Legendary Soda Being Discontinued Due to Low-Quality

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Wegmans has many reasons to adore it, but this week it's breaking hearts by eliminating a fan favorite. The grocery chain is removing WPOP

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"Our 'Food You Feel Good About' banner means no artificial colors, flavoring, or preservatives. Wegmans Brand Soda contains aspartame

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and high fructose corn syrup, therefore we discontinued it. "We want you to trust Wegmans Brand products and help customers live healthier

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This may surprise longtime soda drinkers. "The news today is making me think about WPOP—I think almost every holiday

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family photo from my childhood features at least one person holding a root beer or a lemon-lime," a longtime fan wrote.

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If it seems familiar, Americans have loved WPOP for decades. "If @Wegmans is truly getting rid of their branded soda, it's worth pointing

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out how big of a deal WPOP was when first introduced in the late '80s," one social media user remarked with a video of the initial wild commercial.

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According to RochesterFirst.com, the business "will not be producing any additional Wegmans Brand soda, and anticipate selling

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So buyers are stocking up while they can. One Twitter user shared, "Just bought nine 59¢ clearance WPop bottles. #AMA"

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WPOP fans may be disappointed, but some support the discontinuation. It's great what they're doing.

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