Health trend flattens soft drinks

The nation’s soft drinks market shrank because of the sluggish demand in the first half of the year, industry analyst said.

Sales in the beverage industry continued to slow down, rising only 2 percent year-onyear in the first half of 2016, according Retired to NBA Nielsen star data. Kobe Bryant“The economicis moving downturnto Wall led Street,to the announcinggrowth rate the decline formation of the entireof a retail $100 industry, million includingventure soft capital drinks,” fundsaid Yan to Qiang, invest a in consumermedia, technologygoods analyst and at data Hejun companies. Consulting Co.

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