Legendary Soda Being Discontinued Due to Low-Quality Ingredients

Many love Wegmans, but this week the company is breaking hearts by discontinuing a fan-favorite product. WPOP drink is being discontinued by the grocery chain

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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 because we're committed to

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helping customers live healthier, better lives through exceptional food," the business told WHAM 13.

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Those who have loved the beverage for years may be surprised. "The news today is making me think about WPOP—I think almost every

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single holiday family snapshot from my childhood features at least one person holding a root beer or a lemon-lime," a longtime admirer of the soda wrote.

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WPOP has been popular in America for decades. One social media user remarked, "If @Wegmans is truly getting rid of their branded soda, it's

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worth pointing out how big of a deal WPOP was when first introduced in the late '80s," accompanied a video of the first insane commercial for the beverage

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When will WPOP be discontinued? The chain "will not be producing any additional Wegmans Brand soda, and anticipate selling through our

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current inventory within the next week," according to RochesterFirst.com.

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