Benzene in soft drinks been filed by a group of parents in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The two companies, Zone Brands Inc., maker of "BellyWashers" products, and TalkingRain Beverage Co., denied that their products were harmful, but agreed to change the ingredients in their drinks. Coca-Cola announced that it would be phasing out sodium benzoate from many of its drinks, but not Fanta and Sprite. As of August 2012, Coca Cola Zero and Barq's root beer still contains benzoate (added as potassium salt and sodium salt respectively). A Belgian study found that plastic packaging may play an important role in
Double Dutch Drinks business plan centered around creating a drink mixer company. The award provided the sisters with a cash investment, a free year of office space and a mentorship which they used to found Double Dutch Drinks. The company released its first products in early 2015. Double Dutch Drinks was picked as a winner in the retail category at the 2015 Virgin StartUp Foodpreneur Festival, as a result, the founders met with buyers from the Target Corporation in the US to pitch their product to the store. In December 2015, it was announced that Double Dutch Drinks had secured a six month