Actually Coke had already made the switch to Corn syrup before putting out New Coke (in the US that is, in Europe they still use cane sugar). The reason for this change was actually quite simple. Coca-cola's buisness model is a very simple one: mazimize the consumption per person of coke. Asside from being cheaper, corn syrup also breaks down much faster than cane sugar and doesn't make one feel full as fast thus enabling consumers to consume even more of that oh so sweet nectar of the gods.
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Actually Coke had already made the switch to Corn syrup before putting out New Coke (in the US that is, in Europe they still use cane sugar). The reason for this change was actually quite simple. Coca-cola's buisness model is a very simple one: mazimize the consumption per person of coke. Asside from being cheaper, corn syrup also breaks down much faster than cane sugar and doesn't make one feel full as fast thus enabling consumers to consume even more of that oh so sweet nectar of the gods.