Fan-favorite Coca-Cola flavor is coming back - here’s how to get it

Beloved flavor will only be back for a limited time

Coca-Cola is bringing back a beloved Diet Coke flavor, and fans are dying to get their hands on it.

On Tuesday, a spokesperson for The Coca-Cola Company confirmed to The Independent that Retro Diet Coke will be exclusively available at Kroger's family of stores, starting mid-July. Some of these stores include Kroger, City Market, Dillon’s, Foods Co., Food 4 Less, and Fred Meyer.

However, the Diet Coke will only be available in these stores for a limited time.

On Saturday, Instagram food account Snackolator first reported that Diet Cherry Coke is making a comeback, nearly five years after it was discontinued.

“It's been years since the OG Diet Cherry Coke has been out, so I'm really looking forward to getting it again,” the food account wrote in the caption.

The beverage will also be sold in its “retro packaging,” which is a white carton with the “Diet Cherry Coke” label and a drawing of a cherry. Each carton has 12 cans of Diet Coke Cherry, which is also different from the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Cherry flavor that’s currently being sold.

In the comments of Snackolator’s post, fans have expressed their excitement over the news while urging Coca-Cola to bring the Diet Cherry Coke back permanently.

“Why limited just bring it back for good,” one wrote, while another added: “Make it permanent.”

“As if Diet Coke couldn’t get any better,” a third fan commented.

“Where can I find! This is an emergency!” a fourth wrote.

Coca-Cola is reportedly bringing back Diet Cherry Coke for a limited time (Getty/iStock)

Diet Cherry Coke was initially discontinued in 2020, after being launched in 1985. However, it’s unclear why it was removed from shelves.

There are several variations of Cherry Coke, including a Coca-Cola Cherry Vanilla, which was discontinued in September.

Coca-Cola recently jumped onto the bandwagon of popular soda trends. In February, the company launched Simply Pop, a probiotic soda sold in five flavors: strawberry, lime, pineapple mango, fruit punch, and citrus punch.

The drink company noted on its website that this is the “first-ever prebiotic soda made with real fruit juice.” Similar to all prebiotic sodas, Simply Pop aims to “support gut health,” meaning there’s prebiotic fiber in it and no added sugars. The drink also has Vitamin C and Zinc to support immune function.

CEO of Coca-Cola’s nutrition unit, Becca Kerr, said Simply Pop came amid the rising popularity of prebiotic sodas, like Olipop and Poppi.

“We saw the prebiotic soda space really emerging as an area of interest for consumers, and we were paying really close attention to it,” Kerr told CNN. “We think it’s a space that is a great consumer fit and also offers a lot of growth.”