“2020 strikes again,” Thrillist reported on Oct. 16. “On Friday, Coca-Cola
announced a scale-back in inventory in order to direct its resources toward brands with the biggest growth potential. That means that by December 31, 2020, a handful of beverages in the Coca-Cola family will cease to be, including
Diet Coke Feisty Cherry, and TaB, the company's first-ever diet soda that's long been hanging on for dear life with the help of a small-but-enthusiastic group of self-proclaimed ‘TaBaholics.’"
My phone and social media feeds instantly flooded with sympathetic messages. Moments of silence, sympathy support — all on the offering. I received copies of The Wall Street Journal article. And texts came in about it: