Mello Yello - It MIGHT Have Money In it.

It... Might... have Money in it.

A soft drink (also referred to as soda, pop, soda pop or fizzy drink) is a drink that typically contains no alcohol, though may contain small amounts[1] (typically less than 0.5% by volume) and is usually referred to as a sugary drink. Soft drinks are often carbonated and commonly consumed while chilled or at room temperature. Some of the most common soft drinks include cola, flavored water, sparkling water, iced tea, sweet tea, sparkling lemonade (or other lemon-lime soft drinks), squash, fruit punch, root beer, orange soda, grape soda, cream soda, and ginger ale.

The term "soft" is employed in opposition to "hard", i.e. drinks with high alcoholic content by volume. Generally it is also implied that the drink does not contain milk or other dairy products. Hot chocolate, hot tea, coffee, tap water, juice, schorle or spritzer and milkshakes also do not fall into this classification.

Many carbonated soft drinks are optionally available in versions sweetened with sugars or with non-caloric sweeteners, such as diet soda.

Mello Yello is a caffeinated, citrus-flavored soft drink produced and distributed by the Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced in the latter part of 1979 to compete with PepsiCo's Mountain Dew. There have been three flavored variants of Mello Yello. Mello Yello Cherry was released in response to Mountain Dew Code Red. The other two variants were peach-flavored Mello Yello Afterglow, and Mello Yello Melon. All three were only available for a limited time.

In the United States, Mello Yello is only sold in certain areas, primarily in the Midwest, Southeast and South Florida, where it remains quite popular. Recently it has been reintroduced to northern states and has had good reactions from consumers. The product allows Coca-Cola to have a presence in the citrus soft drink market segment along with Vault, another citrus soft drink that is more widely sold by Coca-Cola. A low calorie version, called Diet Mello Yello, also exists in select markets.

In early 2010, Coca-Cola announced with images of new packaging that it would be re-branding Mello Yello to resemble the packaging in the late 1970s. This re-branding has included an expanded distribution of the product, into such areas of the United States that have not had the product in years such as the Northeast United States and the Western United States.

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