The Canadian Beverage Association is the national trade association representing the broad spectrum of companies that manufacture and distribute the majority of non-alcoholic refreshment beverages consumed in Canada. Over 60,000 Canadians are employed directly, indirectly and through induced jobs in the Canadian beverage industry. www.canadianbeverage.ca



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Carolyn Fell
Senior Director, Communications
Canadian Beverage Association
T: 416-362-2424
[email protected]

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Jun 29, 2023, 08:02 ET New Report Finds Low-Calorie Beverages Outsell Full Sugar Options

The Conference Board of Canada Reveals Latest Insights into Consumer Spending Patterns and the Economic Impact of Canada's Non-Alcoholic Beverage Sector TORONTO, June 29, 2023 /CNW/ - New evidence...

Jun 28, 2021, 10:00 ET Advertising Industry Commits to New Food and Beverage Code and Guide to Deliver on Government's Objectives on Advertising to Children

Code and Guide for the Responsible Advertising of Food and Beverage Products to Children applies to all advertising, on any media, adding to existing standards and meeting or exceeding Health Canada...

Dec 09, 2020, 14:59 ET Canada's biggest retailers and consumer packaged goods brands support "Golden Design Rules" to reduce plastic waste

TORONTO, Dec. 9, 2020 /CNW/ - More than twenty Canadian retail and consumer packaged goods companies, representing a substantial proportion of the nation's plastic packaging, are among the first to...

Oct 19, 2020, 09:30 ET Canadian Beverage Association Joins Minister Jeff Yurek to Announce the Ontario Government's Draft Blue Box Regulation Announcement

TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2020 /CNW/ - Today, CBA President Jim Goetz participated in a news conference with Ontario Environment Minister Jeff Yurek to announce the release of the draft Blue Box regulation....

Aug 21, 2018, 10:08 ET Balance Calories Initiative - Success is in the Numbers

Conference Board of Canada reports calories are down from non-alcoholic beverages consumed by Canadians across all ages and regions. TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2018 /CNW/ - The Canadian beverage industry's...

Jan 15, 2018, 18:44 ET Canadian Beverage Association statement regarding University of Waterloo - Study on Energy Drinks and Youth

TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2018 /CNW/ - Today, the Canadian Medical Association Journal Open published a study from the University of Waterloo entitled, Adverse effects of caffeinated energy drinks among...

Dec 12, 2017, 17:24 ET CBA Statement on Montreal Council Motion on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2017 /CNW/ - The Canadian Beverage Association was disappointed to hear of the motion passed yesterday by Montreal City Council, calling on the Federal government to impose an...

Dec 11, 2017, 11:09 ET Canadian Beverage Association Balance Calories Initiative Success

Conference Board of Canada update on Balance Calories Initiative shows an unprecedented 10.2% reduction in calories TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2017 /CNW/ - The Canadian Beverage Association (CBA), which...

Oct 06, 2017, 17:33 ET Canadian Beverage Association statement regarding Chef Jamie Oliver's Comments on Canada's Beverage Industry

TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2017 /CNW/ - In response to Chef Jamie Oliver's comments on Canada's beverage industry, the Canadian Beverage Association issued the following statement: The Canadian Beverage...

Sep 26, 2017, 15:00 ET Canadian Beverage Association statement regarding Canadian Paediatrics Position Statement on Energy and Sports Drinks

TORONTO, Sept. 26, 2017 /CNW/ - In response to: Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents, the Canadian Beverage Association issued the following statement: The Canadian Beverage...

Jul 17, 2017, 11:49 ET Canadian Beverage Association statement regarding Canadian Medical Association Journal artificial sweeteners study

TORONTO, July 17, 2017 /CNW/ - Low- and no-calorie sweeteners are among some of the most exhaustively researched ingredients in the world. They have been approved as safe for consumption by...

Mar 16, 2017, 15:06 ET Canadian Beverage Association statement regarding University of Waterloo report on beverage tax in Canada

-- Report findings do not reflect Canadian marketplace -- TORONTO, March 16, 2017 /CNW/ - In response to the report released today, The Health and Economic Impacts of a Sugary Drinks Tax in Canada,...

Jan 18, 2017, 13:39 ET Statement regarding bottled water charges consultation in Ontario from Canadian Beverage Association (CBA)

TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2017 /CNW/ - Ontario bottled water permits account for only 0.001% (one-thousandth of one percent) of the 377 trillion litres of total annual permitted water withdrawal amounts...

Dec 21, 2016, 20:12 ET CBA statement on bottled water

TORONTO, Dec. 21, 2016 /CNW/ - Bottled water is a complimentary option to tap water and does not compete with tap water. Bottled water competes with other bottled beverages.1 Nearly 70% of Canadian...

Mar 01, 2016, 13:41 ET Canadian Beverage Association statement in response to calls for taxation on sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened beverages

"This has been tried in other jurisdictions and it has failed. It didn't reduce obesity. It increased the price of groceries, and resulted in job losses in the food and beverage sector." – Jim Goetz, ...

Mar 01, 2016, 13:29 ET Media Advisory - Canadian Beverage Association President available for interview

OTTAWA, March 1, 2016 /CNW/ - In response to today's senate recommendation that federal legislators consider a tax on sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened beverages in Canada, Canadian Beverage ...

Jan 06, 2016, 18:30 ET Observational study of Mexico's beverage tax draws no conclusions

TORONTO, Jan. 6, 2016 /CNW/ - A report released today in BMJ attempts to show a relationship between beverage consumption and taxation. However, the researchers emphasize that this observational...

Oct 27, 2015, 08:50 ET Canadian Beverage Association launches initiative to reduce non-alcoholic beverage calories consumed by Canadians

Industry aims to reduce beverage calories in the Canadian diet by 20% over the next 10 years TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2015 /CNW/ - Canada's beverage manufacturers and Canadian Beverage Association (CBA),...

Oct 01, 2015, 13:47 ET Canadian Beverage Association responds to U.K. Action on Sugar release

TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2015 /CNW/ - In response to the release from the U.K. organization Action on Sugar, Canadian Beverage Association (CBA) issued the following statement: Jim Goetz, President, CBA,...

Sep 16, 2015, 15:18 ET Canadian Beverage Association responds to new report regarding energy drinks

TORONTO, Sept.16, 2015 /CNW/ - In response to "Energy drinks, alcohol, sports and traumatic brain injuries among adolescents," a paper published today in the journal PLOS One, the Canadian Beverage...

Sep 01, 2015, 20:02 ET Canadian Beverage Association responds to calls for increased taxation

TORONTO, Sept. 1, 2015 /CNW/ - In response to Canadian Diabetes Association recommendation for product-specific taxes, the Canadian Beverage Association has issued the following statement: The...

Jul 03, 2015, 10:06 ET CBA responds to study falsely linking beverage consumption to global health crises

TORONTO, July 3, 2015 /CNW/ - In response to the "Estimated Global, Regional, and National Disease Burdens Related to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in 2010," the Canadian Beverage Association...

Apr 01, 2015, 17:07 ET CBA Responds to New Brunswick CMOH Statement on Energy Drinks

TORONTO, April 1, 2015 /CNW/ - The Canadian Beverage Association (CBA) and its members are concerned that the position statement about energy drinks released today by New Brunswick Chief Medical...

Mar 04, 2015, 10:05 ET Canadian Beverage Association Statement on the WHO Guideline: "Sugars Intake for adults and children"

TORONTO, March 4, 2015 /CNW/ - In response to the World Health Organization's (WHO) announcement regarding their guideline on "Sugars intake for adults and children" earlier today, the Canadian...

Jan 23, 2015, 11:44 ET Canadian Beverage Association statement in response to the Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention call for a beverage levy

Information not Taxation When it comes to making food and beverage decisions, consumers want information not taxes! TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2015 /CNW/ - The Canadian Beverage Association believes that...

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