Australia has some of the strictest regulations in the world on the sale of energy drinks, including caffeine limits and mandatory labelling on pack. The Australian Beverages Council has called on authorities to investigate the alleged non-compliance of some products and ban them from entering the country and being sold in-store or online if found […]

The Australian Beverages Council Ltd (ABCL) – the peak body representing the nation’s non-alcoholic beverages industry – congratulates the NSW Labor Party on its election victory and looks forward to continuing the close and constructive relationship between government and the industry in NSW. Our recognition goes to the outgoing Coalition government for its leadership in […]

While a recent report finds that plastics recycling is lagging behind the National Packaging Targets, containers that are processed through Australia’s Container Deposit Schemes – CDS – are processed at a significantly higher rate. The ABCL believes that it is time to expand the scope to include other FMCG categories to achieve recycling targets and […]

10 February 2023 Sydney – The Australian Beverages Council Limited (ABCL) is pleased to see strong uptake of Containers for Change, the state’s container deposit scheme (CDS), surpassing six billion drink containers in the first month of the year. “A complex system like CDS has many moving parts,” said ABCL GEO Geoff Parker. “Its success […]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023, SYDNEY: The Australian Beverages Council (ABCL), representing the nation’s non-alcoholic drinks industry, has responded to the recent call from the Australian Medical Association promoting a tax on Australian consumers and local businesses which manufacture sugar-sweetened beverages. “Diet-related disease is complex and caused by many factors, and all sectors of the shopping […]

THURSDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, SYDNEY: Australia’s largest beverage companies are committed to reducing sugar in their drinks. In 2018, Asahi Beverages, Coca-Cola South Pacific, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, and Pepsi Co Australia and New Zealand, committed to reducing sugar across their non-alcohol beverage portfolios by 20% from 2015-2025. With more than 16% of sugar removed from their portfolios […]