https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATmkXi1DBMw/richard-martynhemphill RSS for Node Wed, 13 May 2026 17:46:19 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-29/sugar-tax-a-new-u-k-levy-on-sugary-drinks-is-a-promising-start https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-29/sugar-tax-a-new-u-k-levy-on-sugary-drinks-is-a-promising-start Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:00:11 GMT Cans and bottles of Irn-Bru sugar free soft drink, manufactured by A.G. Barr Plc, stand on a shelf at the Tesco Basildon Pitsea Extra supermarket, operated by Tesco Plc, in Basildon, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Many European food retailers are coming to terms with persistently low inflation as well as consumers who remain frugal yet purchase food more frequently. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images