Sentences with phrase «as soda sales»

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.

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As higher costs are passed on to consumers, supporters aim to put a dent in sales, as was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda taAs higher costs are passed on to consumers, supporters aim to put a dent in sales, as was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda taas was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda tax.

Beverage makers have largely weathered such taxes in places like Mexico, which introduced a soda tax in 2014, as sales of other products including water rise.

Since 2005, soda sales have dropped steadily, as more and more evidence points to sugar as the leading culprit in North America's obesity and diabetes epidemics.

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.

The group said its members had been voluntarily trying to reduce sugar consumption by making calorie content information more visible on labels, as well as discontinuing sales of full - calorie sodas to schools nationwide, and replacing them with more lower - calorie or no - calorie beverages, along with smaller portion size options.

That is not to say that schools should continue to sell soda (and in California, as you well know, it has been illegal since 2009 for even a high school to sell soda on campus during the school day) but their contracts «with Pepsi» generally are for the sale of bottled water and 100 % fruit juice.

Nutrition activists have been trying since 1994 to get soft drinks and junk food out of the reach of kids such as Vincent, who may find snacks and soda for sale in their cafeteria, vending machines and school stores.

Before schools ban chocolate milk, they should ban all soda sales and most juice sales, as soda is entirely worthless / detrimental and juice is essentially sugar water, sometimes with vitamin C added (if children need vitamin C and won't regularly eat vegetables and fruits, give them vitamins instead of juice).

In addition, the new proposed tax would eliminate the current sales tax on diet sodas as well as on bottled water, the Times reported.

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.

Most initiatives either restrict foods of «minimal nutritional value» — such as carbonated beverages, frozen treats, gum, and certain types of candies — or limit or ban junk food and soda sales.

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