A man runs on November 5, 2019 with Coca-Cola bottles and coral shelves in a shopping mall in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Coca Cola The company announced on Tuesday that there are plans to present a version of Kola in the US with sugarcane sugar.
Coke has used a high-fructose corn syrup to sweeten its name in the US since the 1980s, although it still uses sugarcane sugar in other markets such as Mexico. “Mexican Coke” has gained popularity like retailers in the US in the last decade Costco And Target After eating Bodegas and restaurants for Hispanic customers, the drink is stocked.
Announcing in a news release Its second quarter earnings On Tuesday, Coke stated that the new product offer “designed to supplement the company’s strong core portfolio and provide more options in opportunities and preferences.”
The announcement of the product comes after the President Donald Trump Truth was posted on social on Wednesday that he was talking with the company about using “Real Kane Sugar” in his US Soda. Trump Diet is a long fan of coke, which uses an artificial sweetener aspartem, and even a button to call a drink in the oval office.
“As you have seen last week, we appreciate the President’s enthusiasm for our Coca-Cola brand.”
Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior has asserted the use of high-fructose corn syrup, blaming it for obesity and chronic disease. Research does not suggest that sugarcane sugar is a healthy option compared to high-fructose corn syrup.
Long-term tariffs on sugar imported from other countries make quota commodity more expensive than corn syrup, which has been created in the US and is supported by corn farmers for farmers.
Coke already sweetens some of its other American products with sugarcane sugar, such as its lemonade, tea and vitamin water brand.
“I think it’s a good sign that the industry, including itself, is trying a lot of different things because it belongs to sugarcane sugar,” he told analysts.
Prior to Tuesday’s announcement, Coke was avoiding tricks to cut the amount of sugar in its portfolio – and customers are liking the switch. For example, the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar has been one of the fastest growing drinks for the company, with an increase in 9% volume last year.
rival PepsiCo In his name, it is connecting sugarcane sugar back in Kola. On Monday, the company announced the upcoming launch Pepsi prebiotic colaWhich includes three grams of fiber and five grams of sugarcane sugar.
