Article: MEXICO: COCA-COLA BOTTLERS TO STOP USING FRUCTOSE IN MEXICO.(to avoid new tax)(Brief Article)

Coca-Cola bottlers in Mexico have announced that they shall stop using fructose in soft drinks in order to avoid the new 20% tax on soft drinks that are sweetened with high fructose corn syrup. There are 14 Coca-Cola bottlers in Mexico, according to Reuters. The Coca-Cola bottlers used 30% fructose and 70% sugar in their soft drinks, however, now that the new tax has been introduced, the bottlers will use 100% sugar. Mexico introduced a new tax package at the start of the ...

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