Big beverage makers including Pepsico and Coca-Cola are retooling their vending machines to let consumers know the number of calories in the drinks available to buy.
The program, which will add calorie counts and more low-calorie and no-calorie drinks to vending machines, will first appear in municipal buildings in Chicago and San Antonio early next year. It represents the latest effort by the industry to head off mounting criticism of its products as one of the chief villains responsible for the nation’s obesity crisis.
