Big Gulp Soda Ban Does Not Extend to Actual Big Gulps

As Mayor Bloomberg courted the wrath of the beverage industry yesterday by reminding them all how poor they were in comparison with him, New Yorkers trembled their mighty stomachs in fear that the new ban on sugary drinks over 16 ounces would ruin their hard-drinking soda ways in movie theaters and fast food outlets.

But even Bloomberg’s far-reaching proposals couldn’t touch the most sacred of all distended cup sizes: 7-11′s Big Gulp.

Despite the nickname “Big-Gulp Ban,” it turns out the Board of Health’s 8-0 vote to pass it doesn’t extend to actual 7-11 Big Gulps or even Double Big Gulps, which are 64 ounces and are monstrosities that laugh in the face of God. This is because only restaurants are regulated by state law, and “restaurants” are defined as “deriving less than 50% of their revenue from prepared foods,” though movie theaters and sports arenas are also subject to the ban.

Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts are also not subject to the new regulations that will go in effect next year, because their drinks contain dairy.
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http://observer.com/2012/09/big-gulp-sod...tual-big-gulps/

Note, the donors to Bloomberg and Democrats got exemptions - it was not about health.

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Big Gulp Soda Ban Does Not Extend to Actual Big Gulps
Despite the nickname “Big-Gulp Ban,” it turns out the Board of Health’s 8-0 vote to pass it doesn’t extend to actual 7-11 Big Gulps or even Double Big Gulps, which are 64 ounces and are monstrosities that laugh in the face of God. This is because only restaurants are regulated by state law, and “restaurants” are defined as “deriving less than 50% of their revenue from prepared foods,” though movie theaters and sports arenas are also subject to the ban.

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Quote: Mechanicos wrote in post #1

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Big Gulp Soda Ban Does Not Extend to Actual Big Gulps
Despite the nickname “Big-Gulp Ban,” it turns out the Board of Health’s 8-0 vote to pass it doesn’t extend to actual 7-11 Big Gulps or even Double Big Gulps, which are 64 ounces and are monstrosities that laugh in the face of God. This is because only restaurants are regulated by state law, and “restaurants” are defined as “deriving less than 50% of their revenue from prepared foods,” though movie theaters and sports arenas are also subject to the ban.

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This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. If restaurants don't derive 50% of their revenue from serving prepared food where does their revenue come from?

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A more logical definition of "restaurant" would be an establishment that derives NO less than 50% of its revenue from prepared foods.

Does a 7/11 store fit that definition?

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A more logical definition of "restaurant" would be an establishment that derives NO less than 50% of its revenue from prepared foods.

Does a 7/11 store fit that definition?

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Bobby Eustace, a firefighter out of Ladder 27 in the Bronx, has been serving free hot food to the homeless and displaced and to relief workers and volunteers in Breezy Point, Queens, since two days after the hurricane hit.

On Sunday, Eustace and dozens of fellow firefighter volunteers served 800 free hot meals from a steamy Army tent in this hemorrhaging beach community, where there are no longer stores or restaurants, where most people have no gas to cook with, no heat or hot water and no hot food.

That afternoon, a freon-blooded inspector from the city’s Department of Health issued Eustace a notice of violation for not meeting the same food-handling standards as, say, the Four Seasons.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/hami...ticle-1.1205428