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Speaking to the BBC, one restaurant owner described his shock, with a number of premises forced to close while forensic investigations continue.

The levy will affect pre-packaged milkshakes, ready-to-go coffees and sweetened yoghurt drinks, but not ones made in cafes and restaurants, it said.

Key details: Perhaps the most critical category in the retail report, restaurant sales, rose a healthy 0.7% in September.

Purchases at stores, restaurants and online increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in September from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

But when it comes to restaurants, the picture is more nuanced.