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From: pumphrey@ttidcb.UUCP (Larry Pumphrey)
Newsgroups: net.misc.coke
Subject: sugar vs. corn syrup
Message-ID: <432@ttidcb.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 13:29:54 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 14 13:29:54 1985
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	[Things go better without a line eater]

A full page ad appeared in today's (8-14) issue of the LA Times paid for
by The Sugar Association, Inc. of Washington, DC.  I'm certain that this
ad must also be appearing in many other major newspapers throughout the
country.  I won't post the entire ad-copy but there are some interesting
points that address some recent discussions that have appeared on the net.
I quote from the ad ...

	Until 1979, the Coca_Cola Company used only
	sugar as a sweetener.

	In 1980, the company began blending corn syrup
	with sugar, using as much as 50% of the
	substitute.

	In 1984 it went to 100% use of the substitute and
	no sugar.

	At no time during this five-year period did the
	company advertise these changes to the con-
	sumer or indicate them on the Coke label.

... end of quote.  The ad goes on, urging Coca-Cola to return its Classic
Coke to a sugar sweetener.  It also implies that sugar is still used as
a sweetener in Mexico, Canada and Hawaii.  I would be interested in
hearing about other newspapers in which this ad appeared.  Could all you
netters who also see this ad post a 1-liner indicating in which newspaper
it occurred?

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