Free refill

Around the world, the availability of free refills is typically scarce, but varies widely depending on the country and the type and specific ownership or chain of each establishment.

[2] The author speculates this may be due to the higher price of coffee in Europe at the time, and the accumulating cost to the café of the refills.

[4] In certain areas of the United States, such as Massachusetts and New York, politicians have proposed banning free refills as a move against obesity.

[6] In June 2012 Cambridge, Massachusetts, mayor Henrietta Davis unsuccessfully proposed banning soft drink refills.

[9] In September 2014, Serge Hercberg, head of France's National Nutrition and Health Programme, stated that free refills of sugary drinks should be banned.