Sentences with phrase «u.s. soda sales»

U.S. soda sales have dropped 25 percent since 1998, no doubt due to successful public health advocacy, and this makes the current scandal all the more scandalous, as it's an attempt by a high - level health official to undo all the work that's already been done to protect the public health.

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Slumping demand for diet sodas sold by PepsiCo and Coca Cola propelled a decline for the broader industry, as overall sales of carbonated soft drinks dropped for the 11th consecutive year in the U.S.

Even if it winds up being little more than a marketing stunt, the move may prove to be a boon for PepsiCo, as soda sales in the U.S. have been flagging recently — carbonated soft drinks have seen their sales plummet 14 % in the past nine years.

The Washington Post article points out how soda consumption increased 37 percent in Mexico between 1998 and 1999 with the adoption of NAFTA; and sales of sports drinks exploded in Peru in the decade after its 2006 free trade agreement with the U.S. — something not seen in neighboring Bolivia, which hadn't signed an agreement.