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A Tasty Enhancement Investment for Your Portfolio Editor’s Note: I’m sure you are quite aware that we are in one of the largest commodity booms in the past 100 years. At this stage of the rally, margins are getting squeezed across the board. We are looking for the tiny, underground companies that will make their marks as the behemoths get crushed. Gunner just found one… Enjoy… A Hidden Way to Profit as Commodity Prices Continue to Skyrocket
The sweetener’s draw is a simple one: It’s much sweeter than sugar, so you can use less and still get the sweet taste you desire. Splenda is marketed to people counting carbs or watching their caloric intake. If you bake a batch of cookies with substituting Splenda for sugar, you use only half the required sugar amount. It’s that sweet… This sweet taste with less product is achieved through the science of flavor enhancement. And there are very real benefits to making less taste like more. Obviously, those struggling with diabetes or obesity stand to benefit most from low-calorie artificial sweeteners… But now, with commodity prices skyrocketing, there’s a whole new reason to look at flavor enhancers. Take Coca-Cola and its bottling and canning subsidiaries, for instance. Coca-Cola’s main product is its syrup. If you’ve ever worked in food services, you know that fountain Coke is shipped as a box of syrup that you hook up with a hose to the CO2 machine… Now Coke is under incredible pricing pressure since its main sweetener — high-fructose corn syrup — is becoming more and more expensive. The company is even considering going back to using actual cane sugar to flavor its cola…still not exactly a cheap alternative. Squeezing Hard Profits From a Soft Drink Empire: Coca-Cola isn’t just a slice of Americana. It’s actually one of the strongest brands on the planet, according to countless surveys. More people recognize the Coca-Cola logo than the Nike swoosh, General Electric’s GE and even the golden arches of McDonald’s. Unsurprisingly, Coke products can be found in more than 200 countries. Obviously, Coca-Cola has enjoyed years of success. But very soon, Coke could begin to feel the squeeze from soaring commodity prices. You might not associate Coca-Cola with corn. However, these two items are inexorably linked. Beginning in the early 1980s, Coca-Cola began substituting high-fructose corn syrup for cane sugar in its signature soft drink in the U.S. At the time, it was the cheaper option. ********************************* What No One Will Tell You About Options Look, I’m not oblivious to the fact that lots of people talk about options. Many of them, I’m sure, have talked about options to you. But few of them tell you what I’m about to tell you now. Even fewer are willing to teach you — as I am — how to follow only the best possible options out there. See, here’s the very simple truth: Some options traders really do take big risks...much too big for the average individual investor. So, I beg you, give me a chance and you won’t regret it. Click here for more... ********************************* Now, high-fructose corn syrup and other corn-based products are hitting record high prices. Soaring commodities, mandated increases in corn-based ethanol production and the recent devastating floods in the Midwest are set to send the price of corn even higher this summer:
The science of flavor enhancement saves money. If Coke had a substance that enhanced its sweeteners by more than six times, the company could use less product and protect its margins. These are the kinds of hidden opportunities that we look for here at Penny Sleuth. We’ll keep our eyes peeled for more game-changing companies as commodity prices climb higher and higher… Best, P.S.: No, this isn’t some far-fetched prediction. Coca-Cola is set to have that flavor-enhancing compound soon enough, and it will be thanks to one company. And we got it right now, before it’s a household name. To get in on it and others just like it, check out my “jumpers” portfolio right here… Editor’s Note: As always, send any questions or concerns to us at jim@pennysleuth.com. |
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Greg Guenthner uses his experience as a former journalist to dig up the hard-to-find headlines that could lead to big gains for your small-cap portfolio. He also heads the Sleuth's "big sister" publications, Penny Stock Fortunes and Bulletin Board Elite... <click here for full bio> |
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