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After nudge from President Trump, Coca-Cola says it plans to sell a line of soda for U.S. market that uses natural cane sugar.
A week after President Trump said Coca-Cola would change its recipe and drop high fructose corn syrup, Coke says it has a new drink coming.
Coca-Cola is rolling out a new version of its classic soda made with American cane sugar this fall. Scientists say it's no healthier than the original, but the shift could prove a savvy business move.
Coca-Cola said Tuesday that it plans to launch a version of its flagship Coke made with US cane sugar this fall in response to "consumer preferences."
Coca-Cola plans to expand its U.S. soda offerings with a version of its namesake cola sweetened with cane sugar. President Donald Trump had earlier announced that he had spoken with Coke about using "REAL Cane Sugar" in its drinks.
The move comes following public pressure by President Donald Trump urging Coca-Cola company to bring a cane-sugar version to the U.S.
Trump said in a social media post last week that Coca-Cola had agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship product in the U.S., which has been sweetened with high fructose corn syrup since the 1980s. Coke didn’t immediately confirm the change, but promised new offerings soon.
Asked about the switch, a representative for Coca-Cola didn’t explicitly say it would use cane sugar for products in the U.S.
The beverage maker will roll out a new cane sugar-sweetened option in the fall, while retaining the high-fructose corn-syrup version.
Coca-Cola said it plans to expand its product range this fall to include an offering sweetened with cane sugar for the U.S. market in place of high-fructose corn syrup, or HFCS. It comes day after Trump said the company would add cane sugar option.
July 22 (UPI) -- Coca-Cola will make a new soda made with cane sugar in the United States, the company said on Tuesday.
ANN DURBIN and JONEL ALECCIA President Donald Trump teased the announcement last week, but the Coca-Cola Co. confirmed it Tuesday: a cane sugar-sweetened version of the beverage