Coca-Cola announced on Tuesday that it is planning to launch a new product with real sugar as soon as this fall in the midst of continuous pressure from the Trump administration to ensure that the food supply of the country has cleaner ingredients.
“As part of its current innovation agenda, this fall in the United States, the company is planning to launch an offer with US Cane Sugar to expand its trademark Coca-Cola product assortment,” the company said in the Windstr report of the second quarter. “This addition is intended as a supplement to the strong core portfolio of the company and offer more choices on occasions and preferences.”
The announcement comes days after president Donald Trump Said on social media that the beverage giant agreed to use “real” cane sugar in cola that was sold in the United States.
“I spoke with Coca-Cola about the use of real cane sugar in Cola in the United States, and they agreed to do that,” Trump wrote about Truth Social. “I would like to thank everything in authority at Coca-Cola. This will see a very good move. It is just better!”
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In the 1980s, the drink giant reed sugar, which was delivered with high rates, changed for corn syrup with a high fructose. High-fructose maize syrup was the cheaper alternative due to subsidies from maize agriculture.
