i think what coke and pepsi are afraid of is that consumers will start demanding real sugar instead of HFCS... and they don't want to do that.

part of the reason HFCS is only pennies cheaper now is because corn prices have gone up dramatically because of ethanol (there's simply less corn to be used for HFCS)... but that could change.

also, it's only pennies to us, but how many servings do coke and pepsi sell in the US per day? hundreds of millions? billions? in that case, 2 pennies can become $100 million... per day... and that's a lot of money. lol

does coke have any plans of making a sugar-based version of coke? i'd imagine that they'd have to. i'm surprised we haven't heard anything about it.

Well besides their passover coke I doubt it.

Bumping this topic up to put it back on the radar and keep things organized.

i don't mean a "natural" version of coke. i just mean a sugar cane version. normally, if one company does something, the other follows suit soon after.

Originally Posted by lordmadone

Well besides their passover coke I doubt it.

Originally Posted by popologist

i don't mean a "natural" version of coke. i just mean a sugar cane version. normally, if one company does something, the other follows suit soon after.

So true. Some times it's like the blind following the blind (said in jest).

Originally Posted by popologist

i think what coke and pepsi are afraid of is that consumers will start demanding real sugar instead of HFCS... and they don't want to do that.

part of the reason HFCS is only pennies cheaper now is because corn prices have gone up dramatically because of ethanol (there's simply less corn to be used for HFCS)... but that could change.

also, it's only pennies to us, but how many servings do coke and pepsi sell in the US per day? hundreds of millions? billions? in that case, 2 pennies can become $100 million... per day... and that's a lot of money. lol

does coke have any plans of making a sugar-based version of coke? i'd imagine that they'd have to. i'm surprised we haven't heard anything about it.

If Pepsi started using sugar in its products rather than HFCS I, as well as tons of consumers, would be willing to pay the small price difference per bottle. And just think of how much more money they could make! Right now, I refrain from purchasing any soda with HFCS unless their is no other alternative, like at a restaurant that only serves Pepsi. But if they used cane sugar, beet sugar, and/or regular sugar, I would have no problem buying it on a regular basis. So not only are they making up for the price difference, they're also generating more sales, most likely.

Originally Posted by chazychaz11

If Pepsi started using sugar in its products rather than HFCS I, as well as tons of consumers, would be willing to pay the small price difference per bottle. And just think of how much more money they could make! Right now, I refrain from purchasing any soda with HFCS unless their is no other alternative, like at a restaurant that only serves Pepsi. But if they used cane sugar, beet sugar, and/or regular sugar, I would have no problem buying it on a regular basis. So not only are they making up for the price difference, they're also generating more sales, most likely.

Only people who post on this board care about if a soda has sugar or HFCS. Go ahead, go have a conversation with someone in real life about soda with sugar or HFCS. I guarantee you they don't care.

Originally Posted by Jim.

Only people who post on this board care about if a soda has sugar or HFCS. Go ahead, go have a conversation with someone in real life about soda with sugar or HFCS. I guarantee you they don't care.

I agree. They do not care because they
most likely have never have enjoyed a good bottle (glass) of Coca Cola sweetened with
cane sugar. For that matter they have not had any cane sugar sweetened soda pop.

I once knew someone who used to work at a Coke bottling plant in the 1980s when Coke changed to HFCS. He said that the change was instantly noticable to everyone there just in how it altered the ambient smell of the place. I don't know if he was yanking my chain or not, but he seemed sincere enough.
-Andy

Originally Posted by Mr Zabe

I agree. They do not care because they
most likely have never have enjoyed a good bottle (glass) of Coca Cola sweetened with
cane sugar. For that matter they have not had any cane sugar sweetened soda pop.

No I mean even people like my parents. They probably don't care. Like at all.