Sugary drink tax high-calorie beverages. In response to these arguments, the American Public Health Association released a statement in 2012 in which they argued that "Even if individuals switch to 100% juice or chocolate milk, this would be an improvement, as those beverages contribute some nutrients to the diet." A 2011 study in the journal "Preventive Medicine" concluded that "a modest tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could both raise significant revenues and improve public health by reducing obesity". It has been used by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale to estimate revenue from a soda tax, depending on the state,
Food City (K-VA-T) the Virginia Tech Hokies. In September 2016, Bristol Motor Speedway announced that Food City signed on as the title sponsor of the "Bucs at Bristol" football game between the ETSU Buccaneers and the Western Carolina Catamounts. The Bucs at Bristol game is the first Southern Conference home game for ETSU since 2003 when the school disbanded their football program. As of November 2018, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. operates 130 retail food outlets (121 Food City stores, 7 Super Dollar Food Centers and 2 Wine & Spirits stores) in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. The chain includes over 100 in-store pharmacies