Dishonorable Mentions

After you've chomped down on a few handfuls of Frito's corn chips all that salt makes you thirsty. When you go to grab something to drink seeing a bottle of Frito Lay Lemonade in your refrigerator isn't something you envision guzzling down to quench your thirst. So, the company pulled the plug once they realized they were only getting lemons from this idea.

Kellogg's Breakfast Mates

There's nothing like a nice bowl of cereal in the morning to get the kids fed and out the door in record time to make the school bus. But, breakfast in the morning is a challenge for most homes, so Kellogg's idea for Breakfast Mates seemed like a nice way to get everyone up and out of the house fairly easy. It didn't take too long before Kellogg's do not refrigerate milk and difficult packaging proved to be an unsuccessful product. After all, the idea of warm milk and cereal is usually not a huge hit with kids. And the ads showed sleeping parents while kids got their own cereal - not so likely with difficult packaging.

Colgate Kitchen Entrees

So the idea of eating a meal and having a great smile to boot didn't take off like Colgate wanted. It may be that when thinking of incredible edibles the Colgate brand doesn't pop up - at all. This bizarre marketing strategy unsurprisingly never became popular. People may like brushing their teeth with Colgate. But, popping this microwavable meal didn't sit too well with consumers.

Coors Rocky Mountain Spring Water

The World's Most Refreshing - Water? That might have been the company's newest tagline to promote its spring water, which it uses to brew its famous beer, if the idea caught on. But, even the company's loyal following weren't chugging for the idea of cool and refreshing water. I think its safe to say people aren't into a pitcher of water during happy hour if it isn't mixed with some yeast and barley as well to make that special time after work a truly happy one.

Life Savers Soda

When it comes to non-chocolate candy and mints, the leading seller is Life Savers. The tasty treat with a hole in the center is sold in over 140 countries worldwide. And with such success it seems natural to want to expand the idea which is how the Life Savers Soda came about. Despite being well-received in taste tests, the soda didn't fair well because people thought it was going to be a liquid version of the candy - not actually a carbonated beverage trying to measure in on the popularity of Coke and Pepsi.

Yogurt à la Cosmopolitan

Cosmo means different things to certain people. Say it to a bartender and voila - you're sipping ever so fabulously on cranberry juice spiked with vodka among other things. Or you mention to your friend this really cool beauty tip you picked up in the magazine. In fact, it's the same wonderful magazine that came up with the idea of selling its own yogurt. Cosmopolitan learned a valuable lesson and maybe even a future article about sticking to what you do best. And for them that is definitely selling magazines. The yogurt thing not so much - it was off shelves within 18 months after it debuted.

The moral of this food and beverage story: even when you've had success, new ventures may not always work out as planned. In any case, these industry giants have learned valuable lessons and are still competitive brands bringing us quality products that we love and enjoy.

Source: http://www.walletpop.com/specials/top-25-biggest-product-flops-of-all-time