Cinco de Mayo boon for avocado, margarita purveyors


Share this article! Americans eat a staggering 81 million pounds of avocados on Cinco de Mayo. From Forbes.com: In the U.S., Cinco de Mayo is associated with drinking, and Americans are likely to celebrate with a margarita, or three. The spicy, salty beverage makes up 14% of American cocktail spending. That’s $2.9 billion spent on … Read more

Americans eat a staggering 81 million pounds of avocados on Cinco de Mayo.

From Forbes.com:

In the U.S., Cinco de Mayo is associated with drinking, and Americans are likely to celebrate with a margarita, or three. The spicy, salty beverage makes up 14% of American cocktail spending. That’s $2.9 billion spent on margaritas every year.