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Article: The tide turns as big chains join our tap water campaign ; EVENING STANDARD CAMPAIGN WATER ON TAP
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 27, 2008
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MANY of London's leading restaurant and cafe chains, including
Starbucks, Wagamama and Strada, have joined the Evening Standard's
Water On Tap campaign.
Their support means hundreds of high street outlets across the
capital will now offer free tap water to customers without
prejudice.
The campaign, which was only launched on Monday, is rapidly
gaining momentum as coffee shops and Michelin-starred restaurants
alike pledge to help make asking for tap water more socially
acceptable.
The Standard wants to end the practice of restaurants
automatically offering "still or sparkling" when diners give their
orders, steering them towards expensive bottled water rather than
the freely available ...