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Displaying all articles tagged:
Soda Tax
soda wars
Aug. 24, 2016
Berkeley’s Soda Tax Appears to Be Working
A new study charts a 21 percent drop in consumption after it went into effect.
By
Clint Rainey
health concerns
Aug. 18, 2016
England Orders Food Industry to Slash Added Sugars by 20 Percent
It’s the U.K.’s most serious effort yet to curb childhood obesity.
By
Clint Rainey
Coke and Taxes
Nov. 5, 2014
Voters Overwhelmingly Approved America’s First Soda Tax
Take a big gulp: It’s a penny per ounce.
By
Hugh Merwin
Soda Wars
Oct. 8, 2014
Berkeley Vows Its Soda-Tax Vote Is Going to Be Big Soda’s
The beverage industry disagrees but has invested $1.4 million just in case.
By
Clint Rainey
No Taxation Without Carbonation
Apr. 25, 2013
California Edges Closer to a Statewide Soda Tax
Sacramento lawmakers are currently considering a measure to tack a one-cent surcharge on to every fluid ounce of sugary drink.
By
Hadley Tomicki
The Food Police
May 18, 2012
City of Richmond To Be The First to Vote on a Soda Tax
A penny-per-ounce penalty seeks to help fund playgrounds, sports fields, and an anti-obesity program for kids.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
Mar. 12, 2012
Soda Tax: Still Not Fizzled Out; Curry Can Combat Blood Triglyceride Levels
Plus: Freebirds burrito chain scores 27 new locations in the Midwest; and North Philly club-goer gunned down, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
Jan. 12, 2012
Research Shows Soda Taxes Can Save Lives; Sushi Makes Men for Fertile
Plus: Quizno’s expands to the Philippines; and Food Lion will close more than 100 stores nationwide, all in our morning news roundup.
Beef
Sept. 13, 2011
Nutter Sticks to His Guns and Turns Down ‘Big Soda’ Money
The administration said it will combat the obesity program in its own way.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
June 17, 2011
Soda Tax Goes Flat; Police Arrest NFL Star Raheem Brock After He Stiffed
Plus: Lady Gaga’s meat dress lands at the Rock and Roll Hall of fame; and Ferran Adria shills for Pepsi, all in our morning news roundup.
Foodies With Benefits
June 16, 2011
Georges Perrier Lays Some Heavy Bread on West Catholic’s Culinary Program
The Le Bec-Fin owner gave the kids some cues on cooking and dug deep to help keep their culinary program afloat.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
June 16, 2011
‘Big Soda’ Pours Millions Into Efforts to Block Proposed Soda Tax;
Plus: President Obama raffles off an opportunity to enjoy dinner with him; and chain restaurants are stepping up their smartphone apps, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
June 15, 2011
Soda Industry and City Council Members Oppose Funding Schools With Soda Tax;
Plus: Sleepiness makes fatty foods more tempting; and a Georgia woman calls 911 because she received the wrong Chinese-food order, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
June 14, 2011
Soft Drink Tycoon Proposes Taxes on All Sugary Foods; Food Trucks Grow Up
Plus: Mothers suffer the most in families that go hungry; and apples rank highest in produce contaminated by pesticide, all in out morning news roundup.
Mediavore
June 10, 2011
Nutter’s Ultimatum: Soda Tax or Increased Property Taxes; Too Much Coffee
Plus: Scientists are very close to producing “super wheat”; and McDonald’s in Europe gets hip to sustainable fish, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
June 7, 2011
Beverage Industry Launches a Campaign Against Mayor Nutter and Calls For Soda
Plus: Restaurants cater to anti-social patrons with online ordering; and the U.N. says high food costs are here to stay, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
June 3, 2011
Nutter Proposes Soda Tax to Close City Schools’ Budget Gap; Was Bin Laden
Plus: Kids in California spend 24 hours in a Denny’s to set a Guinness World Record; and fast food jobs become desirable in the tough economy, all in our morning news roundup.
Sweet News
Jan. 5, 2011
Philly Takes Its ‘War on Soda’ to the Next Level
Though the proposed tax on soda is long dead, the city’s Department of Health is behind a new fight against sugary beverages.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
Aug. 2, 2010
Subway Employees Beat a Thief With a Skillet; Wildwood’s Boardwalk Starts
Plus pork bell prices reach an all-time high, and New Hampshire’s oldest family-operated farm goes out of business, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
July 19, 2010
Ronaldo Seduced Local Waitress; Oldest Bottle of Drinkable Champagne Found
A one night stand in L.A. may have lead to a baby for a soccer superstar, while Baltic divers unearth 200 year-old bubbly.
Food Politics
July 2, 2010
Beverage Lobbyists Killed Soda Tax
The health freaks had much less money to spend on ineffective advertising.
By
Aileen Gallagher
Calorific
May 24, 2010
Sugar Bombs
The twenty worst drinks in America, per ‘Men’s Health.’
By
Daniel Maurer
Mediavore
May 24, 2010
Gulf Spill Affects Seafood Prices; Bohemian Hall Turns 100
Plus: New York seafood prices rise, and soda-makers fight taxes, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
May 24, 2010
Powder-Filled Balloon Didn’t Come from Food Network; Gulf Shrimpers Ignore
Plus: soda makers fight taxes, and Con-Agra reinvents the sweet potato, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
May 21, 2010
City Council Ignores Soda Tax; Cherry Hill’s ‘Last Real Bar’
Plus: restaurants phase out discounts, and Dan Aykroyd’s vodka sells, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
May 20, 2010
West Village Basically a Theme Park; Louisiana Restaurants Sue BP
Plus: Urbanspoon launches OpenTable competitor, and more, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
May 20, 2010
Soda Tax on Today’s Agenda; Louisiana Restaurants Sue BP
Plus: Urbanspoon launches reservation tool, and how Nicolas Cage chooses his meat, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
Apr. 30, 2010
Starbucks Launches New Frappuccino; D.C. Proposes a Soda Tax
Plus: Oregon wines are sustainable, Wagyu beef can come from Belgium, KFC’s Pink for the Cure promotion offends cancer survivors.
Mediavore
Apr. 30, 2010
Jamie Oliver Praises McDonald’s; NYC Scoops Are Oversize
Plus: Sam Sifton’s luxuries, and D.C. mulls a soda tax, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
Apr. 30, 2010
Restaurant Inspections Hit Web; Coffee Cup Icon Dies
Plus: D.C. mulls a soda tax, and Oregon leads the way in green wine, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
Apr. 30, 2010
Bay Staters Design Donuts; Coffee Cup Legend Dies
Plus: D.C. mulls a soda tax, and Oregon makes sustainable wine, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
Apr. 26, 2010
Soda Tax Dead; Companies Volunteer Salt Cuts
Plus: the Double Down might hurt KFC, and Top Chef comes to Canada, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
Mar. 16, 2010
Soda Tax Probably Dead; A Wine Bar for Brooklyn Bridge Park
Plus: Continental charges for food, and no relief from the tomato shortage, all in our morning news roundup.
By
Leila Cohan-Miccio
Food Politics
Mar. 9, 2010
Sugar Lumps: Soft Drink Study Supports Soda Tax
Researchers find a link between high prices for sugary drinks and health improvements
By
Kirsten Henri
Mediavore
Mar. 8, 2010
Soda-Tax Summit Today; Produce Carts Roll Into Central Park
Plus: New York restaurants channel Sandra Lee, and Quo owner gets sued, all in our morning news roundup.
By
Leila Cohan-Miccio
Food Politics
Mar. 4, 2010
Soda Tax, Menu Labels and Market Financing: Is Philly at the Frontier of
The taxman cometh for your Coke
By
Kirsten Henri
Big Brother
Jan. 19, 2010
Paterson Still Fighting Fizz
If a new soda tax passes, you may have to cough up one cent per ounce.
By
Daniel Maurer
Mediavore
May 13, 2009
Cheerios Are a Drug; Senate Considers Federal Soda Tax
Plus: More reasons to love the recession, and Lay’s tries locavorism, all in our morning news roundup.
By
Leila Cohan-Miccio