Sprite is a transparent, lemon-lime flavored, caffeine free soft drink, produced by the Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced in the United States in 1961. This was Coke's response to the popularity of 7 Up, which had begun as "Lithiated Lemon" in 1929. It comes in a primarily silver, green, and blue can or a green transparent bottle with a primarily green and blue label. Sprite was introduced in the United States in 1961 to compete against 7 Up. Early magazine advertisements promoted it as a somewhat sophisticated