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Life turns out is more than Minute Made Coke and Pepsi.

I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles. Forty percent of people in a survey last month said

they're cutting back at restaurants. Yet, census data show total dollars spent at restaurants

ticked up in August.

That may be a subset of restaurantcores spending more, and some of that may be on fancy non-alcoholic drinks.

Chick-fil-A has started a drinks-focused thing called Daybright.

Taco Bell is expanding its Live Mas Cafe, and McDonald's has some new drinks.

Marketplaces Kristen Schwab went out,

recyclable straw in hand. Lizzie Fryer has a standing date with Starbucks every morning before work.

A oat milk, vanilla, latte, or cold brew drink. I see it as a treat to myself.

Friar is with Technomic, a food service research firm, and she says as people's wallets have

tightened, they've become more willing to spend on smaller treats like drinks.

And so yes, while, you know, a coffee beverage that's seven bucks isn't cheap by any means. It is definitely

less expensive instead of getting a full, you know, meal. For companies, beverage concepts

require less space, equipment, and labor, which means better margins. And Dan Sue,

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