The New Year brings a fresh start, and for many that means hitting the gym and healthier choices. We just want to remind you that our member companies offer a multitude of options to help you stay on track. With clear calorie labels and smaller portion offerings, our companies make it easy for you to…
Source: Forbes, December 5, 2013 The leader of a research team that measured the acute effects of energy drinks on heart function emphasizes that he never said those effects were dangerous, although press coverage of the study viewed the findings with alarm. Responding to criticism from Monster Beverage, which called the study “alarmist and misleading,” University of Bonn radiologist Daniel Thomas tells Food Navigator:…
Discussing the problems with a soda tax is both easy and difficult. It is easy because the main argument is fairly obvious: If taxing soda in the name of public health is a legitimate function of government, then there is no functional limit on what government can do under the guise of public health.…
Congratulations, Susan! TRENDS 2014 Executive of the Year – Susan K. Neely, CAE 11/07/2013 Susan K. Neely, CAE, CEO of the American Beverage Association, Washington, is the TRENDS 2014 Association Executive of the Year. “Susan is greatly respected by her peers and colleagues, and rightly so. Her work and leadership over the years at ABA…
Voters in the ski resort town of Telluride, Colorado overwhelmingly rejected a proposed tax on sugar sweetened drinks, proponents of the measure said late on Tuesday. Elisa Marie Overall, spokeswoman for Kick the Can Telluride, the group pushing the ballot question, said voters in the town 330 miles southwest of Denver voted down the tax…
FARGO, ND-– A local woman stated her intentions to take childhood obesity into her own hands during a Y-94 radio interview the morning of Oct. 29. She has decided to give a letter instead of candy to Halloween trick or treaters that she feels are “moderately obese.” “I just want to send a message to…
Capital FlowsForbes10:05 a.m. CDT, October 27, 2013 By J. Justin Wilson You can tell him he doesn’t have the authority to levy soda taxes under New York State law. You can strike down his ridiculous ban on restaurant sodas. But you cannot run from the soon-to-be-ex-Mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg, and his imperial…
We always encourage enjoying ALL beverages responsibly, but in the event you have one too many alcoholic beverages- here is a an article detailing the best way to get to feeling 100% again!
Can we just add in that here at the South Carolina Beverage Association, we are loving these 90 calorie cans! Ten Facts You Didn’t Know About Coca-Cola Fact #1 Coke was invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton. Fact #2 The first servings of Coca-Cola were sold for five cents per glass. Fact #3…
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