BUSINESS

How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola is smuggled out of Sudan

Business, Richa Naidu and Khalid Abdelaziz of Reuters, Published on 05/03/2025

» LONDON/DUBAI - Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's candy, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources say, complicating Western companies' efforts to insulate their supply chains from the conflict.