THE LAST NEW COKE

In 1985, The Coca-Cola Company changed the taste of its flagship drink and introduced the reformulated product commonly called New Coke. The original formula returned as Coca-Cola Classic on July 11, 1985, after 79 days. New Coke remained on sale beside it, later under the name Coke II. 12

Coca-Cola announced that Coke II would be discontinued in July 2002. The public record gives the ending as a month rather than a final day. 1

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