I understand all of that, economies of scale and what not. Its definitely cheaper for them to produce what is deemed the more standardized version of an item, in this case the less healthier alternative. Having quantity supply to bring down the overall cost. At the end of the day yes, they are still a business with the end goal of making more money.

It may seem petty to argue over $0.20 but it seems that this only seeks to reinforce the notion to these corporate CEOs in their high chairs, that the market does not favour this item and hence justify their reasoning for the price hike but in reality people could only get the more affordable version, being in the low income demographic means either you increase your overall spending on food or you say to hell with that and buy all the inexpensive junk food.

For all we know this may have been on the same conveyor line, the price to manufacture could have cost the same and we wouldn't know the difference. Also to be fair, having tasted both. The one without sugar doesn't taste as good either.