‘Most underrated’ Tango flavour discontinued across all supermarkets as fuming shoppers call for u-turn
A FAN favourite Tango flavour has been discontinued as fuming shoppers call for a u-turn.
Carlsberg Britvic has axed Tango Dark Berry Sugar Free with customers struggling to find it on shelves.
Some retailers including Ocado and Poundland are still selling the fizzy drink as they shift what stock they have left, with prices starting from 75p for a single can.
However, Carlsberg Britvic has confirmed it will soon be a thing of the past after production was halted.
The news has left sweet-toothed shoppers fuming as they call for the decision to stop making the drink, known among some as the “most underrated”, to be reversed.
Posting on X, one said: “Tango Dark Berry has been discontinued. Please reverse this decision.”
Another asked: “Has Tango Dark Berry been discontinued. If so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE reconsider this decision.”
A third chipped in: “Tango why have you discontinued Tango Dark Berry? It was your best drink and my favourite.”
A spokesperson for Carlsberg Britvic said it stopped making Dark Berry Tango earlier this year.
They added: “We’ve introduced Tango Cherry Sugar Free, launched Limited Edition Strawberry Smash and brought back our two Limited Drop Tango Blast flavours – Cherry Blast and Raspberry Blast.
Strawberry Smash was launched in February combining strawberry and tropical pineapple flavours.
Meanwhile, Cherry Blast and Raspberry blast were brought back last month for six months after last being seen in 2018.
OTHER DISCONTINUED ITEMS
Sainsbury’s recently confirmed it had discontinued its Patisserie Valerie cake slices from branches.
Meanwhile, Aldi axed its popular Deli smoke pork sausages across 100 stores leaving shoppers devastated.
Lidl dropped beloved fridge essential Dairy Manor lactose-free skimmed milk from shelves recently too.
Sainsbury’s has also axed popular own-brand Meat Free Steaks to customer frustration.
Baked goods giant Greggs recently caused a stir after dropping ham salad baguettes from menus, as exclusively revealed by The Sun.
The lunch item was axed in favour of other fresh baguettes, despite its popularity among hungry shoppers.
One customer posted on X: “Was so upset to be told that your ham salad baguettes have been discontinued while at your Marlborough store today.”
“That’s my midweek treat every week and seems to be very popular.”
A second added: “I would have loved a ham salad baguette but for some bizarre reason you have stopped doing them! Scandalous!”
Meanwhile, Tesco shoppers were left baffled after finding out it had discontinued six-pint bottles of whole milk.
A spokesperson for the UK’s biggest supermarket said the bottles had been phased out in 2023 to reduce wastage.
In other news, we revealed the real reason your favourite snacks get discontinued.
Why are products axed or recipes changed?
ANALYSIS by chief consumer reporter James Flanders.
Food and drinks makers have been known to tweak their recipes or axe items altogether.
They often say that this is down to the changing tastes of customers.
There are several reasons why this could be done.
For example, government regulation, like the “sugar tax,” forces firms to change their recipes.
Some manufacturers might choose to tweak ingredients to cut costs.
They may opt for a cheaper alternative, especially when costs are rising to keep prices stable.
For example, Tango Cherry disappeared from shelves in 2018.
It has recently returned after six years away but as a sugar-free version.
Fanta removed sweetener from its sugar-free alternative earlier this year.
Suntory tweaked the flavour of its flagship Lucozade Original and Orange energy drinks.
While the amount of sugar in every bottle remains unchanged, the supplier swapped out the sweetener aspartame for sucralose.