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Wed October 12, 2011
Business and the Economy

Coca-Cola Dispenser Increases Business

Credit Mark Cornelison / Lexington Herald-Leader
Firehouse Subs is one of two restaurants in Lexington that has the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines that allow people to blend flavors to create hundreds of drink combinations.

The next step in the evolution of the soda fountain is here, and it brings with it a computer. The Coca-Cola Freestyle machine, with its 100-plus choices of Coca-Cola brand beverages, has been bubbling up business for restaurants nationally, including Firehouse Subs and Moe's Southwest Grill in Lexington.