This article is about a soft drink. The original Lemon Lime Slice was introduced in 1984 as a lemon slice for Teem, and a competitor to Sprite and 7-Up.
A diet version was introduced in 1985. Slice was a big success upon release, inspiring other juice-infused drinks based on already existing juice brands, such as Coca-Cola’s Minute Maid orange soda and Cadbury Schweppes’s Sunkist. By May 1987, Slice held 3. 2 percent of the soft drink market. One year later, it had fallen to 2.
1 percent and was below 2 percent in June 1988. By 1990, the packaging had been redesigned, and the juice content dropped entirely. The line of flavors was also expanded again, this time with flavors more similar to competitors like Crush, including Strawberry, Pineapple, Fruit Punch, and Grape. The first two can and bottle designs featured a solid color related to the flavor of the drink. These were replaced in 1994 with black cans that featured colorful bursts related to the flavor of the drink, along with slicker graphics. More new flavors were made available during this era, including Dr Slice, a competitor to Dr Pepper. In 1997, the cans became blue with color-coordinated swirls.
