Coca-Cola could be in tight supply of artificial sweetener for diet and zero-sugar drinks
Source: CNN
Production and exports have been delayed for Coke's suppliers of sugar alternatives used in the company's diet and zero-sugar drinks, Coca-Cola disclosed Monday as part of its annual report.
"We have initiated contingency supply plans and do not foresee a short-term impact due to these delays," Coca-Cola wrote in the filing. "However, we may see tighter supplies of some of these ingredients in the longer term should production or export operations in China deteriorate."
The primary artificial sweeteners Coca-Cola (KO) uses in its products include aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol gylcosides. In its annual report, Coca-Cola indicated that it considered sucralose the sugar substitute better known as Splenda and used in products such as Powerade Zero and Diet Coke with Splenda a "critical raw material" sourced from suppliers in the US and China.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/25/business/coca-cola-coronavirus-artificial-sweeteners/index.html
OhZone
(3,212 posts)I think it's supposed to better than the artifical ones anyway!
There is no way to swap in stevia for aspartame and sucralose. Orders of magnitude difference between production volume.
OhZone
(3,212 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Originally from Brazil and Paraguay, but now......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia
As of 2006, China was the world's largest exporter of stevioside products.
Which brings us back to doe.
Doh!
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xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)Peosi's lemon-lime Sierra Mist was sweetened with stevia, Then suddenly they went back to HFCS. No more Sierra Mist in our house.
patphil
(6,172 posts)Ohiogal
(31,989 posts)What will this mean for Diet Coke swilling Donnie?
Retrograde
(10,136 posts)How much of what we take for granted is sourced from China, either directly or indirectly as components?
Despite what some of my cola-addicted friends seem to believe, we can live without sugar substitutes. We can't live as easily without other China products - like prescription drugs or a lot of electronics components. But hey, Wall Street made some pretty big bugs sourcing everything to one country.
KT2000
(20,577 posts)That is what China knows about the US and they were able to work it to their benefit.
Apollo Zeus
(251 posts)as China's costs increased steadily over the last 10 years.
But I agree the supply chain issues are just starting to be admitted to. I think the move with putting Pence in front of further info is designed to stop the stock market meltdown and to let insiders play the info before it goes public. Trump nearly said as much.
jayfish
(10,039 posts)"We're going to gouge the f outta you." Soda is already overpriced.
OhZone
(3,212 posts)Better for ya anyway!
Seltzer is the worst! As an aside, you might enjoy White Claw.
cstanleytech
(26,290 posts)drinks which means raising prices could potentially cost them even more customers.
Best option might be for them to suck it up and simply be satisfied with a slightly smaller profit.
jayfish
(10,039 posts)Soda sales have been in decline precisely because Big Soda is a bunch of greedy pricks. They will raise the price and the telltale will be that they do it across the board and not just on products that use the, potentially, scarce artificial sweeteners.
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)GoneOffShore
(17,339 posts)tinymontgomery
(2,584 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)to keep "the boss-idiot" refreshed, invigorated and happy. Can you imagine the tirade if Chump pushed the Coke button on his desk and none was forthcoming?
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(5,126 posts)you just know they are smiling from ear to ear right about now... I mean, its not like they add obscene amounts of their product to everything. Look, when a half gallon of milk has more (added) sugar than a sleeve of fig newtons... that should tell you where we are headed. And, keep in mind that Big Sugar is constantly trying to say they have nothing to do with diabetes or any of the long term health risks associated with such levels of consumption. Levels they take great strides in to hide from the public, even as it has had to deal with more progressive administrations' attempts to make them more accountable.