Impact of rising food costs

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Lisa Mullins talks to Paul Roberts, author of “The End of Food,” to find out what impact rising prices of wheat, sugar and corn may have. Download MP3

Sugar bowl of the world

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A little sugar sweetens the Geo Quiz: sugar comes from many places around the world. More than 100 countries produce the sweet stuff from sugar cane and sugar beet but the question today is which country produces and exports the most sugar? Download MP3

US Coca-Cola and Mexican Coca-Cola

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We’re not going to take sides in the eternal competition between Coke and Pepsi. Nor are we about to re-ignite the bottle-versus-the-can debate or revisit the New Coke versus Coke Classic controversy. But we ARE going to venture into a story every bit as volatile. This one pits Coke that’s made and bottled in Mexico against Coke from the USA. Rob Walker, who writes the “Consumed” column for The New York Times, came down on the side of Mexican coke this week. Marco Werman (pictured holding Mexican coke (left) and US coke (right) discusses the differences today. Download MP3

• New York Times article
• Facebook: Mexican Coke fan page