That's because soda and other drinks that the companies make, such as sports drinks and juices, are more profitable than bottled water.
It is also restricting the import of goods, such as fizzy drinks, which it has learnt to manufacture under the siege.
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Meanwhile, sales of out-of-store products, such as packaged drinks and coffee beans, do not factor that significantly into the company's bottom line.
Fringe retailers, by her definition, are those shops that specialise in food high in salt, fat and sugar, plus non-food items such as fizzy drinks.
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When people drink too many beverages containing added sugar, such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, energy or sports beverages, they tend to put on weight.
All too often, these waiting areas have vending machines that are filled with high-calorie foods and drinks such as chocolate bars, crisps and sugary drinks.
This has been a major cause for distress among investors given that consumers in the North American region have been steadily moving away from fizzy drinks towards healthier options such as juices and sports drinks.
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Mono is commonly spread between college and high school students and may be transmitted by kissing or other contact with saliva such as from sharing drinks.
Established brands such as TV shows and soft drinks push apps out as part of an ad campaign.
Well known e-tailers such as Amazon have been shortlisted, as have relative newcomers such as shirt shop Charles Tyrwhitt and drinks delivery firm Last Orders.
She argues that it would shift consumption towards healthier drinks such as water and milk, particularly for children.
The Company also produces and distributes soft drinks such as Alvaro and Malta Guinness in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Not many years ago hard liquor seemed destined to go the way of some now virtually extinct soft drinks such as Moxie.
LabDoor also focuses on healthy choices, seeking to chemically test common supplements such as vitamins and energy drinks, to determine their actual content.
In a world where bottles of wine featured dead wasps, the beer was often sour and the vodka adulterated, drinks such as Balsams were reliable, and for the most part available.
All this is partly because French rival Pernod-Ricard has been quicker off the mark in China this past decade, building up a dominant slice of the international-branded market with drinks such as Martell and Ballantine's.
Vision gives robots the power not only to do more in factories, but also to spread into other industries, such as the food and drinks business, which struggles to find people to do lots of boring, repetitive and unpleasant jobs.
An extensive study in 2012 by US magazine Consumer Reports, including rice and rice-based products such as rice cakes and drinks available in the US, measured lead levels even lower, with a majority of samples measuring less than five parts per billion.
Simon Lowden, chief marketing officer for PepsiCo's Americas beverages, says the idea for Kickstart came about after the company learned through consumer research that Mountain Dew fans were looking for an alternative to traditional morning drinks such as coffee, tea and juice.
With the growth of energy drinks such as Monster and Red Bull expected to slow, Kickstart could also signal the emergence of a new category that plays off the promise of energy and other health benefits, said John Sicher, publisher of the trade journal Beverage Digest.
Taco Bell also works with PepsiCo to offer unique soft drinks, such as Mountain Dew Baja Blast.
"There should also be an end to discounted drinks, such as two-for-one deals, happy hours and supermarkets selling alcohol at below cost prices, " Mr Craik said.
But the bigger problem lies in framing soda taxes in terms of average consumption, such as 45 gallons of sugared drinks per person per year or the NHANES average of 203 kilocalories per person per day.
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He urged those in the audience to use fresh ingredients whenever possible and for many of the drinks, such as the Bajan Sorrel, resting is required in order for the flavors of the herbs and spices to blend.
In the dimly lit space, complete with vintage-style wallpaper and velvet seating, the expert mixologists serve a concise menu of unusual drinks, such as the spicy yet refreshing Concombre Fumant, a mix of tequila, fresh cucumber and homemade chilli syrup, or the bitter Salers Smach, which features the old-fashioned tipple, Gentiane, made with the flower of the same name, alongside absinthe, Champagne and fresh mint.
Drinks makers, such as Seagrams, and the South Carolina Liquor Wholesalers Association, want to keep things as they are.
One or just a few companies still dominate the production of goods such as cement, glass, soft drinks, flour, sugar, and bread.
This significantly increased among teenagers, as did the consumption of such drinks.
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.
One of the papers said steps such as a tax on unhealthy food and drinks and traffic light labelling on food would be so beneficial for health that they would save money in the long run.
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