Children and nostalgic adults have enjoyed the iconic Shirley Temple soft drink, which is made with ginger ale or lemon-lime soda, grenadine, and a cherry, at restaurants ever since the drink was created for the child star in the 1930s.

The late actor, known as Shirley Temple Black as an adult, told National Public Radio in 1986 that she hated the drink, Fox News reported. She even sued a soft drink company, Soda Pop Kids, in 1988 for using her name on their Shirley Temple soda products.

But Black’s disdain for the drink did not stop others from launching versions of her namesake soda. Two years before Black sued Soda Pop Kids, another soft drink company, Hollywood’s Original Shirley Temple Soda Pop, introduced its version of the drink in 1986 in Santa Rosa, Calif., developed by Chet Prater, his high school science teacher Marshal Fisher, and students at Montgomery High School, where this writer graduated years before.

Hollywood’s Original Shirley Temple Soda Pop also produced and sold the first sugar-free Shirley Temple soda in the industry, according to its website.

The Original Shirley Temple Soda Pop company, which holds a trademark for its soda according to its website, is still manufactured and bottled by Mukilteo, Wash.-based Orca Beverage Inc. and available for online purchase.

7Up rolled out its new 7Up Shirley Temple soda, which is available at retailers through Dec. 31, 2026.

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7Up Shirley Temple available until year-end

And now iconic soft drink manufacturer Keurig DrPepper has launched 7Up Shirley Temple, made with 7Up’s lemon-lime soda and pomegranate and cherry flavors. 7Up Shirley Temple began distribution on Oct. 15 and will continue through the end of 2026 while supplies last, according to a company statement.

“Our team loves the challenge of developing and marketing a beverage that evokes a deep sense of nostalgia with a modern twist, and the 7Up Shirley Temple does just that,” Keurig DrPepper Chief Marketing Officer Andrew Springate said.

“Consumers will be delighted by this sweet reminder of the magic of childhood with a contemporary burst of flavorful refreshment,” Springate said.

7Up Shirley Temple will be sold in 2-liter bottles and 12-packs of 12-ounce cans at retailers through Dec. 31. The company will also sell Zero Sugar versions of 7Up Shirley Temple in 12-packs of 12-ounce cans.

Company previously launched Cherry 7Up

7Up had never produced a Shirley Temple soda before the Oct. 15 launch, but did launch Cherry 7Up in the 1980s, which competed against Hollywood’s Original Shirley Temple Soda Pop. The original Shirley Temple maker’s business began to deteriorate after Cherry 7Up’s launch, and the company temporarily ceased production, according to its website.

Hollywood’s Original Shirley Temple Soda Pop, however, was resurrected in 2012 by the company founder’s son Kenneth Prater.

Coca-Cola doesn’t have Shirley Temple

Coca-Cola doesn’t manufacture a Sprite Shirley Temple soda in cans or bottles. It also doesn’t produce a Roy Rogers soda, which consists of cola and grenadine

Other brands of Shirley Temple soda battle for shelf space in retail stores, including the revived former Pepsi soda brand Slice, which was relaunched by beverage company Suja Life in 2025.

Suja has Shirley Temple Slice

Suja unveiled Shirley Temple Slice about a year ago on Sept. 29, 2025, at Target stores. Shirley Temple Slice isn’t as sweet as other versions, as its 12-ounce “better-for-you” formula has only 4 grams of sugar, no high fructose corn syrup, and only 35 calories.

7Up Shirley Temple’s 12-ounce cans have 38 grams of sugars, including high fructose corn syrup and 140 calories.

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