Leaders of a trade body in Tamil Nadu announced that the ban on sale of Pepsi and Coca-Cola in Tamil Nadu would be effective from August 15. Earlier, in March 2017, a faction of traders made a decision not to sell Coca-Cola and Pepsi and took them off the shelves. The traders had then cited two reasons for taking this decision — health issues and the fact that multinational firms exploit groundwater resources. “Consumers have also started asking us for Pepsi and Coca-Cola,” he said. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo dominate the soft drinks market in Tamil Nadu.

Source: The Hindu May 14, 2019 19:57 UTC