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Fans slam Ribena for changing its recipe and claim it now tastes ‘vile’
Fans slam Ribena for changing its recipe and claim it now tastes ‘vile’
Published on April 01, 2025 at 09:15 AM
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RIBENA fans have complained about a change to the popular drink that has left it tasting “vile”;.
Ribena has reformulated its blackcurrant squash recipe to slightly reduce its blackcurrant juice content.
Ribena fans are unhappy that it has updated its squash recipe
Instead, a natural blackcurrant flavour has been added and a sweetener called polydextrose has been removed.
The new squash started to be sold at the beginning of March.
Depending on the stock levels in supermarkets and retailers it will gradually appear on supermarket shelves by June.
But fans have flooded social media with complaints about the product.
One wrote on social media website X: “Can’t believe I just wasted £1.25 on a bottle of ribena and it tastes like absolute p*** omggg when did they change the recipe I want to cry it’s vile.”;
Another added: “Exactlyyyy I used to love ribena but it doesn’t taste as nice since they changed the recipe ð vimto is so underrated.”;
Sarah Fleetwood, Head of Marketing for Ribena, said: “We set ourselves the challenge of improving our Ribena Blackcurrant squash.
“The key ingredients remain – we’ve just re-balanced the recipe to deliver more of the unique Ribena taste that we know our consumers love.”;
She added that after a year of trials, Ribena is now a “better tasting drink”;.
“In a taste test, two thirds of people preferred the improved recipe,”; she said.
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“What hasn’t changed is the fact that Ribena is still made with 100% British blackcurrants and performs very favourably on ‘juice per serve’ ratio compared to other squash drinks.”;
Ribena is sold in two versions: ready to drink and squash.
The 850ml squash is sold in original and no added sugar varieties and comes in blackcurrant, strawberry and pineapple & passion fruit flavours.
Meanwhile, the ready to drink versions are sold in 500ml bottles and six packs of 250ml cartons.