Coca-Cola is changing the recipe and can design of it's Coca-Cola Zero Sugar beverage line for the second time in four years, the soft drink giant revealed on Tuesday - sparking outrage from fans.
The calorie-free drink will be reformulated to look and taste closer to regular full-sugar Coca-Cola, the company said.
Although they were not specific on what had changed, Coke said the new recipe should be 'more refreshing and delicious.'
And the can will also get a redesign, ditching the black-and-red background for a fully red can with black lettering - again to bring the brand closer in line with classic Coke.
The new formula is set to roll out in the US this month and Canada in September, and has already appeared in some international markets, CNN reports.
Coke Zero first launched in 2005 with a fully black can, but the company controversially tweaked the recipe in 2017 and relaunched it as Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.
And the reaction to Coke's latest change has provoked similar outrage from fans who have already tasted it.
'Awful,' one person described the changes on Twitter.
Coca-Cola is changing the recipe and can design of it's Coke Zero Sugar beverage line for the second time in four years, with fans lashing out once again
The idea behind the most recent flavor and design change is to get Coke Zero Sugar to look and taste as close to regular Coca-Cola as possible, according to company officials
'The new taste is so bad,' another tweeted of the drink update,
'Shoutout to coca cola for changing their coca cola zero sugar recipe bc you made me get ride of my addiction bc the taste is so bad.' a third opined, with many more following suit.
'What have you done to my favorite drink coke zero sugar?' one despondent
