CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — A Mount Airy man was sentenced Friday for his alleged role in a cattle theft scheme targeting North Carolina stockyards and farms, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In August 2024, William Dalton Edwards, 26, pleaded guilty to “conspiring to defraud the United States and […]

After President Trump announced that Coke will be made with cane sugar in the U.S., as it is in Mexico, foodies of Mexican heritage said in interviews that they weren’t excited.

Coca-Cola's potential return to cane sugar in the U.S. follows a meeting between Trump and CEO James Quincey, marking a reversal of the 1980s switch to corn syrup due to tariffs.

The debate over whether Coca-Cola should use high-fructose corn syrup or cane sugar in its signature cola obscures an important fact: Consumers are increasingly looking for Coke with no sugar at all.

Coca-Cola in the U.S. is currently made with high-fructose corn syrup, while the company uses cane sugar in other countries, such as Mexico

Domestic corn production has been boosted by nearly a century of subsidies in the form of direct payments, crop insurance programs, and price supports for American farmers. These totaled reached $3.2 billion in 2024, making corn the most-subsidized crop in the country.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship soft drink in the U.S. at his suggestion — though the company didn’t confirm such a move.