"Since then, Snapple has limped along, with an average annual growth rate of 2% over the past three years, per company reports. According to Beverage Digest, in 1996 Snapple controlled 21.4% of the tea market and 16.4% of the juice market. Last year, Snapple's market share was at 9.3% for tea and 7.1% for juice."

Positioned as a healthy alternative to soft drinks, the company used clever marketing, homespun consumer relations, and a relatable spokeswoman to become one of the biggest consumer success stories of the 1990s. Unfortunately, Snapple's problems went beyond being falsely affiliated with a racist hate group.

Snapple® on X: "@mariadavanzo3 Unfortunately, Summer Peach has been discontinued.

While the drink isn't leaving shelves, it is changing names. Diet Snapple will no longer be on shelves, according to a report by Food & Wine. The drink itself won't be going anywhere, but the packaging is completely changing. For starters, the drink is getting a name change from Diet Snapple to Snapple Zero Sugar.

Problem is, the new drinks have even more calories and sugar, and are marginally better than soda only because Snapple has added vitamins and trace amounts of other nutrients. An 11.5-ounce container of the new Snapple has 160 or 170 calories and the equivalent of about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 40 or 41 grams.

You can find between 40 and 41 grams of sugar in an 11.5-ounce container of Snapple, according to The New York Times. That's equivalent to 10 teaspoons of sugar! 3. and calories! There's also at least 160-170 calories in each 11.5-ounce container of Snapple.

The Snapple drinks are fortified with 10 percent of the requirement of vitamin A, 100 percent of vitamin C, 20 percent vitamin D and 10 percent calcium.

Their plan was to completely retire their glass bottle by the end of 2021. In Snapple's own words: "With a bottle that's made from 100% recycled plastic, uses less packaging material, and is filled with the same delicious Snapple flavors, we're taking steps towards creating a more sustainable future."

Glass is recyclable, but the process is costly in terms of money, energy, *and* greenhouse gasses. And so, starting in 2017, Snapple began phasing out their glass bottles in favor of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic.

The problem is, in late 2017, Snapple abandoned their classic, hefty, reusable glass bottles in favor of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) one that was nearly four times lighter and required nearly four times less energy to produce than the comparable glass bottle.

There are several ways in which diet drink consumption may lead to weight gain and other negative health outcomes. For example, the artificial sweeteners concentrated in diet beverages may lead to increased hunger and enhance cravings for higher calorie foods.

Number One: Hype Energy Drink The worst soft drink for your health might well be Hype, a carbonated energy drink that contains 160 mg of caffeine in a 16-oz. can and an industry leading 8.4 g of sugar per oz. The sugar is derived entirely from high fructose corn syrup.