JFC, after his dictate to Coke, the next thing TSF will

[no_hypocrisy]

mandate will be real butter on novie popcorn.

BTW, the MAGA corn farmers just got FAFO.

[riversedge]

1. But Coke a Cola did not confirm Trumps claim.

Adding real cane sugar would increase prices but article did not say how much.
Coke makes both now already--but limited supplies of cane sugar supplies in USA.

This is in news articles I have read. Sorry I do not receipts right off hand right now.

[Rastapopoulos]

4. Maybe Trump will invade Cuba

And take over the sugar cane fields.

[underpants]

5. Mexican/Jewish Coke with a yellow cap. The US has a price floor on sugar

It’s much more expensive here so everyone went to corn.

[keep_left]

6. They will do what Pepsi and others do--make a "throwback" or...

..."old time" version. A few years ago, I noticed Pepsi products (Mountain Dew in particular) started coming in "throwback" versions sweetened with real cane sugar. Since I only drink sugar-free sodas, I'm not sure if Pepsi charged more for the real sugar sodas, but I wouldn't be surprised.

[hatrack]

11. Hey, it worked for "ethanol-free" gasoline . . . .

They sell that shit around here for 50 or 60 cents above the E10 price.

[Tommy Carcetti]

8. Also adding sugar doesn't make it any healthier

It’s just substituting one sweetener for another.

[Ken Dayenu]

2. Has Coca-Cola actually acknowledged this?

Trump says a lot of shit that isn't true. I've not seen any confirmation from Coca-Cola that this is actually true. Trump drinks Diet Coke like me, so I know my addiction is safe.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/coca-cola-dodges-trump-says-soda-will-switch-back-cane-sugar-rcna219225

[Initech]

7. They're desperately trying to change the subject and it ain't working!

[bif]

9. Once again, he's focusing on the important things.

Way to go, fuckwad!

[Shipwack]

10. This is an outright lie.

TL;DR The Coke corporation can’t unilaterally decide on soda ingredients.

I have a friend in the entertainment industry who’s doing really well. He’s a good guy who deserves every penny of it.

He contacted Coca-Cola to ask about why there is sugar in other countries but corn syrup in America. They mentioned how corn syrup is so much cheaper in the US. They also said that the ingredients used in the soda was a choice of the regional distributors, and not the parent corporation.

He got together with some friends to see about purchasing a distributor. It turns out that they are generally family enterprises that get passed on to other family members. There is a huge line of people who are waiting for a distributor to come up for sale, which will surely trigger a bidding war. Given these issues, he shelved his dream of bringing real sugar Coke to the US mainstream.

Bottom line, the Coke-a-Cola corporation can’t unilaterally decide to use sugar in their sodas. They were either humoring Trump, or it’s just another of his fever dreams…