The First Diet Soda Came From A Company You've Never Heard Of - Chowhound

Steve Cukrov/Shutterstock Diet soda is an odd part of food and drink culture. To many people, zero-calorie or zero-sugar drinks don't taste better than the original version, and it seems like there's always some media buzz about their ingredients. Why put them on the supermarket shelf? The original purpose of these drinks is sweeter than you think. Hyman Kirsch was a Russian immigrant who founded Kirsch Bottling…