Sugary drink tax of non-pure fruit juices, a 16 euro-cent per liter increase for diet sodas and little impact on regular soft drinks prices. The study also estimated that the quantity consumed of the taxed drinks has decreased by 9 centiliters per week per person after the tax has been implemented. Hungary's tax, which came into effect in September 2011, is a 4-cent tax on foods and drinks that contain large quantities of sugar and salt, such as soft drinks, confectionery, salty snacks, condiments, and fruit jams. In 2016, the tax has resulted in a 22% reduction in energy drink consumption and 19%
Food Bank For New York City food. Led by President and CEO Margarette Purvis, Food Bank has a staff of over 100 full-time employees and is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. Food Bank is a certified member of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and the New York State Food Bank Association. In July 2007, the Food Bank acquired FoodChange, Inc. Founded on research showing that approximately two million New Yorkers are at risk of hunger and that more than half of city households with children would not be able to afford food for their families within three months of the