Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 09:00 AM, SYDNEY: The ABCL welcomes the announcement by the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (Forum) to postpone a decision on altering juice with no added sugar’s Health Star Rating (HSR) and continue its review. The ABCL continues to support an evidence-based review approach as the Forum […]

The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) has reported 92% compliance with NSW water laws across the water bottling industry. NRAR visited 53 approval holders this year with inspections spanning the Southern Highlands, Lithgow, Oberon, Hawkesbury, the Northern Rivers and the Central Coast. The findings have been positively received with NRAR’s Director of Regional Water Regulation […]

Non-alcoholic drinks industry announces progress toward 2025 sugar reduction target Friday, 30 October 2020, 09:00AM, SYDNEY: Australia’s largest beverage companies have marked a major milestone by announcing a 12 per cent reduction* in sugar, in the second progress report on the beverage industry’s flagship pledge. In June 2018, with the support of the Minister for […]

For immediate release 7 October 2020 “The 2020-21 Federal Budget handed down by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last night is one of the most critical in living memory. It is reassuring to see that the Morrison Government has delivered a budget designed to support Australian manufacturing and importantly back the non-alcoholic drinks industry.” said Mr Geoff […]

7 October 2020 Major spending in Federal Budget bonanza In delivering his second and belated Federal Budget last night, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a series of major cash injections following a year of challenges, including flood, fire, drought and pandemic. A Budget notable as one of the most critical in living memory, the Treasurer announced […]

For immediate release 1 October 2020 The Australian Beverages Council welcomes today’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy announcement by the Morrison Government and supports the development of industry-led recovery roadmaps for the next two, five and ten years. “As the peak body representing ninety per cent of the Australian non-alcoholic beverages industry by volume, the Australian Beverages […]