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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: Five Cities See New Soda Taxes"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9ad0cfba-ef26-410a-826a-ef40e73e28c2
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-five-cities-see-new-soda-taxes-7655
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2016-11-14T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:14:21.467Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: Five Cities See New Soda Taxes

**TL;DR:** Five US cities, including Chicago, Boulder, and three cities in California, have implemented new soda taxes on sugary beverages. The taxes, ranging from a penny-per-ounce to a two cent-per-ounce fee, aim to address health issues such as obesity and diabetes.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-11-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-five-cities-see-new-soda-taxes-7655).*

## Story

Election Day not only left America with a new President-elect, but also changes to taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages in multiple states. According to a recent Nation’s Restaurant News article, new soda taxes will be applied to sugary beverages in Chicago, Boulder, San Francisco, Oakland, and Albany, California.

Joining Berkeley, California that added a similar tax two years ago, additional California cities voted “yes” on the ballot for initiatives to apply a penny-per-ounce fee to sugary beverages.

In Boulder, Colorado, a two cent-per-ounce tax was passed after 54 percent of voters agreed on the ballot measure. Now a two-liter bottle of soda could more than double in price, with an increase of $1.35.

Chicago’s Cook County approved a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks, which the Board of Chicago’s Cook County hopes will bring in $224 million annually that will be used to avoid cuts in spending on safety and health programs.

According to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s statement, “This tax can play a positive role in important health issues that impact many of our residents — such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease — and lessen the financial burden on our Health and Hospitals System.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Chicago (location)
- regulation (topic)
- San Francisco, California (location)
- Albany (location)
- Boulder (location)
- public health (topic)
- Oakland (location)
- beverage sales (topic)
- Berkeley (location)
- taxation (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-five-cities-see-new-soda-taxes-7655). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9ad0cfba-ef26-410a-826a-ef40e73e28c2).