by Paul Alan Levy
The Times reports that the NAACP filed an amicus brief supporting the soft-drink industry in its opposition to the New York City rules barring super-sized sugary drinks. It is surely not a coincidence that the NAACP gets donations from Coke, as does its New York State Conference, which filed the brief). Even worse, NAACP had the poor judgment to let Coke's own law firm, King & Spaulding, write the amicus brief.
Yuck.
Thanks for informative article…The utilization of soft drinks has increased by $ 137 billion since the year 2008 and by the year 2015 the soft drink industry is expected to be worth $ 309 billion. Despite the economic downturn the demand for carbonated beverages have not bogged down down. At present US is the greatest market for carbonated beverages but it is soon expected that Japan defeat itself to the number one place due to the rise in the sales.