LF: CountryTime pledges to pay fines of kids whose lemonade stands get shut down for operating without permit

Title: CountryTime pledges to pay fines of kids whose lemonade stands get shut down for operating without permit
Source: The Hill
URL Source: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/39 ... onade-stands-get-shut-down-for
Published: Jun 7, 2018
Author: Morgan Gstalter
Post Date: 2018-06-08 08:25:43 by Deckard
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Views: 1507
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Popular lemonade brand CountryTime said Thursday that it is "taking a stand for lemonade stands" and pledging to help kids cover the costs of city permits when young entrepreneurs get their lemonade stands shut down.

“Around the country, kids across the country are getting busted for lemonade stands,” the company said in a video posted to its official Twitter account Thursday.

Kids across the country are getting busted for operating lemonade stands without a permit. We're taking the lead to #SaveLemonadeStands by paying for kids' fines + permits this year. For every RT this gets we’ll donate $1 (up to $500,000) to help kids next year + beyond.— CountryTime (@CountryTime) June 7, 2018

The brand is launching a new fund called Legal-Ade, “a crack team ready to straighten out lemonade stands permits and fines.”

If a lemonade stand gets shut down or ticketed by city officials for not having proper permits or licenses, CountryTime said it will reimburse the kid or their family up to $300.

In addition to the reimbursement, CountryTime said it will donate $1 for every retweet that the Legal-Ade video gets on Twitter — up to $500,000 — to help kids with the same issue in the future.

“Life doesn’t always give you lemons, but when it does, you should be able to make and share lemonade with the neighborhood without legal implications,” according to the Legal-Ade website.

...you should be able to make and share lemonade with the neighborhood without legal implications.

Good for Country Time. However the problem with that drink is there is nothing in it that that remotely comes from lemons.

You're right, it's unhealthy. I wouldn't buy that fake lemonade from any kid selling the stuff.

Worst Food of the Week: Country Time Lemonade

THE IDEA OF LEMONADE IN THE SUMMER CALLS TO MIND kids with lemonade stands, sitting on the porch with friends, and backyard barbeques. Ice cold lemonade on a hot day is delicious and a real treat.

Country Time lemonade takes that idyllic imagery, grinds it into a powder, and captures it in a container labeled “Less Sugar than Soda” making it accessible for everyday consumption.

Is Country Time really lemonade?

Country Time is made with: Sugar, Fructose, Citric Acid (Provides Tartness), Contains Less than 2% of Natural Flavor, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Maltodextrin, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Citrate (Controls Acidity), Magnesium Oxide (Prevents Caking), Calcium Fumarate, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Color, Yellow 5 Lake, Tocopherol (Preserves Freshness).

But where’s the lemon juice?

INSTEAD OF LEMONS, COUNTRY TIME has citric acid is making it tart, manufactured flavorings are making it “lemony”, and dye is making it yellow. It’s cheap ($3.16 for 32 servings) and quick to make, but maybe lemonade doesn’t need to be cheap and fast because it’s definitely healthier to not eat all of these chemicals.

HOMEMADE LEMONADE ISN’T EXPENSIVE (just the cost of 6 or so lemons and a cup of sugar), isn’t difficult to make, and is yummy. Your kids can help make it (instant “family bonding” time) and if you freeze it, you get delicious lemon water ice. Making a special treat from real ingredients, with or without help from the kids, is great for improving our food culture.

The bottom line: Country Time lemonade isn’t really lemonade, but a combination of processed chemical additives which doesn’t contain lemon juice. Stick with the homemade, real food version. Maybe with all that lemon squeezing you won’t want to make it every day, but who needs lemonade every day, anyway?