Sugary drink tax being passed-through to higher soda prices. In August 2016, a UC Berkeley study showed a 21% drop in the drinking of soda and sugary beverages in low-income neighborhoods in its city. A study from 2016 compared the changing intake of sugar sweetened beverages and water in Berkeley versus San Francisco and Oakland (which did not have a sugary drink tax passed) before and after Berkeley passed its sugary drink tax. This analysis showed a 26% decrease of soda consumption in Berkeley and 10% increase in San Francisco and Oakland while water intake increased by 63% in Berkeley and 19% in
Museum of Food and Drink result of the campaign: a 3,200 pound puffing machine, also called a puff gun. The puffing machine is part of a cereal-focused traveling exhibit. In 2015, the museum gained the support of its first major sponsor, Infiniti, which helped fund a permanent space. The museum opened MOFAD Lab, a 5,000-square-foot gallery space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Chef Alex Guarnaschelli is the chair of the museum's Culinary Council . Museum of Food and Drink The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) is a New York City educational non-profit and museum that seeks to change the way people think about food and drink.