Coca‑Cola to Offer Cane Sugar Soda in U.S. This Fall

Coca‑Cola has announced that it will launch a new version of its iconic Coke in the U.S. this autumn, sweetened with domestically sourced cane sugar.

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00:00Coca-Cola has announced it'll launch a new version of its iconic Coke in the U.S. this autumn,

00:05sweetened with domestically sourced cane sugar,

00:08following recent calls from President Trump urging the switch from high-fructose corn syrup.

00:13The introduction will complement, rather than replace, the regular Coke formula,

00:18offering health-conscious consumers an alternative, like Mexico's cane sugar-sweetened version.

00:23While the decision is expected to benefit sugar-producing states like Florida and Louisiana,

00:28it has drawn criticism from U.S. corn farmers concerned about economic repercussions.