Read more: Energy firms refusing to supply pubs during pandemic, trade body says“I don’t see it. I’ve got regular coke in my fridge downstairs, and Coke Zero, and Diet Coke Caffeine-Free, and there’s an occasion for each of them,” he says from his home office near Oxford. In GB, Woods oversees an empire which encompasses – deep breath – Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Coca-Cola Energy, Costa’s tinned coffee range, Lilt, Fanta, Sprite, Glaceau Smartwater, VitaminWater, Oasis, Powerade, Schweppes, Coca-Cola’s signature mixers and even Innocent Smoothies, though that is essentially run as a separate business. Sweating the small stuffNobody was immune from the disruption caused by Covid-19, and even global companies like Coca-Cola were dramatically affected. But regardless, more than half of all the ‘Coke’ sold in the UK – the full-fat variety, Diet Coke, and Coke Zero chief amongst them – contains no sugar at all.

Source: Daily Nation March 24, 2021 16:52 UTC