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Now that New York is getting used to soda as usual — which is to say, big — the war on sugary drinks moves to appeals court, where a potentially long legal battle will play out... and where Bloomberg's chance to revive his ban stands an uneven chance.
Either under the influence of small-business owners, soda-industry lobbyists, or people just frustrated with Michael Bloomberg, a New York judge effectively killed the city's controversial ban less than 12 hours before it was set to go into effect.
Americans aren't as thirsty for soft drinks as they used to be. And with tax proposals, looming bans, DIY soda machines, and consumers' increasing health consciousness on the rise, soda companies could be entering something of a dry spell.
Lots of people know about how Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine or how Pepsi was the hip drink in the 1960s. Few realize that Coke marketed assiduously to whites, while Pepsi hired a "negro markets" department.
Public health efforts around the country have been calling out soda's central role in the obesity crisis. In response, Coca-Cola debuted a new commercial today that already has people drawing the big-tobacco comparisons.
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Jon Stewart and Tucker Carlson, your cries of protest have gone unheeded: The New York City Board of Health voted Thursday to approve Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on sodas served in cups larger than 16 ounces.
The New York City board of health held a public hearing on the Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on the sale of sugary soft drinks over 16 oz. Tuesday, allowed citizens, representatives from the beverage, movie, and restaurant industries, and city officials to express their thoughts, including Holocaust references.
At a press conference today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was asked about an upcoming march in protest of his proposed soda ban. The Mayor made it clear that he was less than amused.
Spike Lee shook Mitt Romney's hand, favors Bloomberg's soda ban, thinks we will gentrify The Atlantic Ocean, and other highlights from his New York Magazine interview with Will Leitch.
The American soft-drink industry does not want you to think about fatness. Because Bloomberg's ban on large sodas is not about obesity. It's about freedom. Fries. Freedom fries.
Mayor Bloomberg's 29-year-old daughter, Georgina, at "a cocktail soiree hosted by Stefano Tonchi for Gucci’s Frida Gianni last night," told New York's Daily Intel in response to a question about her dad's soda ban that "people should be allowed to make their own bad choices."
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