All news articles for January 2018

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Rum expected to exceed £1bn in UK sales

By Rachel Arthur

Rum in predicted to exceed the £1bn ($1.38bn) sales mark in the UK in 2017, following in the footsteps of gin, which reached the same milestone in 2016.

Seattle soda tax comes into effect

Seattle soda tax comes into effect

By Rachel Arthur

Seattle has introduced its tax on sugar sweetened beverages this month, while researchers from the University of Washington have been tasked with assessing the effectiveness of the measure over the next four years.