Leed

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Leed
Leed lemonade can.jpeg
Type Lemonade
Manufacturer The Coca-Cola Company
Distributor Coca Cola Amatil Ltd
Country of origin Australia
Introduced1967, Adelaide South Australia
Discontinued1984
ColourColourless
Related products Sprite, Schweppes

Leed was a carbonated lemonade soft drink sold in the middle and late 20th century.

It was produced and distributed by Coca-Cola Amatil in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and Fiji. In 1984, Leed was discontinued and replaced by the more widely known Sprite brand. [1] Accompanying this change was also a new recipe.

Leed Lemon Soda Squash was a variant which was replaced by Mello Yello in the early 1980s.

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References

  1. "1970s - Leed Lemonade". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision . New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2018.