Coca-Cola will roll out cane sugar version of namesake soda in the U.S. this fall

[Eugene]

Coca-Cola will roll out cane sugar version of namesake soda in the U.S. this fall (NBC News)

• 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.
• Coke first started using high-fructose corn syrup to sweeten its namesake soda in the U.S. in the 1980s.

Coca-Cola plans to introduce a version of its namesake cola made with cane sugar in the U.S. this fall, the company announced on Tuesday.

Coke has used high-fructose corn syrup to sweeten its namesake soda in the U.S. since the 1980s, although it still uses cane sugar in other markets like Mexico. “Mexican Coke” has gained popularity in the U.S. over the last decade or so, as retailers like Costco and Target have stocked the drink, following the lead of bodegas and restaurants catering to Hispanic clientele.

In a news release announcing its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, Coke said the new product offering is “designed to complement the company’s strong core portfolio and offer more choices across occasions and preferences.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/22/coca-cola-to-roll-out-cane-sugar-soda-in-us.html

[Diamond_Dog]

1. They sell "Mexican Coke" at my local grocery store.

It’s quite a bit more expensive than the usual HFCS sweetened kind.

Another King Donnie demand fulfilled ….

[emulatorloo]

6. I have a hunch Coke already had this product in the pipeline. Mexican Coke sells well. And Pepsi already has

a ‘real sugar’ product.

It is Trump doing what he always does - taking credit for stuff he had nothing to do with.

[Maeve]

9. Kroger has offered it for years

Not that I buy sodas since the pandemic price hike...

[tinrobot]

14. I bet Mexican Coke will see tariffs.

Maybe why Coke decided to make it here.

[a kennedy]

16. and especially in cans, metal cans......tariffs on aluminum right??

[Ursus Rex]

19. No - Mexicoke comes in bottles.

Never seen it in cans, and I’ve bought it for years. Cans are terrible for soda.

[susanr516]

28. South Texan here

It's not Coca Mexicano unless it's in a glass bottle.

[SonOfNebanaube]

2. well,

Nobody is going to hoard the high fructose corn syrup version... We drove miles out into the country side and purchased cases in the 80's.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Health food, in other words.

Sugar, HFCS both have their detractors. I saw a new one the other day. High Fructose Maltose Syrup.

[Sneederbunk]

4. No need to roll out anything.

Just increase production of Mexican Coke.

[Blue Full Moon]

5. They had done so before. So trympy already knew that

[Autumn]

7. I buy Mexican Coke becauseI prefer sugar cane. I will not buy ANY Coke

unless it come from Mexico. They can shove their US made sugar cane Coke.

[NCDem47]

8. Can you imagine...

Being the CHief Marketing Officer at Coke. Working years on this. CEo or board member blabs to Trump and he ruins the rollout with one social media post.

For Coke, this is ooooold news to everyone.

[tanyev]

10. I stopped buying ALL Coca-Cola products when the CEO presented him with a special commemorative

bottle of Diet Coke for his inauguration. Done with them, done with Goya.

[milestogo]

11. When I travelled the south american version of coke was not only sugar cane

but it was much sweeter. Too sweet to drink if you're used to the American stuff.

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. Ever drink Dublin Dr Pepper?

After some 40 years of the HFCS stiff, the "original formula" tasted... weird.

It's just a matter of (re-)acclimating oneself to the real McCoy, though. And, sugar isn't as bad for you as HFCS, according to my previous physician, so it'd probably be worth it -- that is, of course, if you drink sweetened soft drinks at all. (I've drank Dr Pepper since the early '70s.)

[no_hypocrisy]

13. TSF jumping up and down:

MADE YA DO IT!!!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. They sell Mexican coke at my grocery store

[onenote]

17. Prediction: It will be more expensive than HFCS coke. And Trumpers will buy it anyway.

The rest of us will save our money.

[sakabatou]

18. So will this be a limited time formula or be turned into a full time product?

[SocialDemocrat61]

22. If it doesn't sell well

it will be limited time. If it does sell well, it will be full time.

[sakabatou]

24. Well, I DO know it already sells it for one week of the year

You've probably seen two liter bottles with yellow caps.

[SocialDemocrat61]

25. No I haven't

Don't drink Coke. I'm allergic to it.

[sakabatou]

26. Never said you had to drink the stuff.

Around here, the two liter bottles will come out with yellow caps instead of the usual white.

[SocialDemocrat61]

27. Because I don't drink it

I don't buy it so I don't pay any attention to packaging

[sakabatou]

29. Oh.

[Initech]

20. This just furthers my theory that Trump ruins everything.

[Kingofalldems]

21. In response to Pepsi which already did it.