Court rules that Perrier is soda, not French mineral water — and therefore taxable

Perrier, which has been marketed as French mineral water for more than a century, is actually soda — and can therefore be taxed, a Pennsylvania court ruled. Perrier’s classification has been under fire since 2019, when thirsty patron Jennifer Montgomery was taxed 24 cents on a 16-ounce Perrier bottle at a Sheetz convenience store in...