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Real Action Trumps Taxes

Our school guidelines provide skills for life; taxes won't.

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Innovate. Activate. Motivate.

Learn more about Full Circle - our industry's effort to reinvigorate recycling.

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Blog: Sip & Savorview all posts

Happy 4th of July from the American Beverage Association

July 3, 2009

This Independence Day, as you gather with their families for picnics, fireworks, and fun, toast to the birth of our country with your favorite non-alcoholic beverage. Our is an iconic American industry, founded by entrepreneurs and built upon their innovative spirit. Even today, a century-plus after the first sodas were invented in the 1800s, our companies continue to create new and exciting products to meet the diverse tastes and needs of the consumer.

And America's beverage industry is doing its part to improve the health and wellness of today's kids. In 2006, the industry developed national School Beverage Guidelines. Under these guidelines, full-calorie soft drinks are being removed from schools. The guidelines provide for only bottled water, low-fat and non-fat milk and 100 perc...


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News Releasesview all News Releases

June 15, 2009

American Beverage Association Statement on U.S. Conference of Mayors' Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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.

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May 12, 2009

Beverage Industry Fighting Childhood Obesity by Helping Children Balance Calories

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

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April 30, 2009

American Beverage Association Announces Election of New Members to its Board of Directors

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. 

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April 30, 2009

American Beverage Association Statement on School Nutrition

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:

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Making a Difference in Schools

The beverage industry is doing its part to help teach our nation's school children the importance of a balanced diet and exercise. That is why we teamed with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to develop the National School Beverage Guidelines. These guidelines are supported by parents and lawmakers alike, and our most recent progress report shows how we are committed to leading meaningful change.  Take a look at this clip for an update on the guidelines and to hear what former President Bill Clinton has to say about our industry's leadership on school health and wellness.


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