Laura Cooper
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Reporter at The Wall Street Journal covering beverages and tobacco. Formerly: @WSJBanking, @WSJPE. Reach me at: [email protected].
New York, NY
Joined November 2014
RT @WSJ: The U.S. doesn’t grow enough cane sugar to sweeten all the soda we drink
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President Trump pushes for Coca-Cola sweetened with cane sugar, which makes up a fraction of domestic sugar and sweetener use.
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RT @efindell: Immigration raids have Hispanic shoppers staying home—and big brands like Coke are taking a hit via @….
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Coca-Cola and other companies have seen a drop in sales due in part to a pullback by Hispanic consumers.
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RT @WSJ: Mocktails' high-proof price tags are frustrating drinkers who are skeptical that the cost of syrups, sodas and fake spirits can ri….
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Bar owners say blame the distillers, who say making virgin versions of tequila, gin and whiskey is akin to alchemy
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RT @Kristinapet: Arkansas prepares to strip soda and candy out of SNAP with speedy USDA support, w/@LCooperReports & @jdawsey1
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Arkansas and Indiana are among the first states in line to add restrictions.
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RT @WSJ: President Trump’s immigration crackdown has spooked Latino shoppers. That is hurting sales of America’s No. 1 beer, according to M….
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Constellation Brands says its quarterly beer sales fell for the first time in more than a decade.
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RT @WSJ: The new Pepsi Challenge: rescuing its namesake cola, which has been losing market share for years. “Maybe we lost the focus.” http….
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After its cola dropped to No. 3, PepsiCo is trying to win back soda drinkers; “maybe we lost the focus.”
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RT @WSJ: Alcohol has landed on the front lines of a global trade war, throwing French wines, Irish whiskeys and Kentucky bourbon into the c….
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President Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on European alcohol.
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RT @WSJ: The Wall Street Journal is looking at a host of indicators to try to figure out whether the U.S. might skirt a recession, or fall….
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We already know what the jobs report tells us. But what about other indicators—like sales of mini liquor bottles?
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RT @WSJ: Shoppers skip convenience-store runs for cigarettes, Doritos and Twinkies
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Convenience-store sales have fallen as consumers cut back on snacks due to rising prices and health concerns.
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RT @Kristinapet: “Nobody is anti-Diet Coke." The MAHA movement goes after restricting soda in food aid: w/@LCooperR….
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Arkansas may be the first state to restrict Trump’s beloved beverage from food aid.
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RT @KThomasDC: RFK Jr. and allies are gaining momentum in the soda wars — in an administration led by a man who had a red button installed….
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Arkansas may be the first state to restrict Trump’s beloved beverage from food aid.
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They are the 28 best beer drinkers and no one knows who they are. A dive into the world of Master Cicerones w/@LCooperReports:
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RT @radamsWSJ: A $25 gift card went missing from the teachers’ lounge of a Hamptons elementary school over a year ago. The town hasn’t been….
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Mystery has prompted a disciplinary trial with 1,400 pages of testimony and derailed a school principal’s career; 38 surveillance cameras
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