Coca-Cola confirms launch plans for cane sugar Coke in US 

Coca-Cola already sells Coke made from cane sugar in other markets, including Mexico

Coca-Cola on Tuesday laid out plans to launch a new product made with cane sugar in the US.

Coca-Cola on Tuesday laid out plans to launch a new product made with cane sugar in the US this year and beat estimates for quarterly results on resilient demand for zero-calorie drinks as well as higher prices.

Food companies are seeking healthier substitutes as they respond to US health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' campaign. Last week, US president Donald Trump said Coca-Cola had agreed to use real cane sugar in the US.