Posted on 02/26/2020 6:51:14 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
We’re OK now, but officials at Coca-Cola said if the coronavirus continues to spread, there could be an impact on how much Diet Coke and other low-cal drinks are available.
The sugar alternatives Coke uses in Diet Coke and its other zero-sugar drinks have been delayed, the company said in its annual report released Monday, CNN reported.
But the good news is, the company has started its contingency supply plans to cover the short-term impact.
“However, we may see tighter supplies of some of these ingredients in the longer term should production or export operations in China deteriorate,” Coke said in the filing, according to CNN.
The ingredient that could be impacted by the virus is sucralose, also known as Splenda, which is used in not only in some Diet Coke variants, but also Powerade Zero. It is sourced from suppliers in both the US and in China, CNN reported. But the company did not specify what exactly could be delayed.
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LOL, good thing she had a really big life insurance policy to help recover.
Coke products are also manufactured in Mexico SO get it there!!!
Hell....beer is better for you!!
As long as the New Coke supply never runs out.....
https://www.thedailymeal.com/drink/new-coke-2019-taste-test-review/052819
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