Why doesn't Coke switch from high fructose corn syrup to cane sugar?

[oiprocs]

If people think the taste is better when cane sugar is used, isn't that the most glaring piece of evidence for Coca-Cola to drop the HFCS?

If I were running a business, I would pay attention to what the customer wants. This is all assuming that the cost of using cane sugar is either:

a) equal to,
b) slight more than, or
c) slightly less than the cost of using HCFS.

 

[HannibalX]

1.) Corn syrup used to be cheaper... but the price is starting to even out with cane sugar.

2.) People will buy Coke anyway.

 

[Barfo]

$$$

 

[venkman]

much more expensive to use sugar due to US regulations on sugar prices. That's why you get the stuff from Mexico

 

[Brainonska511]

AFAIK, cane sugar is more expensive in the US compared with HFCS.

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: iFX

2.) People will buy Coke anyway.

especially when it's bundled with hookers

 

[Newbian]

Because so far of all the sugar pop I have tried I prefer the syrup version like most others it seems in many polls.

 

[Jeff7]

Because of sweet business deals with the corn industry.

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
AFAIK, cane sugar is more expensive in the US compared with HFCS.

Well it's not as cheap to grow as corn is since most of the states can't grow sugar.

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Because of sweet business deals with the corn industry.

i see what you did there

 

[frostedflakes]

It's all about that bottom line baby.

edit: Although it's kind of funny, I think the only reason HFCS is cheaper than cane sugar is because of tariffs on importing it and subsidies for corn farmers. Without these advantages cane sugar would probably be cheaper and everybody would switch to that. I guess the status quo is great for the ag industry, though. They're raking in the cash thanks to taxpayer funded subsidies. Kind of screwed up, huh?

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
AFAIK, cane sugar is more expensive in the US compared with HFCS.

Well it's not as cheap to grow as corn is since most of the states can't grow sugar.

And it isn't heavily subsidized like corn.

 

[venkman]

because you touch yourself at night.

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: venkman
because you touch yourself at night.

This is also true.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
AFAIK, cane sugar is more expensive in the US compared with HFCS.

Well it's not as cheap to grow as corn is since most of the states can't grow sugar.

And it isn't heavily subsidized like corn.

It boils down to sugar tariffs passed in the early 80s.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Because of sweet business deals with the corn industry.

iseewhatyoudidthere

 

[FoBoT]

that 20 oz coke would have to go from $1.49 to $1.99 if they switch from hfcs to sugar

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
that 20 oz coke would have to go from $1.49 to $1.99 if they switch from hfcs to sugar

when Pepsi had the Pepsi Throwback i was buying that. it was better and yes i would pay a little more for it.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
that 20 oz coke would have to go from $1.49 to $1.99 if they switch from hfcs to sugar

A 2 liter is $0.99 and a 20z is $1.39. *sigh*

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: FoBoT
that 20 oz coke would have to go from $1.49 to $1.99 if they switch from hfcs to sugar

A 2 liter is $0.99 and a 20z is $1.39. *sigh*

Maybe at Hogwarths, Hermine.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Because of sweet business deals with the corn industry.

iseewhatyoudidthere

I get it. You know, because high fructose corn syrup is sweet, and so is that business deal. Everyone get that?

I got it.

 

[ChaoZ]

Lobbyists.

 

[TridenT]

There are sugar tariffs and taxes that make sugar very expensive compared to the heavily subsidized HFCS.

I can't remember the stats specifically, but... Sugar world wide is like 18 cents a pound, HFCS in the US is like 25 cents, and Sugar in the US is something like 50.

 

[lokiju]

Once every few years I'll go to the World of Coke in Atlanta, GA when people come to visit from out of town and want to check it out and every time I've been there I've been told by the tour guides that Coke has been working on releasing a sugar version of Coke due to popular demand.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Scholzpdx

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Because of sweet business deals with the corn industry.

iseewhatyoudidthere

I get it. You know, because high fructose corn syrup is sweet, and so is that business deal. Everyone get that?

I got it.

I don't get it.