Coffee BOSS is a canned/bottled coffee beverage made by Suntory in Japan since 1992 in seemingly hundreds of flavors.

In life and in the packaged beverage industry alike, when you get big, haters will pray on your downfall. Such is the case in the history of Spezi, the famous German soda comprised of “Coffeinhaltige Orangenlimonade mit Cola” (Caffeinated Orange Lemonade with Cola).

Roshen Konafetto Cocoa flavor are crispy wafers chocolate wafers around a delicious filling, made by Roshen in Ukraine.

First made in 1890 as a gift for the prince of Belgium, today these cookies are available in many countries under several “prince” - related names.

Vichy Catalan. Most special regional mineral water from the Catalonia region of Spain.

Lime and salt flavored peanuts from Sabritas. Sabritas are the Mexican label for Lay’s.

Knoppers were first produced in Germany in 1983 and advertised with the slogan "Das Frühstückchen" meaning “The little breakfast”. Created by Storck, the classic cookies are a sugary five-layer lasagne of wafer, hazelnut creme, another wafer, milk creme, and another chocolate-covered wafer. Yes, 3 wafers.

Based in the Cologne region of Germany, Choceur is the brand that produces the famous chocolates carried in ALDI grocery stores. These cookies and cream bars are a great intro to Choceur chocolates!

This is a premium Italian bottled beverage. It’s unique color is the product of three special citrus fruit juices: Moro, Tarocco and Sanguinello oranges. Combine these sweet and sour blood oranges with Lurisia’s signature Mt. Etna snow-melt, and you get a distinguished flavor.

Ramune (pronounced Rah-Moon-Nay) is a Japanese soft drink named by borrowing the word “Lemonade” from English. Ramune traditionally comes in a unique “Cod-neck” bottle, which contains a small glass marble behind a rubber seal. To open the ramune, you must force the glass marble into the neck of the bottle, breaking the seal!

A boyhood favorite. Pop rocks are a remarkable product at the intersection of snack and science, perfect Bounty. As a wee lad, I used to think eating these and drinking soda would make your stomach explode!

The word “Kurkure” means “Crunchy” in Hindi. An appropriate name for these puffed snacks that are made by Pepsico in India.

Much like Pocky (which is produced by Glico), Fran is another Japanese cookie stick (produced by Meiji). These are the original chocolate flavor. Fran or Pocky? You decide.