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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune Intelligence

Trump brokers deal for Coca-Cola to use 'REAL Cane Sugar' in U.S. Coke products

Coca-Cola (Credit: Matthew Healey/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)

Coca-Cola will soon return to using real cane sugar in its U.S. products after decades of relying on high fructose corn syrup, according to none other than President Donald Trump, who claimed personal credit for brokering the shift.

In a social media post, the president called the move “just better” for American consumers, and also predicted “this will be a very good move by them,” referring to the Atlanta-based beverage giant.Trump revealed on social media that Coca-Cola has “agreed to use REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States” after discussions between himself and company leadership. 

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