McDonald's Is Dropping Hi-C From Its Menu, And People Are NOT Pleased

"Wait till I see you in the streets Ronald McDonald."
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Senior Reporter, HuffPost

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McDonald’s is phasing out a beloved drink from its menu and customers are not happy about it.

According to a memo addressed to McDonald’s operators and managers that appeared on Imgur earlier this week, the fast food chain announced its U.S. locations are going to discontinue Hi-C Orange after May 1. (The full official name of the drink is actually Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, which most of us probably didn’t know.)

Because of a new partnership with Coke, the beverage will be replaced with Sprite TropicBerry soda. A representative for McDonald’s confirmed the news to the website Eat This Not That.

People on Twitter were really upset about the news:

McDonald's: "We ain't got Hi-C Orange no more" pic.twitter.com/yoSHRJxK91

— Legends (@LegendsofCH) April 28, 2017

@kingsleyyy @McDonalds Wait till I see you in the streets Ronald McDonald. pic.twitter.com/VcvjKaiyr5

— spicy doggo (@effing_fabulous) April 28, 2017

Customers: Your ice cream machines never work, fix them?

McDonald's: You spoke, we listened. Hi-C orange will soon be phased out. Thank you

— mike, aka (@iEatFatKidsFood) April 27, 2017

McDonald is gettin’ rid of their Hi-C Orange. They should get rid of their ice cream machine since that sumbitch is always broken anyway. 🇺🇸

— Cloyd Rivers (@CloydRivers) April 27, 2017

Raise your hand if you feel personally victimized by @McDonalds getting rid of Hi-C Orange... pic.twitter.com/L4Z6DEM3wA

— Tori Kreitzer (@teekreitz) April 27, 2017

McDonald's getting rid of the Orange Hi-C is the worst news I've gotten since i found out Caesar dressing is made from anchovies

— Mikey Wagz (@Mikey_Wagz) April 27, 2017

@McDonalds plz don't discontinue #HiCOrange. Hi-C & McChickens is my version of Milk & Cookies. The flavor combo breathes life into my day.

— Nick Codispoti (@nickcodispoti) April 28, 2017

Some fans are trying to find a way to stop the change from going through:

@McDonalds How many Rt's to save Hi-C Drink?

— Jessie (@RealJessieA) April 28, 2017

Considering all the backlash McDonald’s just received for its new “dystopian uniforms,” it seems like the chain needs a good PR moment right about now.

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