SilverWook said:

Must be a regional thing, because real sugar sodas easy to find in Southern California. I think it's imported from Mexico. In some smaller supermarkets, I've found brands of soda I didn't even know were still around!

I recall hearing that Mexicoke (yes, that's what we call it) was on its way to switching from real sugars to processed stuff. Don't know how true that is, though.

edit: Yes... but only in Mexico?. Apparently they understand the niche value in having it imported around SoCal so they still make some batches with real sugar for here. Go figure.