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This is partly because farming or buying hops puts pressure on the bottom line, but also because many American drinkers weaned on soft drinks have never developed the Old World tooth for bitterness.
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Billboards advertising soft drinks and sofas have appeared along the road leading to what was once the occupied zone.
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The Los Angeles unified school district, 750 institutions, have already announced they won't sell soft drinks anymore.
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In school districts from Los Angeles to New York, with many Midwestern stops in between, parents, physicians, and students of all political stripes have banded together to stop the sale of soft drinks in schools.
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Salt levels have reduced 9% since 2006 and some manufacturers have introduced calorie caps in particular for snacks and soft drinks.
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Critics have also attacked the NAACP and Hispanic Federation for accepting funding from the soft drinks industry.
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International criminal investigations have been launched after traces of a banned growth hormone were found at two soft drinks factories.
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When Coca-Cola, for instance, planned to take over a local Chinese soft drinks company a few years ago, Chinese hackers were discovered to have accessed top-secret memos on how much the Americans were willing to pay.
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While the value of those agreements have not been revealed, Chinese beverage giant Wahaha will become Manchester United's first official soft drinks partner in the country.
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Investors have little enthusiasm for well-run old Japan firms, such as Kirin Beverage, a soft-drinks maker that has not yet found a new-Japan marketing angle.
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