1984 - Food And Drink

Food And Drink

Budweiser Beer is introduced into Britain by Anheuser-Busch through a licensed brewing agreement with Grand Metropolitan Brewing; it will soon be the second largest-selling premium packaged lager in the United Kingdom.

Coca-Cola and Pepsi move in November to replace the remaining 50 percent sucrose in their soft drinks with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS); by 1992 HFCS will be supplying bottlers with the equivalent of 8 million tons of sugar.