{"id":30954,"date":"2025-07-17T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30954"},"modified":"2025-07-17T20:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:30:02","slug":"coca-cola-responds-after-donald-trump-claims-hes-changing-the-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30954","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola responds after Donald Trump claims he&#8217;s changing the recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main-content-bltdd7a05d5d86bfbac\" class=\"content-template_leftColumnInner__Du7BU\">\n<div class=\"content-template_body__RWRhb\">\n<div style=\"display: contents;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><strong>President Donald Trump has claimed Coca-Cola is preparing to change its recipe in the US following a conversation with himself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/us-news\">Americans<\/a> have been enjoying a <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/community\/why-santa-wears-red-709674-20241216\">cold can of Coke<\/a> since it was first sold in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1986. It was the creation of Dr John Pemberton, who created the syrup and presented it to Jacob&#8217;s Pharmacy all those year ago, where it was mixed with carbonated water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The recipe has changed a few times since then, the most notable would be the removal of <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/drugs\">cocaine<\/a> from the drink in 1903. Yes, it&#8217;s crazy to think that people actually used to drink a glass of something containing a schedule II drug.<\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-video-player_container__u4D9_\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Now, the 79-year-old <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/donald-trump\">POTUS<\/a> has attempted to coerce the soft drink giant into changing it up &#8211; with the <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/politics\">Republican<\/a> being a keen fan of a Diet Coke.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt89e7b1d4355cd9bf\/687947b49a8a022e8d54ea0e\/trumnp-coke.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump is pushing for a slight change to Coca-Cola's recipe in the US (Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">President Donald Trump is pushing for a slight change to Coca-Cola&#8217;s recipe in the US (Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Taking to <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/Truth-Social\">Truth Social<\/a>, he posted: &#8220;I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;I\u2019d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them &#8211; You\u2019ll see. It\u2019s just better!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Before we get into the Coke&#8217;s response, it&#8217;s worth noting that Coca-Cola currently uses high-fructose corn syrup as a substitute for cane sugar in the US, which was supported by farming subsidies in the nation &#8211; with sugar cane having previously been imported from South America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Now, Trump is pushing for sugar cane grown in the <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/US-news\">US<\/a> to be used in the manufacturing process of America&#8217;s beloved soda.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt71be3aa20368523e\/6879482e246e464d0ae1c57f\/coke.jpg\" alt=\"Could Americans soon be tasting a different version of Coca-Cola? (Igor Golovniov\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images))\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Could Americans soon be tasting a different version of Coca-Cola? (Igor Golovniov\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images))<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Responding to the president, Coca-Cola Company <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-boasts-he-is-bringing-real-cane-sugar-back-to-coke-coca-cola-responds-11773945?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=manual&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawLl_91leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtvO5K6IeopzGUBRuxr24gowHhGyIMRFiXUy00Mnp10XeLPtfQ5JEnCc6ZY8_aem_eKVMdWlaPxdCdrpSLAyZUg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued<\/a> the following statement to People: &#8220;We appreciate President Trump&#8217;s enthusiasm for our iconic <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/news\/food-and-drink\/coca-cola-new-coke-34000000-dollar-mistake-584077-20250108\">Coca-Cola<\/a> brand. More details on new innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Just three months ago, in April, the firm&#8217;s CEO James Quincey stressed to investors that Coca-Cola will &#8216;continue to make progress on sugar reduction in our beverages&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">While noting that his company has &#8216;done this by changing recipes as well as by using our global marketing resources and distribution network to boost awareness of and interest in our ever-expanding portfolio&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">So, the sugary drink we all enjoy might be changing soon &#8211; and the recipe that it would don wouldn&#8217;t actually be unfamiliar to Coca-Cola &#8211; that&#8217;s because Australia and Mexico, among other countries, use sugar cane in the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; President Donald Trump has claimed Coca-Cola is preparing to change its recipe in the US following a conversation with himself. 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