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  • 17-03-2021 7:05pm
    #1
    dhaughton99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭


    Watching Juno at the moment. Whatever happened to Sunny Delight in Ireland. I have a vague recollection of It being worse for kids than Punk rock or Jimmy Saville. Is it still available?


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  • #2
    tdf7187
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭tdf7187


    Haven't seen it in years. Possibly Dealz might have it but don't bet on it. I think it was found to have excessive artificial colourings and was turning kids orange or something.


  • #3
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,426 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    Always heard that it “turned” some kid orange after he drank too much of it. Didn’t hear too much after that.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • #4
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,138 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    It went through a few recipe changes and rebrandings due to plummeting sales:

    https://thetab.com/uk/2016/06/10/whatever-happened-sunny-delight-1810

    The kid in Wales who turned orange/yellow
    was drinking 1.5 litres of it a day

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/too-much-sunny-delight-turns-girl-s-skin-yellow-1134703.html


  • #5
    Mam of 4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,575 ✭✭✭✭Mam of 4


    Iceland sells it .


  • #6
    Trigger Happy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,122 ✭✭✭Trigger Happy


    I remember they had dedicated fridges for sunny d in some Tesco shops. This despite there been nothing perishable in there and the coldness making it even less drinkable.


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    10% fruit juice and fluorescent colouring.
    90% sugary water. Sugary not necessarily sugar.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,799 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    dhaughton99 wrote: »
    Watching Juno at the moment.

    Sorry for your troubles


  • #9
    Unknown Soldier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭Unknown Soldier


    I remember it being launched when I lived in the UK many years ago.
    Their marketing team did a great job, in fairness. It was everywhere in supermarkets. As mentioned, they had their own fridges, well positioned too!


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