Coca-Cola faced tighter supply of sucralose from China as COVID-19 hit supply chain
Beverage giant Coca-Cola experienced some delays in its artificial sweetener supply chain from China as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
This affected production of its diet and no-sugar drinks, which include brands like Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Aquarius, and Minute Maid.
While the company did not reveal which sweeteners were affected, its 10-K annual report filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US, revealed sucralose as a ‘critical raw material’ sourced from China.
The company purchases non-nutritive sweeteners, such as sucralose from suppliers in the United States and China. Other non-nutritive sweeteners used in its business include aspartame, acesulfame potassium, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol glycosides.
