If iced tea truly is an acquired taste, then American consumers must be in acquisition mode these days. According to Chicago-based Information Resources Inc. (IRI), sales of refrigerated teas in supermarkets, drugstores and mass merchandisers, excluding Wal-Mart, soared 27.8 percent in dollars and 18.0 percent in units during the 52-week period ending November 5, 2006. Sales of canned and bottled teas fared nearly as well, rising 24.3 percent and 13.2 percent, respectively.
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