Dive Summary:
- As a judge ruled that the ban on large sugary drinks was illegal, an unlikely group celebrated: minority organizations representing African American and Hispanic constituents.
- These populations have some of the highest rates of obesity, yet still are usually against these types of obesity regulations.
- As the New York Times discovered, however, donations to these organizations from the likes of CocaCola and Pepsi have bolstered their support of the industry, in a sense partnering these organizations with soda manufacturers.
From the article:
Many of these groups have something else in common: They are among the recipients of tens of millions of dollars from the beverage industry that has flowed to nonprofit and educational organizations serving blacks and Hispanics over the last decade, according to a review by The New York Times of charity records and other documents. ...
