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Photo of the Day: 'Mexicoke' to Stay Sugary Sweet

Americans who buy the glass bottles of Coke exported from Mexico were worried that an independent bottler that supplies the drinks planned to switch from sugar to fructose to cut costs. But Arca Continental stressed that it has no plans to change the sweetener for the "Coca-Cola Nostalgia" bottles it exports to the U.S.

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(AP) — In this Nov. 3, 2004 file photo, bottles of Mexican Coca-Cola fill a prominent spot on the shelves of the Tarascas Latino Supermarket in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Americans who buy the glass bottles of Coke exported from Mexico may have been dismayed by recent online reports that an independent bottler that supplies the drinks planned to switch from sugar to fructose to cut costs. But Arca Continental, the Mexican bottler in question, stressed in a statement that it has no plans to change the sweetener for the "Coca-Cola Nostalgia" bottles it exports to the U.S. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)