A Philadelphia judge on Monday dismissed the beverage industry’s legal effort to block the city’s planned tax on sugary and sweetened drinks, clearing the way for the levy to take effect Jan. 1.

The president of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said the industry coalition fighting the tax would appeal the ruling.

But stores are getting ready for the tax to take effect. “Our…

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