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A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies and soft drinks. Traditionally warm beverages include coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Caffeinated drinks that contain the stimulant caffeine have a long history.

In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor, which contain the drug ethanol, have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. Non-alcoholic drinks often signify drinks that would normally contain alcohol, such as beer, wine and cocktails, but are made with a sufficiently low concentration of alcohol by volume. The category includes drinks that have undergone an alcohol removal process such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. (Full article...)

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PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of its products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc., PepsiCo has since expanded from its namesake product Pepsi Cola to an immensely diversified range of food and beverage brands. The largest and most recent acquisition was Pioneer Foods in 2020 for US$1.7 billion and prior to it was buying the Quaker Oats Company in 2001, which added the Gatorade brand to the Pepsi portfolio and Tropicana Products in 1998.

As of January 2021, the company possesses 23 brands that have over US$1 billion in sales annually. PepsiCo has operations all around the world and its products were distributed across more than 200 countries and territories, resulting in annual net revenues of over US$70 billion. PepsiCo is the second-largest food and beverage business in the world based on net revenue, profit, and market capitalization, behind Nestlé. In 2023, the company's seat in Forbes Global 2000 was 82. PepsiCo's flagship product, Pepsi Cola has been engaged in a rivalry for generations with Coca-Cola; it is commonly referred to as the cola wars. Although Coca-Cola outsells Pepsi Cola in the United States, PepsiCo within the North American market is the largest food and beverage company by net revenue. Ramon Laguarta has been the chief executive of PepsiCo since 2018. The company's beverage distribution and bottling is conducted by PepsiCo as well as by licensed bottlers in certain regions. (Full article...)

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... that Maxine North swore never to return to Thailand after the death of her undercover CIA husband, but ultimately settled there and introduced bottled water to the country?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
... that Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... that the relatively low standards of player selection for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883 have been described as being "determined with a nod and a wink over drinks"?
... that the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree at Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down?

... John (Johnnie) Walker, creator of Johnnie Walker whiskey, was a grocer by trade?

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The following are images from various drink-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 32004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 4Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 9A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 12Various views of a bottle of mezcal. The "worm", which is actually the larval form of the moth Hypopta agavis that lives on the agave plant, can be seen in the middle image, at the bottom of the bottle. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 13Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 15Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 18A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 20A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 22Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming it in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 28Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 29Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 31Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 32Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 36Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 38Bosnian Coffee accessory manufacturers' small shops in Baščaršija - drink is important part of country's culture, and was major part of its economy in the past. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Characteristics of boba tea (also known as "bubble tea" or "pearl milk tea") -- the national drink of Taiwan -- are the tapioca balls that rest at the bottom of the beverage that are drunk with a wide straw. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)

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Hot chocolate

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A cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and topped with cocoa powder

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Harold Clifford "Harry" Hatch (1884–1946) was a millionaire industrialist from Prince Edward County, Ontario, specializing in the business of wine and spirits.

Hatch started out with a small liquor store in Whitby, Ontario, and prospered to the point where he was able to purchase the controlling interest of Gooderham & Worts Ltd. in 1923. Four years later, Hatch acquired Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. based in Walkerville, Ontario, and in 1927 merged the two companies under the parent company of Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Limited. The company was one of a number of Canadian distillers who prospered by shipping their products into the United States during the Prohibition era from 1920 to 1933. (Full article...)

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“

And malt does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man.

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— A. E. Housman
A Shropshire Lad LXII.

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Potassium benzoate (E212), the potassium salt of benzoic acid, is a food preservative that inhibits the growth of mold, yeast and some bacteria. It works best in low-pH products, below 4.5, where it exists as benzoic acid.

Acidic foods and beverages such as fruit juice (citric acid), sparkling drinks (carbonic acid), soft drinks (phosphoric acid), and pickles (vinegar) may be preserved with potassium benzoate. It is approved for use in most countries including Canada, the United States and the European Union, where it is designated by the E number E212.

Potassium benzoate is also used in the whistle in many fireworks. (Full article...)

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General topics:	Bartending • Bottling • Drinking • Drinking water • Bottled water • Mineral water • Coffee • Energy drink • Juice • Tea • Milk • Plant milk • Pasteurization • Refrigeration • Steeping • Water purification
Alcoholic beverages:	Beer • Brandy • Brewing • Caffeinated alcoholic drinks • Cider • Cocktails • Distillation • Fermentation • Hard soda • Liquor • Liqueur • Malt drink • Mead • Proof • Rice Wine • Schnapps • Vodka • Whiskey • Wine
Soft Drinks:	Carbonation • Cola • Orange soft drink • Frozen carbonated drink • Root beer • Soda water • Lithia water •
Miscellaneous:	Drink industry • Lemonade • Limeade • Orange drink • Slush (beverage)

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WikiProject Food & Drink is an association of Wikipedians with an interest in culinary-related subjects. They have come together to co-ordinate the development of food and drink articles here on Wikipedia as well as the many subjects related to food such as foodservice, catering and restaurants. If you wish to learn more about these subjects as well as get involved, please visit the project.

WikiProject Beer – covers Wikipedia's coverage of beer and breweries and microbreweries

WikiProject Wine – aims to compile thorough and accurate information on different vineyards, wineries and varieties of wines, including but not limited to their qualities, origins, and uses.

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