For immediate release Date: 8 August 2023 SYDNEY – Renewed calls for a sugar tax on non-alcoholic drinks will add a strain to family finances without providing a concrete, wholistic solution to a decades old problem. The non-alcoholic beverages industry is leading the way in supporting healthier consumer choices with initiatives like the nation’s first […]

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 […]

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 […]

One of our guiding principles at the Australian Beverages Council is ensuring consumers are empowered to make informed decisions about their favourite non-alcoholic beverages. This is why we have put together some factsheets for consumers and member organisations alike, on the topics of sugars and various non-sugar sweeteners that are commonly used in many beverage […]