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When Sudan Threatened America's Soda Supply

Original: That Time Sudan Threatened America’s Soda Supply

Sudan, the world's leading exporter of gum arabic — a key ingredient that keeps sugar evenly mixed in soft drinks — once threatened to cut off America's access to the substance, which would have jeopardised the US soda industry. The story is resurfacing as interest in Sudan's strategic leverage over global food and beverage supply chains grows amid the country's ongoing turmoil.

Why now: Renewed attention on Sudan's conflict has people recalling its outsized influence over the global gum arabic supply used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

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