2020.

Members have questioned Coca-Cola executives at annual shareholder meetings.

If you’re waiting on a Tab comeback, a Coca-Cola spokesperson said in early November 2025 that the company was focused on bringing back Mr. Pibb for now.

3. Fruit Stripe Gum

Ferrara discontinued Fruit Stripe Gum in 2024, after selling it since the 1960s.

The company called it a difficult decision and cited consumer preferences and purchasing patterns.

At the time, Ferrara told Cable News Network reporters that you might still find some at select retailers nationwide.

Fruit Stripe came in five flavors: Wet n’ Wild Melon, Cherry, Lemon, Orange and Peach.

Which flavor was yours?

4. Honest Tea

Coca-Cola announced in 2022 that it would phase out Honest Tea by the end of that year.

The company took a 40% stake in the brand in 2008 and bought it outright in 2011.

Outright ownership lasted eleven years.

Coca-Cola said ending the line would free up investment resources and supply chain capacity.

The Honest Kids line would continue to be available.

Coca-Cola would keep the Honest logo and brand, so it might license other Honest products later.

If Honest Tea was your bottle, Coca-Cola said it would put its focus on Gold Peak and Peace Tea instead.

5. Altoids Sours

Altoids Sours were discontinued in 2010.

Do you want them back?

Mars Wrigley said in 2024 that it won't be bringing them back at this time.

A different company, Iconic Candy, announced a candy called Retro Sours in August 2024.

6. Minute Maid Frozen Juice Cans

Minute Maid began shipping frozen juice cans in 1946.

Coca-Cola said in a 2026 statement that it was exiting the frozen can category in response to shifting consumer preferences.

You could find several varieties of orange juice, lemonade and limeade in the cans.

The numbers?

U.S. sales of frozen beverages fell nearly 8% in the 52 weeks ending in late January, according to NielsenIQ.

Coca-Cola said the cans would be discontinued by April, with inventory available while supplies lasted.

7. Knott's Berry Farm Jams

Smucker stopped selling Knott's Berry Farm jams in grocery stores in 2024.

The brand traces its roots to a roadside berry stand in 1923.

Smucker said it was reviewing its portfolio to put resources behind the areas with the greatest growth potential.

The company wouldn't comment on how the brand was performing.

The theme park was different.

At the time, you could still buy Knott's shortbread cookies with jam centers at the theme park.

8. Sierra Mist

PepsiCo discontinued Sierra Mist in 2023, ending a run that began in 1999.

Do you remember its comeback?

PepsiCo had discontinued the brand once before, after formula and name changes, then reintroduced it in the summer of 2018.

In its place, PepsiCo introduced a new lemon-lime soda called Starry.

9. Heinz EZ Squirt Ketchup

Heinz introduced EZ Squirt colored ketchup in 2000, in a bottle with a kid-friendly nozzle.

One color carried the name Blastin' Green.

Heinz later added colors such as orange, purple, teal, blue and pink.

The boom didn't last.

Sales dwindled after the initial boom, and Heinz discontinued the line in 2006.

Any bottle of Blastin' Green you bought was one of about 25 million EZ Squirt units sold.

In 2012, Burger King and Heinz teamed up to resurrect the green ketchup concept for a St. Patrick's Day promotion.

10. Girl Scout S'mores

Girl Scouts of the USA announced in 2025 that it was retiring two cookies: Girl Scout S'mores and Toast-Yay!

The explanation?

The organization said it routinely reevaluates its cookie lineup to make room for new innovations.

It added that retiring the two cookies may lead to something new.

Girl Scout S'mores made its debut in 2017 as crunchy graham sandwich cookies with chocolate and marshmallow filling.

Fans got one last season, so 2025 was your final chance to buy a box of Girl Scout S'mores.

11. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios

General Mills discontinued Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios in 2025, along with Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch and the 18-ounce box of Honey Nut Cheerios Minis.

That's three Cheerios products.

General Mills said the cereals are no longer available, with reasons that could range from insufficient consumer demand to ingredients no longer available.