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How food and beverage companies are shaping public conversation on obesity

by: Caity Dekker
posted on Thursday, September 17, 2015

With nutrition-related diseases regularly making headlines, food and beverage companies are eager to portray themselves as part of the solution. In this Q&A, BMSG’s Laura Nixon discusses new research on industry messaging and implications for public health.

Tags: beverage industry, food industry, framing, media, obesity, public health

Echoes of the tobacco wars: Why is Big Soda afraid to publicly oppose the Richmond soda tax?

by: Andrew Cheyne
posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2012

The city council of Richmond, Calif., has made headlines by putting a soda tax on the ballot. This has the beverage industry running scared and once again borrowing tactics from Big Tobacco — this time in an effort to deceive voters.

Tags: American Beverage Association, beverage industry, Big Soda, campaign finance, Citizens United, Community Coalition Against Beverage Taxes, public health, Richmond, soda tax

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How food and beverage companies are shaping public conversation on obesity

Echoes of the tobacco wars: Why is Big Soda afraid to publicly oppose the Richmond soda tax?