Overview

• On July 16, President Trump posted on Truth Social that Coca-Cola had agreed to replace high-fructose corn syrup with real cane sugar in its U.S. sodas.
• Coca-Cola’s brief statement expressed appreciation for the president’s enthusiasm and teased “new innovative offerings” but did not confirm any recipe change.
• The Corn Refiners Association warned that a swap to cane sugar would cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs and depress farm incomes.
• Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hailed Trump’s claim as a victory for his Make America Healthy Again efforts to curb ultra-processed ingredients.
• Industry analysts caution that sourcing sugarcane on a national scale would require major supply-chain overhauls, raise costs and likely lead to higher retail prices.