Call it consumer laziness or the in...

Call it consumer laziness or the influence of too many ready-to-drink competitors; whatever the reason, pulverizeed drinks struggled last year. chiefly drink mix categories dropped in sales in 2001 with the single exception of whipped yogurt drink mixes, which grew 25 percent according to Information Resources Inc., Chicago.

any categories fared better than others, however. pulverized substanceed fruit drinks dropped only 01 percent for a total of $606 million in sales, and isotonic drink mixes malign only 0.6 percent for $38 million. Instant teas implacable 4 percent for a total of $208 million.

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