New Coke, modeled to taste more like its biggest competitor, Pepsi, did extremely well in test taste groups. By the mid-'80s, the heads of Coke felt so good about their new product that they ...

The OG Coke was back on the shelves within months. Coke wasn’t the only Coca-Cola product PepsiCo. went after in the '80s. It ...

Coke’s new taste and recipe went over so badly ... due in part to its "Pepsi Challenge" campaign during the ‘80s, giving consumers a blind taste test. "I always wanted to be at the mall ...

By the end of the 1980s, Advertising Age had named Diet Coke the "Brand of the Decade." The Fettuccine Alfredo at the Wendy's SuperBar in the '80s Changed My Life Forever Being part of the Coke ...

ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola may be bringing back its fan-favorite Diet Cherry Coke flavor. The iconic soda company introduced Cherry Coke, the fruity twist on its classic drink, in 1985. A year later ...

One other big misconception about New Coke: It didn’t actually go away in the ‘80s. Coca-Cola left it on shelves and let consumers decide which flavor they preferred. The company kept ...

high school movies and New Coke. Fluffy hair became cool and fluffy movies became cooler. The gritty pictures of the '70s were out and sassy comedies were in. Many people look at the '80s as ...