Thu, 30 Apr 2009

The American Beverage Association (ABA) announced today the election of eight new members to its board of directors. Elected to serve their first term are: Rich Beck, president, North America Functional Beverages, PepsiCo; Brian Charneski, president, L & E Bottling Company, Inc.; Ralph Crowley, president/CEO, Polar Beverages; Selim Chidiac, CEO, Red Bull North America; Edwin C. Rice, chairman and CEO, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Co.; and Cliff Ritchie, president and CEO, Carolina Beverage Corp. Elected to serve a second term are George Kalil, president, Kalil Bottling Co., and Keith Reimer, president and CEO, Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC.

Wed, 22 Apr 2009

American Beverage Association members are leaders in environmental stewardship and are proud to help lead the private sector in the quest for a more sustainable future.

Mon, 20 Apr 2009

At Experimental Biology 2009, Dr. Maureen Storey, senior vice president of science policy for the American Beverage Association, today briefed colleagues on her new analysis indicating that consumers of all ages are drinking more lower-calorie beverages than they did several years ago. The data are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - the largest and longest-running national, publicly available source of health and nutrition data in the United States.

Mon, 15 Jun 2009

The beverage industry today expressed disappointment at the U.S. Conference of Mayors' passage of a resolution that funds a study to look at creating disparate pricing structures for sales of municipal water for water bottling.

Tue, 12 May 2009

Cutting calories in schools reinforces skills for a lifetime; discriminatory taxes just raise revenue

Thu, 30 Apr 2009

In response to legislation introduced today by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Susan K. Neely, president and CEO of the American Beverage Association, issued the following statement:

Fri, 14 Aug 2009

The American Beverage Association (ABA) and its members today expressed disappointment in the decision by Judge Batts of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York to lift the injunction regarding the implementation of the recent amendments to the New York bottle bill for products other than bottled water.

Mon, 27 Jul 2009

The American Beverage Association (ABA) and Munich Trade Fairs International Group (MMI) today announced their collaboration with InterBev 2010 and drinktec 2009. As part of the alliance, both ABA and MMI will promote the two events within their respective membership and stakeholders, and also will offer exclusive programming geared toward beverage and dairy audiences at each event.

Mon, 06 Jul 2009

The American Beverage Association (ABA) and the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) today announced their co-sponsorship of InterBev 2010, the beverage industry's premiere tradeshow. Following on the resounding success of InterBev 2008, InterBev 2010 will take place September 22-24, 2010, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

Mon, 24 Aug 2009

In response to "Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association," published in the journal Circulation, Dr. Maureen Storey, senior vice president of science policy for the American Beverage Association, said:

"Like many foods, soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages are a source of calories, but in and of themselves, they are not a unique risk factor for obesity or other negative health outcomes - including heart disease.