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Local retailers say soda consumption is declining

Those who visit Laz Marquez’s Mexican grill inside his La Huerta Supermarket still enjoy a soda or two with their freshly made tacos.

But with anything they might make themselves? Likely not as much anymore, Marquez said.

“I think when people are in here getting a taco, maybe they’re saying, ‘I’m having tacos. I’m going to treat myself,’ ” said Marquez, owner of La Huerta on Randall Road in St. Charles. “So I’m still selling a lot of soda at the grill.

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