Evolving Sweet Preferences: Temporal Trends in Australian Non-Alcoholic Beverage Sales from 1997 to 2024 is independent research conducted by FOODiQ Global and published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nutrients. The study analysed sales data for non-alcoholic, water-based beverages in Australia, highlighting key trends across drink categories over nearly three decades. The findings show Australians are […]

SYMPOSIUM On 27 June 2023, the Australian Beverages Council in collaboration with International Council of Beverages Association Asia Pacific Regional Group (ICBA-APAC) and Food Industry Asia (FIA) hosted its hybrid sweetener symposium at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney. During the event, we heard keynotes from globally recognised experts in the fields of nutrition epidemiology, […]

The Australian Dietary Guidelines [ADG] recognise the positive contribution juice (no added sugar) makes to a healthy dietary pattern and its role in helping many Australians meet their recommended daily fruit serves. Juice is included in the ‘core food’ fruit recommendations: 125mL of fruit juice with no added sugar can be included as a serve […]

Container Deposit Schemes (CDS), also known as Container Refund Schemes, are principally designed to change behaviour to meet objectives related to reducing the volume of beverage containers that end up in landfill or that are discarded in the environment. Together with other policies, this change in behaviour facilitates reuse of materials through recycling and provides […]

The recent crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has created an opportunity for government to invest in reform that could not only aid in the economic recovery, but that could also set the Australian economy on a path to long-term productivity-led growth, positioning the Australian economy as an agile front-runner among OECD nations. As the […]

The ABCL commissioned the CSIRO to carry out an analysis of the 2011-2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, revealing the role of all beverages (including alcohol, coffee, tea, soft drinks and dairy-based beverages) to daily intake of energy and nutrients among Australians. View PDF Download