Sprite Lemon+ is a range of primarily

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-flavoured

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s produced by

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under the Sprite brand. ''Sprite Lemon+ Zero Sugar'' is an artificially sweetened version.

History

The predecessor to this brand,

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was introduced in Australia in the 1990s as a replacement for the ''

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'' brand. ''Mello Yello'' had replaced ''Leed Lemon Soda Squash'', which was a variant of the '' Leed Lemonade'' brand. The only flavour in the Lift range (besides limited time flavours) was Lemon. In 2015 it was rebranded as

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Lemon Lift and then back to the original Lift in 2016 with a flavour change, supposedly making the drink more sour. Lift was discontinued in the Australian market in September 2022. The Sprite brand was used to launch a new zesty lemon flavour variant with caffeine and marketed as Sprite Lemon+. This flavour was announced by

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on 13 September 2022, following months of rumours on social media.

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History

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