Observers Fear Soda Ban Expansion

QSR Magazine, Thursday, October 18, 2012 8 AM
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Observers in the foodservice industry are looking at the sugary-beverage ban scheduled to take effect in March in New York. They are hoping what happens in New York stays in New York. Unfortunately, “what happens in New York tends to spread to other municipalities very quickly,” says Andrew Moesel, spokesman for the New York State Restaurant Association. “We are clearly a place where other cities look to determine their policy, and that’s why this proposal could be problematic, not just for New York City, but for a nation as a whole.”

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