Coca-Cola Says Coronavirus Could Cause Diet Coke Shortage!
If we weren’t scared of the Coronavirus enough already! It all has to do with the supply of artificial sweeteners from China! Here are the details: Coca-Cola says the coronavirus has disrupted…
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – FEBRUARY 10: A forklift moves pallets of Diet Coke to be shipped out at a Coco-Cola bottling plant on February 10, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Current Coke president James Quincey will become CEO on May 1. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
gettyimages-634597350-594x594If we weren't scared of the Coronavirus enough already! It all has to do with the supply of artificial sweeteners from China!
Coca-Cola says the coronavirus has disrupted its supply chain and artificial sweeteners from China could be in shorter supply if the outbreak continues to spread.
Production and exports have been delayed for Coke’s suppliers of sugar alternatives used in the company’s diet and zero-sugar drinks, Coca-Cola disclosed Monday as part of its annual report.
“We have initiated contingency supply plans and do not foresee a short-term impact due to these delays,” Coca-Cola wrote in the filing. “However, we may see tighter supplies of some of these ingredients in the longer term should production or export operations in China deteriorate.”
