The founder of soda shop chain Swig said its Utah customers don’t buy the sugar-sweetened beverage as much as people think, and certainly not compared with folks down South.
The founder of Swig says soda consumption is much higher in the South.How much soda do people in Utah drink?
Tanner said Utahns aren’t the biggest customers for the company’s “dirty sodas,” such as the Dirty Dr Pepper, which has coconut added to it. It’s Swig’s “refreshers” — made with still and sparkling water, plus ingredients such as fresh fruit and sugar-free flavorings — that Utahns are ordering most. Tanner said the shop is expanding that part of its menu and adding more options.
There isn’t much data on consumption, but the data that is available shows Utah adults haven’t reported drinking much soda — or other sugary beverages, for that matter., about 54% of Utah adults consume sugar-sweetened beverages — including regular soda, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, sweetened waters, and coffee and tea beverages with added sugars — at least once a day.Neighboring states had higher or much higher rates of consumption, from 58.8% in Idaho to 73.
That’s the 11th-highest rate in the country, and nearly 10 percentage points higher than the national average. It was also up slightly from the rate reported by parents
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