“A state judge on Monday stopped Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration from banning the sale of large sugary drinks at New York City restaurants and other venues, a major defeat for a mayor who has made public-health initiatives a cornerstone of his tenure.”
Thanks for explaining. Now it makes sense.
A standard dinner glass is 16 oz. The standard restaurant glass is 20-24 oz to allow for ice and reduce the need for refills (fine dine typically uses 12-16 oz tumblers or 10 oz wine glasses). The limit is 16 oz. All locations serving bottled cokes (ie: New York’s famous stree vendors) had to dispose of all 20-24 oz bottles in their possession, possibly at discounted prices, and purchase 16 oz bottles.
A small cup at McDonalds is 16 oz, so all larger sizes had to be disposed of.
There are a lot of back-end costs to these sorts of regulations.
I’m sure it depends on the restaurant. I know one chain or location had reported ordering a thousand 16-oz glasses. That was probably about a $3k order — hardly the end of the world for a place that buys glasses by the thousand, but an added expense to stave off the nannies rather than a real business decision.
How many restaurants serve drinks in 32 oz glasses? Sit-down restaurants use standard 16 oz or 20 oz glasses. Fast food places have super sizes but they already have a “small” size available. I’m wondering how much adapting was necessary?
This ruling is a little late, after all the restaurants have felt the impact of having to re-engineer their menus and purchase new glasses.
Yes!!!!!!
A rare burst of sanity. Now will the voters connect the dots between banning cigarettes in bars — transfats in restaurants — large sodas — tyranical mayor and council? Let us hope.