From 2005 to 2017,
diet soda sales dropped a whopping 34 %.
Not exact matches
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.
Nowadays just about every
soda comes in a
diet version, and Fresca
sales have slipped, despite a tweaking of the formula in the early 90s.
Although reliable data are lacking, one source has suggested that only 20 % of total
soda sales are of the
diet variety in the United States compared with 33 % in Norway and 29 % in the United Kingdom (38).
The
soda tax is not yet completely dead; the governor has tweaked it to include a
sales tax exemption on
diet drinks and bottled water.
In addition, the new proposed tax would eliminate the current
sales tax on
diet sodas as well as on bottled water, the Times reported.