Sentences with phrase «raising drink prices»

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In addition, metals warehousing has drawn attention due to allegations that banks and merchants have tried to game the London Metal Exchange (LME) warehousing rules, deliberately creating bottlenecks for aluminum consumers such as drinks can makers to boost storage income, while raising physical prices.

With McDonald's serving $ 2 McCafe drink specials as part of a revamped coffee menu, what does Starbucks do in return?Raise prices.The Seattle giant has quietly raised prices from 10 - 30 cents in various U.S. markets including Southern California.

If Coca - Cola raises the price of each drink it sells by a penny, that's $ 17 million a day and more than $ 6 billion a year.

Coca - Cola Amatil is bracing for further weakness in soft drink and bottled water sales after saying it will raise prices by almost 15 cents next week to cover the cost of the container deposit scheme.

During the Revolutionary War, the demand for coffee increased so much that dealers had to hoard their scarce supplies and raise prices dramatically; this was also due to the reduced availability of tea from British merchants, and a general resolution among many Americans to avoid drinking tea following the 1773 Boston Tea Party.

Calls to action include: more manpower, with pubs bars and supermarkets contributing to the costs of late night policing, earlier closing times, more training for frontline workers in dealing with alcohol problems, a lower drink - drive limit and raising the price of the cheapest alcohol.

Evidence shows that the most effective policies to reduce alcohol harms, including harms to others, are: - Raising the price of the cheapest alcohol, through taxation and minimum unit pricing - Regulating the density of outlets that can serve alcohol and restricting the permitted hours of sale - drink driving laws, including a lower legal blood alcohol limit and random roadside breath tests - Screening and brief advice for people who are at risk of drinking to a level that is harmful to themselves and others However, the most effective approach is a comprehensive, multi-sectorial set of measures that work together to reduce levels of harmful drinking.

If countries wish to raise the price of alcoholic drinks the European Court has said this can be done through other less restrictive trade measures, including tax and duty.

In the study, researchers modelled three ways that the soft drinks industry may respond to the levy: reformulating drinks to reduce sugar content, passing some of the levy to consumers by raising the price of sugary drinks, and using marketing to encourage consumers to switch to lower sugar drinks.

Raising money for the Fairtrade Foundation will help farmers to earn a fair price for their work, as well as a little extra — the Fairtrade Premium — which is invested for instance in clean drinking water, healthcare and education for children in the community.