date:May 26, 2016
d, per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks dropped by 12.4 gallons. Per capita consumption of other major beverage categories, like milk and fruit beverages, also fell.
Reflecting a clear trend of consumers increasingly choosing healthy, convenient bottled water options, BMC reported that in 2015, the category had achieved a new volume record almost 3 billion gallons higher than it had been in 2007. Carbonated soft drinks, on the other hand, underwent its 11th consecutive year of volu