I’m not that old - but I remember a time when there were 3 main cola brands. Well Coca Cola was number 1 by far, but Pepsi and RC were respectable rivals. I believe at one time RC was a fairly important company, (I think John Glenn was - symbolically - it’s president for a time).
Now I only see it for 88 cents a 2 liter in mom & pop stores, or sort of dispersed in the soda aisle with all the no-name brands. Serving it to guests at a barbecue is tantamount to saying “You’re welcome here, but not worth the $1.49 for a 2 liter of Coke welcome”.
That’s a shame, because for me, it’s great to escape the Coke/Pepsi tyranny over cola from time to time. I like getting a bargain, but I naturally resent the stigma of being a cheap soda drinker.
I never see them advertise or anything. Has RC simply resigned itself to the bargain niche market.
I believe RC is very popular in the southern states but for some reason not popular in other areas of the United States. I dont know the reason for this.
RC is the best!! I buy it on purpose because it tastes better to me.
(Not a factual answer, I know.)
I actually never saw it - or at least noticed it until I moved from small town PA. Here (in Portland Oregon) it’s very common - a lot of resturants carry it instead of Pepsi or Coke.
It also costs about the same as Coke or Pepsi in the groceries - maybe 30cents or so less, but not significantly cheaper.
I think diet RC cola is the only soda (at least the only national soda) to be sweetened with splenda. I don’t think they got the flavor right though (for diet).
Nope, they just couldn’t make a successful lemon-lime drink so they used Dr. Pepper/7Up company’s already recognized product for their fountains and vending machines. Pepsi now has Sierra Mist to put into their fountain drink dispensers.
I think the problem with RC (in my area, anyway) really came when they discontinued Cherry RC back in the '80’s. That stuff was GREAT, but when Coca-Cola came out with Cherry Coke they stopped making Cherry RC. Since then they have become less visible in stores and vending machines. They have since brought Cherry RC back, but it just isn’t the same. I’ll stick to making my own cherry cola with lots of marachino cherry syrup and Pepsi. This way I get to eat the cherries instead of just buying the syrup. I get the warehouse club size bottles of cherries. Mmmmmm.
I’m in the Midwest and I’ve never heard of Faygo. We have Shasta here, too. They are basically a name-brand generic. Some good, some mediocre flavors.
We have Faygo in Ohio. I used to drink the grape Faygo when I was a kid. I’ve never had the Faygo cola. I’m not even sure if they make one although they probably do.
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