The president said last week he urged the iconic soft drink brand to use the sweetener in its American version of Coke.

Coca-Cola plans to expand its U.S. soda offerings with a version of its namesake cola sweetened with cane sugar. President Donald Trump had earlier announced that he had spoken with Coke about using "REAL Cane Sugar" in its drinks. Coke first started using high-fructose corn syrup to sweeten its namesake soda in the U.S. in the 1980s.

Coca-Cola beat estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Tuesday, benefiting from resilient demand for zero-sugar drinks as well as higher pricing, and laid out plans to launch a product made with U.