Coke’s new cane-sweetened soda risks upending sugar supplies

Coke’s new cane-sweetened soda risks upending sugar supplies
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By Ilena PengAfter four decades drinking Coca-Cola sweetened with corn syrup, Americans are going to get the chance to buy the soda made from domestic cane sugar. But whether US farmers can meet that demand is unclear.Coca-Cola Co said Tuesday it will launch the new Coke variety this fall, a week after President Donald Trump said the company had agreed to start using the sweetener.The move is hardly an outlandish idea. In fact, Coke sold in other countries like Mexico is sweetened with cane sugar. And the company relied on cane sugar before swi...

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