Food companies discontinue their products
like broadcast networks discontinue TV shows: with no regard for the feelings of their fans. All we can do is wait and hope that our favorite
food items will one day return (or create a petition on Facebook). Without further ado, here are ten more Discontinued
Food Items We Miss. Hershey’s Kissables Everyone loves Hershey’s Kisses. Because of that, you’d think that Hershey’s
Kissables would have been a hit. Unfortunately, this variation on the beloved
chocolate didn’t do as well for itself as was expected. Available for less than four years in the
early 2000s, Hershey’s Kissables resembled miniature Hershey’s Kisses with a thick
sugar shell that came in several colors. For most of the year, they came in the basic
colors of the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue, but special edition colors
were released to celebrate certain holidays. You could find pastel Kissables around Easter,
pink and white Kissables around Valentine’s Day, and red and green Kissables for Christmas. If milk chocolate wasn’t your vibe, you
could opt for Kissables Dark instead. They were made with dark chocolate and came
in darker colors to help set them apart from the original candy. To reduce production costs, some changes were
made to the ingredients used in Kissables about two years after their release. The amount of cocoa butter used in Kissables
was significantly reduced. Not only did this affect the taste, but it
meant that Kissables couldn’t even be referred to as milk chocolate anymore; they had to
be called “chocolate candy” instead. To no one’s surprise, this change did nothing
to help the candy’s success. It was discontinued shortly after. The takeaway here is to never cut corners
when it comes to chocolate. Dr Pepper Berries and Cream Sold for less than a year in both Canada and
the United States, this soda and its diet counterpart brought an interesting flavor
palette to the soft drink world. Dr Pepper Berries and Cream maintained the
original flavor of Dr Pepper, but complemented it with the addition of berry and cream flavors. It might sound weird, but it worked. Dr Pepper Berries and Cream soda was part
of their Soda Fountain Classics lineup, which also included Dr Pepper Cherry Vanilla. The point of this line was to emulate the
types of drinks you might have found at a soda fountain in the 1950s. The idea is cool – everyone who watched
Grease as a kid has an unhealthy obsession with poodle skirts and diner food. It was smart of Dr Pepper to try and take
advantage of the popularity surrounding all things fifties but, considering the fact that
only two drinks were ever released in this lineup, it feels safe to say that things didn’t
go as planned. While Dr Pepper Berries and Cream is gone
for good, Dr Pepper Cherry Vanilla can still be found in several places across the United
States, so be sure to keep an eye out for it. Even though it was only sold for a few months,
Dr Pepper Berries and Cream still has a lot of diehard fans. Many of them have shared their love for this
soft drink online, some of them even going as far as to create Facebook petitions calling
for its return! Flintstones Push-Up Pops The best frozen dessert to reach for on a
hot summer day in the nineties was a Flintstones Push-Up Pop. These sherbet popsicles originally only came
in orange but, as they gained popularity, more flavors, including Berry, Lime, Cherry,
Grape, and Rainbow, were released. As if these things weren’t good enough already,
there was a variation of this frozen food item, dubbed Pebbles Push-Up Ice Cream Treats,
in which Nerds candy pieces in every color imaginable were mixed into the ice cream. Combining the iconic cartoon with this universally
loved dessert seemed like a surefire way to create a hugely popular food item. And it worked! Flintstones Push-Up Pops were loved by kids
and adults alike. Many people get nostalgic at the mention of
them. For whatever reason, Nestlé decided to drop
Push-Up Pops’ association with The Flintstones entirely. Many of the flavors have been dropped, and
those that were kept on no longer have cutesy Flintstone-related names (such as Bedrock
Berry). And the special editions, like the Pebbles
Push Up Ice Cream Treats, are a thing of the past. So, yes, while you can still buy orange, cherry,
or grape Push-Up Pops, it just isn’t the same. Pop-Tarts Snak-Stix Kellogg’s has tried to make Pop-Tarts snacks
happen more than once, but it’s never really worked out in their favor. Snak-Stix came out in the early 2000s and
were all about making everyone’s favorite breakfast food easy to eat on the go. Designed like a Kit-Kat, Snak-Stix were made
up of three rectangular bars of Pop-Tart, which could be separated from one another
with a simple snap. They could be found in Cookies and Crème,
Frosted Berry, Frosted Caramel Chocolate and Frosted Double Chocolate. The issue with Snak-Stix is that they didn’t
bring anything new to the table (or the lunch box). They more-or-less tasted like a regular old
Pop-Tart, just in a different packaging. They were also made less accessible than standard
Pop-Tarts, as many people prefer to eat them toasted, but, with Snak-Stix, you were pretty
much forced into eating them at room temperature. Even a huge advertisement tie-in with American
Idol (which was extremely relevant back when Snak-Stix were released) wasn’t enough to
save this after-school snack from discontinuation. After about a year, it was bye-bye Snak-Stix. As Randy Jackson would have said, “that’s
gonna be a no from me, dog”. Creme Savers The swirl of crème and fruit flavors paired
with the fact that they were shaped like Life Savers without the hole resulted in the rather
odd name of these hard candies. On the r/nostalgia thread on Reddit, many
Redditors look back fondly on their memories of Creme Savers. One commenter even went as far as to say that
just the picture of the hard candy made them salivate. As you’ve probably gathered, Creme Savers
were pretty popular back in the day. Creme Savers came in many flavors, including
strawberry, orange, and raspberry, but people only really cared about the strawberry ones. This hard candy made a huge splash when it
was first released in the late nineties, but interest fizzled out over time. There’s a bit of controversy surrounding
whether or not Creme Savers have actually been discontinued. No official statement has been made, but they’ve
become nearly impossible to find. Some claim that they can still be found in
the deep, dark corners of the Internet, and even in some stores. Maybe if you really believe, you’ll be able
to find them. That being said, it doesn’t look promising. But it’s okay, because Campino still exists
and it’s the same thing, but better. Snapple Pie Drinks Who hasn’t dreamed about consuming pie in
liquid form? Actually, most people probably haven’t. But, apparently, Snapple has. These questionable fruit juices are just strange
enough that we wish they’d never been discontinued. This limited-edition Snapple Beverage, Snapple
Pie, was created to taste like everyone’s favorite pies – crust and all. First there was Snapple Apple Pie (they had
to include this all-American dessert, after all), then there was Snapple Berry Mix and
Mingle, which sounds like it was going for a mixed berry vibe. We have to admit, Snapple Pie Drinks were
better than expected. Once you get over the shock that a transparent
liquid actually managed to capture the taste of pie, you start to enjoy its delicious taste. If you never had the opportunity to try a
Snapple Pie Drink, you’re probably having a hard time wrapping your head around what
the experience of drinking it would be like. Take it from us, it’s not as weird as you’d
think. Despite the fact that these drinks were pretty
good, they were a bit too out there to ever really catch on in the mainstream. If you’re ever looking for a laugh, check
out the Snapple Pie Facebook profile. Unlike most Facebook pages dedicated to discontinued
food items, this one isn’t a petition demanding the product’s return – it’s run as Snapple
Pie’s personal Facebook account. It’s as confusing as it sounds, but there’s
good entertainment value to be found. Dannon Sprinkl’ins Yogurt Dannon is one of the best yogurt brands out
there. They can do no wrong. But of all their great yogurt products, the
one that stands out the most in our memories is their Sprinkl’ins Yogurt. What is Sprinkl’ins Yogurt? Well, if you weren’t lucky enough to have
it as your afternoon snack back in elementary school, Sprinkl’ins Yogurt is what you get
when you take yogurt and make it extra. Sprinkl’ins Yogurt came in the conventional
flavors of vanilla and strawberry but what made it special was the package of colorful
sprinkles that was paired with each container. The preparation was as easy as it gets; you
just had to stir the sprinkles into the yogurt and dig in. There was even a special version of this yogurt,
in which the sprinkles actually caused the yogurt to change color. We have to say, if you showed up to elementary
school with that in your lunchbox, you’d be the coolest kid on the playground. Why this Dannon product disappeared, we can’t
tell you. It’s one of life’s great mysteries. Luckily, there are plenty of other yogurts
out there that are marketed towards younger audiences, so the loss of Sprinkl’ins Yogurt
didn’t hit as hard as it could have. That being said, we wouldn’t be sad if Dannon
decided to give it a second chance. M&Ms Cookie Chocolate Snack Bars The name of this food item is pretty self-explanatory,
but there’s a lot going on here, so let’s take a second to unpack it all. The M&Ms Cookie Chocolate Snack Bar was more
or less a hollowed-out vanilla biscuit that was filled with chocolate. As an added bonus, M&Ms were mixed into the
chocolate. This snack bar sounds like the literal best
food ever but, for some reason, it wasn’t sold for very long at all. This is another example of a food item that
was discontinued without any explanation. One day it was there, and the next day it
was gone. The odds that the M&Ms Cookie Chocolate Snack
Bar is ever revived are pretty low, but the news isn’t all bad. While creating an exact replica of this product
would be pretty difficult, there are a million and one recipes for M&M Cookie Bars to be
found online. So, why not try one of those the next time
you find yourself feeling nostalgic (or hungry) for this throwback of a snack bar. Who knows, the homemade stuff might actually
end up tasting better! Vault Soda When it comes to caffeine, no other soft drink
has anything on Vault Soda. Even Surge and Mountain Dew’s impressive
caffeine contents pale in comparison to that of Vault. This Coca-Cola product, which was sold for
about six years in the early 2000s, proudly bore the slogan “Drinks like a soda, kicks
like an energy drink.” The original Vault Soda was citrus flavored
and came in a lime green color similar to that of Mountain Dew. After Vault’s debut, a red variation of
the soda, called Vault Red Blitz was released. Vault Red Blitz was cherry flavored and, as
the name implies, was red instead of yellow-green. In addition to the two flavors, there was
also a diet citrus-flavored variation of Vault Soda, called Vault Zero. Vault Soda met its end at the start of the
2010s, due to the reintroduction of once discontinued soda, Mello Yello. Mello Yello, which had originally hit shelves
at the start of the eighties to compete with Mountain Dew, was basically the twin to Vault. It was also highly caffeinated and citrus
flavored. It even had a cherry flavored variant! As Mello Yello was reintroduced, it began
to replace Vault Soda, which was slowly phased out. Kudos Bars Someone on Reddit commented that they owe
one of their best and oldest friendships to this granola bar. If that’s not a testament to the power of
food, we don’t know what is. Although, calling a Kudos Bar a granola bar
is generous; it has a lot more in common with a candy bar. That being said, the goal of the Kudos Bar
was to create a healthier candy bar, and, with the inclusion of granola, it looks like
they managed to achieve that. This eighties snack bar was a granola bar
with a layer of chocolate along the bottom. Mixed into the granola were the ingredients
specific to each flavor. There were a few different kinds of Kudos
Bar, including chocolate chip, peanut butter, and nutty fudge. There were also special variations of the
Kudos Bar that were inspired by popular candies. One was the M&M Kudos Bar, which contained
M&Ms, another was the Snickers Kudos Bar, which was covered in milk chocolate and had
a caramel layer inside. It was especially difficult to try to sell
the M&M and Snickers Kudos Bars to parents as a healthy snack, but kids everywhere made
a concerted effort. The disappearance of these snack bars might
be due in part to the fact that parents didn’t want to buy their kids what was essentially
a candy bar for breakfast. Plus, kids were probably way more interested
in eating actual candy bars than this “healthier” alternative. Whatever the reason, Kudos Bars have virtually
disappeared. Even though they didn’t make the best candy
bars, they made for pretty incredible granola bars and, for that, we miss them. Go ahead and tap on another video, hit that
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