Fades , (edited )

Gotta enshrine laws to protect the capitalists!

They say its about unhealthy food and drink, but why are drink refills considers a health issue to the point of requiring law? Plenty offer more than just unhealthy soda and trash like that.

Health Secretary Eluned Morgan has launched a consultation to restrict "promotions of food products high in fat, sugar and salt".

Article specifically calls out some names:

It includes a proposal to prohibit retailers from offering free drink refills, which many high street restaurants including Nando's and Five Guys offer.

Taking Five Guys for example they offer coca cola freestyle:

https://www.fiveguys.com/menu/Drinks

https://www.coca-colafreestyle.com/choices/?filter1=all%20drinks

Which offers options such as minute maid lemonaid, vitamin water, etc. with non-sugar options. This law would punish those same drinks in the name of health.

b34k ,

I got a solution for you, and it’s free: Drink water.

Chozo ,
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That's not really a solution at all. You don't order a soda with your lunch because you think "I'm so dehydrated", you order a soda because you think "This will taste nice". People are allowed to want flavor.

b34k ,

Flavor comes from my steak and my bacon Brussels sprouts, not my beverage.

And actually sodas don’t “taste nice”. Go keto for a few months and break that sugar addiction. The next time you try a soda you’ll realize they’re all sickeningly sweet and not fit for human consumption.

SlowRoastedMadness ,

Uh-huh, but that's ignoring the sugar-free options the other user said. I like flavored drinks with my food, i drink enough water throughout the rest of the day.

xep ,

I'm sorry you're getting downvoted for speaking the truth. It's frightening how much sugar is in our diet.

Steve ,

Also, water is not free. It’s normally provided at no cost to the consumer in a restaurant, but it isn’t free.

otp ,

Thanks, Nestle rep!

brbposting ,

coca cola freestyle

The nice expensive machines standard fast food places are removing in the US. Too many freeloaders?

cdf12345 ,

Couldn’t you just say “10 refills included in the price of the beverage”.

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