2018 ANNUAL REVIEW
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2018 REVIEW
OTHER INDUSTRIES TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY—
WE BUILD OUR INDUSTRY AROUND IT.
From creating innovative solutions to environmental issues, providing more beverage choices with less sugar and being active members of our communities, we are doing the hard work to encourage real and sustainable change across America.
DEAR COLLEAGUES
Kirk Tyler
Chair, Board of Directors; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Katherine Lugar
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Our members are companies that put their communities, customers and consumers first. This is an iconic industry woven into the fabric of America, touching every corner of the country. As such, our companies know...
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DEAR COLLEAGUES
Katherine Lugar
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Our members are companies that put their communities, customers and consumers first. This is an iconic industry woven into the fabric of America, touching every corner of the country. As such, our companies know they have a responsibility to serve and make positive contributions to society. It’s this sense of community and service that makes me honored to lead the American Beverage Association into its second century of helping our companies achieve their high standards.
Beverage companies have shown real leadership, setting their competitive differences aside to tackle societal issues head on. With our successful partnerships we’re striving to be an important and meaningful part of the solution when it comes to the environment, consumer choice and public health. We know our consumers want—and expect—us to do so. We’re seeing increased validation that our initiatives are, in fact, the better way forward for Americans. And they are beneficial for our member companies’ businesses at the same time.
We know how important it is to have choices as we balance our families’ nutrition and activity. To have clean water and responsible environmental stewardship for our neighborhoods. To have companies who care about the well-being of the communities in which we all live, work and play.
This is a vibrant, forward-thinking industry that shows no signs of slowing down—we’re only gearing up for the opportunities and challenges that lay ahead in this ever-changing landscape.
On behalf of ABA we are thankful for the support of our members and I am excited to be leading our industry, customers, consumers and communities into the future.
The beverage industry is constantly adapting, innovating and improving. With nearly 253,000 employees across the country that work hard to deliver our products to communities across the country, we continue...
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DEAR COLLEAGUES
Kirk Tyler
Chair, Board of Directors; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
The beverage industry is constantly adapting, innovating and improving. With nearly 253,000 employees across the country that work hard to deliver our products to communities across the country, we continue to honor the trust that Americans place in us by supporting the issues that matter most to working families.
We are excited about the future of the industry and are pleased to welcome Katherine Lugar into our beverage family as ABA president and CEO, and we thank Susan Neely for her more than 13 years of incredible leadership. ABA, its member companies and the broader industry will benefit from Katherine’s passion and strategic leadership as we work to create a sustainable future for our consumers, our communities and our planet.
America’s beverage companies, led by The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo, are working to address environmental challenges nationwide. Plastic is being targeted and beverage companies are leading the drive to reduce and recycle plastic packaging. We produce 100 percent recyclable bottles and cans.
On other environmental fronts, we are decreasing our water use per product, improving fleet fuel efficiency and conserving energy as we seek to divert from landfills 100 percent of waste from production facilities.
This past year saw a continuation of our efforts to uphold consumer choice and promote balanced lifestyles. We’ve seen a sizable shift in public attitudes toward discriminatory beverage taxes. A successful ballot measure, along with legislative proposals passed in California and Arizona, affirmed that Americans believe there is a better way to solve complex public health challenges than through regressive taxes.
Across the country, we continue to take action to reduce sugar and calories consumed from beverages, and each company has intensified its efforts to increase awareness of and access to smaller portion sizes and beverages with less or zero sugar. We’re encouraged that the latest independent analysis of this work shows the strongest progress yet toward our national calorie reduction goal.
Creating a sustainable future doesn’t mean just one thing to us—it’s about leading on several fronts to build stronger, vibrant communities across America.
FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
America’s beverage companies have long been leaders when it comes to protecting the planet and preserving its natural resources for future generations. We pioneer best practices in sustainability by constantly innovating—as individual companies, as a united industry and with our partners. With local leaders and national environmental groups, we are working to reduce water usage, increase fuel efficiency, create innovative recyclable packaging and improve recycling infrastructure. We have also sought out partnerships with organizations that are equally committed to making a difference around the world. Working alongside our global partners, we are guiding efforts to increase the use of recycled content, eliminate ocean debris and develop more effective waste management systems. And working hard to do even more on sustainability.
AFTER ALL, THIS IS OUR PLANET, AND WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
Our industry has a longstanding commitment to reducing its environmental footprint. Our member companies have taken unprecedented steps to do so through lightweighting packaging...
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REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
Our industry has a longstanding commitment to reducing its environmental footprint. Our member companies have taken unprecedented steps to do so through lightweighting packaging, diverting waste from landfills and encouraging recycling. Our industry already produces 100 percent recyclable containers and caps, and our companies have set ambitious goals to increase the amount of recycled content in their packaging. Each company works to eliminate waste to landfills. Our collective goal is to become the first industry to sustain zero waste status in all of its production facilities. A cleaner, greener planet is a shared responsibility. That’s why we’re working hard in communities across the country to raise awareness about the value of recycling and to reduce our environmental footprint. Recycling should be easy. It shouldn’t be a difficult and time-consuming task. So we’re partnering with local and state governments, such as in Florida and Montana, and environmental groups to promote recycling in residences, schools and public spaces across America.
CALIFORNIA
In California, we are encouraging people to “Keep the Cap On” their bottles when they recycle, to eliminate plastic debris. In 2018, we sponsored 100 “Keep the Cap On” branded barrels at major beaches in Los Angeles County. We also sponsored the California K-12 Recycling Challenge, a competition to promote waste reduction that included more than 300 schools across the state.
REAL PROGRESS IN REDUCING CALORIES AND SUGAR ACROSS AMERICA
Our nationwide initiative to reduce sugar consumed from beverages is making an impact. Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper and Pepsi have led the way—by innovating new and reformulated beverages as well as smaller...
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SUPPORTING CONSUMERS ON THE GO
Convenience store customers primarily stop to purchase a beverage—so it’s important to support Americans in making informed beverage choices while they’re on the go. Announced at the 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, we partnered with the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and two of the nation’s leading public health organizations—Alliance for a Healthier Generation and Partnership for a Healthier America—to support each other’s efforts to help reduce beverage calories and increase beverage options. By doing so, beverage manufacturers and retailers will work together on marketing, merchandising and distribution strategies to drive awareness and increase availability and purchases of zero- and reduced-sugar beverage choices, including waters, in convenience stores across the country.
TELLING OUR UNIQUE STORY
We ran a nationwide digital campaign with CNN to show how this large-scale, voluntary effort empowers individual families and communities across the United States. The stories shared in these videos explained how Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper and Pepsi are working together to encourage consumers to try new beverages with less sugar, develop partnerships to educate local communities and innovate to reduce calories consumed from their beverages. This is the support that parents want to make the choice that is right for their family.
Across the country, we continue to tell the story of this important work to legislators. We held beverage tastings with mayors; set up beverage showcases in state Capitols with our colleagues from state beverage associations; and coordinated tours of production facilities. Through these activities and more, local leaders gained a broader perspective of our industry and what we all can accomplish by working together to reduce sugar consumed from beverages.
REAL PROGRESS IN REDUCING CALORIES AND SUGAR ACROSS AMERICA
Our nationwide initiative to reduce sugar consumed from beverages is making an impact. Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper and Pepsi have led the way—by innovating new and reformulated beverages as well as smaller package sizes; encouraging consumers to try beverages with less or zero sugar through television ads and in-store displays; and partnering with leading public health and community organizations to promote sustainable solutions. In retail stores where most beverages are sold, we are on pace toward reaching our goal of a 20 percent reduction in beverage calories consumed per person nationally by 2025, according to an independent evaluation. Even in communities where the need is highest, such as Eastern Los Angeles and the Mississippi Delta, the significant and meaningful actions these companies are taking are proving effective in cutting calories and sugar people get from beverages.
“We know there is more work to be done to achieve this ambitious goal, but these results are a testament to the power of evidence-driven agreements between corporations and non-profits to profoundly impact public health.”
Anne Ferree, Chief Strategy and Partnership Officer, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
INNOVATING MORE OPTIONS THAN EVER
Consumers told us what they wanted, and America’s leading beverage companies responded: Today, the widest range of products in smaller portions and with reduced or zero sugar are available. Our companies never stop innovating to deliver refreshing new beverage choices that meet consumers’ wants and needs.
PROTECTING FAMILIES BY
PROMOTING A BETTER WAY
A cross-section of Americans are pushing back on regressive taxes and beverage restrictions with their most powerful tools: their voice and vote. They recognize, as we do, that there are more sustainable...
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PROTECTING FAMILIES BY
PROMOTING A BETTER WAY
A cross-section of Americans are pushing back on regressive taxes and beverage restrictions with their most powerful tools: their voice and vote. They recognize, as we do, that there are more sustainable ways to make Americans healthier than adding to their already high cost of living and governing their grocery cart.
WORKING WITH OTHERS, WE PREVENTED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT OR TOO IMPOSING ON CONSUMERS.
PROTECTING CALIFORNIANS AGAINST NEW GROCERY TAXES
Our industry is committed to protecting families from additional taxation on common grocery store items that single out one product or industry. In June, the California Legislature created a law that bans local taxes and fees on groceries, including beverages, through 2030. The beverage industry worked alongside the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) on behalf of a broad coalition of labor unions, businesses and consumers to pass this widely-supported legislation. After being signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown, an overwhelming 71 percent of the state’s voters said they approved of this new law.
EMPOWERING PARENTS TO DO WHAT’S BEST FOR THEIR FAMILY
Parents have repeatedly made clear that they are more than capable of choosing what’s right for their family, and they don’t need government to choose for them. But when it comes to their youngest children, we have heard from parents that they believe that water, milk and juice are the best options. That’s why we fully supported proposed legislation, championed by New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, that would make water, milk or 100 percent juice the default beverages in children’s meals. Like our National School Beverage Guidelines we successfully implemented almost a decade ago, the NYC Healthy Kids Meals Bill keeps parents in the driver’s seat to decide what’s best when it comes to making food and beverage choices for their children.
CLOSING LOOPHOLES IN WASHINGTON
After Seattle’s City Council passed a beverage tax in 2017, we took a proactive step to close the loophole in Washington state. A broad coalition of trade and labor unions, farmers, restaurant owners, consumers and more than 1,400 small businesses across the state united in support of Initiative 1634, commonly known as the “Yes! to Affordable Groceries” campaign to prohibit local taxes on groceries. On Election Day, 56 percent of the electorate supported the measure, with voters cutting across demographic and political lines to keep groceries affordable for Washington’s working families. The Northwest Grocery Association led a ballot initiative in Oregon that we also helped to support.
“We think citizens of Washington have clearly seen what’s taken place in Seattle and are not OK with this type of tax. This initiative gives the citizens of the state of Washington and our workers the ability and the right to vote on this because they are the ones shouldering the burden predominantly.”
Pete Lamb, Senior Business Agent, Teamsters Local 174
PUSHING UNIFORMITY IN ARIZONA
Arizona legislators overwhelmingly passed legislation in March, with two-thirds of the vote in support, that requires local governments in the state to apply local taxes uniformly, thus prohibiting the singling out of one product or industry in the grocery cart for new taxation. The Arizona Beverage Association, along with the state’s leading beverage companies, worked to gain widespread, bipartisan support of Bill 2484 from the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, United Dairymen of Arizona, Association of Arizona Food Banks and other labor, agriculture and community organizations. The bill passed 30-0 in the Senate and cleared the House on a 47-13 vote, ensuring that Arizonians will not have their grocery carts governed through regressive and unfair taxation.
“We just can’t let government use tax rates to pick winners and losers in foods and beverages in what we consume today, and to have them try to influence consumers of what they deem to be a good or a bad food.”
Tim McCabe, President, Arizona Food Marketing Alliance
PROTECTING BEVERAGE CHOICES FOR ALL FAMILIES
We think government mandates imposed on everyday grocery items are unfair for all households, but especially those that can least afford it. During Floor consideration of the House Farm Bill, two amendments were filed that aimed to restrict the purchase of carbonated beverages under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). ABA worked closely with allied trade associations including the Food Marketing Institute, NACS and the Snack Food Association, as well as anti-hunger advocates, to reject these oversimplified, discriminatory measures. After all, SNAP recipients should be able to choose from a broad array of beverage choices to suit the needs of their households, like any other American family. In the end, neither amendment made it to a vote.
“The beverage industry understands how important it is to support parents’ decisions about what their young children eat and drink… This is an example of how government and industry can work together to have an impact.”
Corey Johnson, New York City Council Speaker
CHANGING THE GLOBAL CONVERSATION
In September, the United Nations hosted a High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases, which culminated in a Political Declaration that rejected including taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages as the best path forward for combating public health problems. This Declaration reflected the consensus position of 193 countries, and was the culmination of continuing efforts by the International Council of Beverages Associations (ICBA) and a strong network of allied global and national food and beverage organizations. ICBA worked with beverage associations and member companies to promote evidence-based positions and encourage more collaborative ways to address public health challenges, such as obesity, through coordinated outreach in-country as well as to United Nations missions in New York City. ICBA continues to work diligently to address these global challenges, sharing industry best practices and ideas aligned with the ABA mission.
IN TIMES OF CRISIS,
WE JUMP INTO ACTION
When Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the California wildfires devastated regions of the United States, it affected our industry to its core. Millions of our customers, employees, neighbors, friends...
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IN TIMES OF CRISIS,
WE JUMP INTO ACTION
When Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the California wildfires devastated regions of the United States, it affected our industry to its core. Millions of our customers, employees, neighbors, friends and fellow Americans were impacted. The beverage industry donated thousands of bottles of water, hours of volunteer time and millions of dollars in funds to support the recovery efforts and our nation’s dedicated first responders.
The shocking images of the wildfires destroying California neighborhoods up and down the coast rallied beverage companies across the state and country. California’s beverage companies were there to provide valuable resources to first responders and the millions of victims.
During and after the devastating hurricanes, local bottlers and national concentrate companies mobilized to help those affected across the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. Keurig Dr Pepper donated bottled water to the United Way Association of South Carolina and Second Harvest, a partner of United Way of Big Bend in Tallahassee, Fla. The Coca-Cola Foundation pledged $2 million to support relief efforts. The PepsiCo Foundation pledged $1 million in relief funds and supported the distribution of 350,000 meals to hurricane victims.
In the wake of natural disasters, it’s important to mobilize quickly to provide emergency relief across state lines. We are part of a coalition advocating for the U.S. Department of Transportation to lift the current weight restrictions on six-axle trucks for the beverage industry and other industries. This way we can more easily provide emergency relief to communities in times of need.
IT’S ALL ABOUT IMPROVING THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY
The American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America supports local communities by providing grants to community organizations that work to advance both the physical health of their local citizens and...
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IT’S ALL ABOUT IMPROVING THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY
The American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America supports local communities by providing grants to community organizations that work to advance both the physical health of their local citizens and the environmental health of their communities. As part of an ongoing partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the foundation supports mayoral initiatives that tackle childhood obesity in creative, yet cost-effective, ways. This year, six cities shared $445,000 in grants through the U.S. Conference of Mayors 2018 Childhood Obesity Prevention Awards.
Grant recipients included Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh for “BOSFoodLove,” which aims to increase public school students’ consumption of healthy school meals; Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner for the “Get Moving” Houston Farmers Market that brings locally-sourced fresh fruits and vegetables and nutrition education to sites throughout the city; and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Anne Rogero for “Neighborhoods to Nature,” developed to incorporate park visits and physical activity into residents’ daily lives.
The Foundation also works with state associations to provide matching grants for local programs that advance the overall physical and environmental health of their communities. These programs ranged from building food gardens at local schools, faith-based organizations and residential shared spaces; to providing free and low-cost fitness opportunities in neighborhood parks and community centers; to educating teenagers in underserved areas about how to make better informed food and beverage choices. Grantees included the South Shore YMCA’s “Healthy Weight & Your Child” program in Massachusetts; the Maricopa County Food System Coalition (MarCo), the largest food coalition in Arizona; and the City of Tampa’s “Stay and Play” program in Florida.
ABA’s Steve Lodge and Mayor Madeline Rogero join Konxville
students for an afternoon of outdoor play and recreation.
Childhood Obesity Prevention Award winner
Mayor Madeline Rogero of Knoxville, Tenn.,
cheers on participants of her “Neighborhoods
to Nature” program.
Mayor Randall Woodfin of Birmingham, Ala., discusses how Childhood Obesity Prevention Awards have a positive impact in communities across the country.
Through the support from USCM and ABFHA, the city of Perris, Calif., will be able to build 30 new gardens throughout the city.
Florida Beverage Association and member company representatives award a grant to Tampa Bay’s “Stay and Play” program.
Childhood Obesity Prevention Award winner Mayor Marty Walsh of Boston, Mass., with “BOSFoodLove” program participants.
Mayor Michael Vargas of the city of Perris, Calif., receives a
Childhood Obesity Prevention Award for his “Green City Farm” program.
LEADERSHIP
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LEADERSHIP
SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
(LEFT TO RIGHT) Sean P. Krispinsky, Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel • Fredericka McGee, Vice President, California Government Affairs & Operations • Kevin W. Keane, Executive Vice President, Government & Public Affairs • Patrice R. Webb, Vice President, Social Commitment • Tracey A. Halliday, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Communications • Karen Bailey-Chapman, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs • Barbara Ferreira, Vice President & Controller • Mark N. Hammond, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer • Katherine Lugar, President and Chief Executive Officer • Kate Loatman, Vice President, Global Affairs and Executive Director, ICBA • Barbara Hiden, Vice President, Federal Affairs • Maia M. Jack, Ph.D., Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs • Amy E. Hancock, Executive Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs/General Counsel • Bill McManus, Vice President, Government Affairs & Outreach • William Dermody, Vice President, Media & Public Affairs • Marie Franco, Vice President, Finance & Administration
OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEMBERS
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STATE ASSOCIATIONS AND CONTACTS
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FLY-IN
SEE HIGHLIGHTS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONFERENCE
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MEMBERS
(New and Reinstated Members)
ACTIVE MEMBERS
9th Street Beverages, LLC
ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC
Aberdeen Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Acadiana Bottling Company, Inc.
Admiral Beverage Corporation
Ale-8-One Bottling Co., Inc.
Allen Beverages, Inc.
Aloe Fresh Inc.
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Bernick’s Beverages & Vending
Beverage Distribution Center, Inc.
Big Geyser, Inc. (NIDA)
Big Red, Inc.
Big Springs, Inc.
Bigfoot Beverages
Bink’s Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Bremerton Bottling Co., Inc.
Britvic North America LLC
Buffalo Rock Company
C-B Beverage Corp.
dba Cock’n Bull Ginger Beer
CannedWater4Kids, Inc.
Carolina Beverage Corporation
Cawy Bottling Company, Inc.
Chesterman Company
Clark Beverage Group, Inc.
Clinton’s Ditch Cooperative Company, Inc.
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Columbus, IN, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Santa Fe, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company High Country
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Fort Smith
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Glasgow
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Hot Springs, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
of International Falls
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
of Kokomo, Indiana, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Minden, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
of Northern New England, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
of Pulaski, Tennessee, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Tullahoma, Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Consolidated
Coca-Cola of Southern Utah
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, LLC
Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc.
Corwin Beverage Company
CPF/Northeast Hot Fill Co-Ops
The Dad’s Root Beer Company, LLC
Dong-A America Corporation
The Double Cola Company
Dr Pepper-Royal Crown Bottling Company
Durango Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Epic Enterprises, Inc.
Fitzgerald Brothers Beverages, Inc.
G & J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc.
Geneva Club Beverage Co., Inc.
The Gillette Group, Inc.
Glendive Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc.
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling
Green Bay Seven-Up Bottling Company, Inc.
Gulf States Canners, Inc.
Halmor Corporation
Harbor Pacific Bottling Company, Inc.
Hawaiian Sun Products, Inc.
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Honest Tea, Inc.
Idaho Beverages, Inc.
Jefferson City Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Kalil Bottling Co.
Keurig Dr Pepper
The Kraft Heinz Company
L & E Bottling Company, Inc.
Lakeside Bottling Company
Leader Distribution Systems, Inc.
Lehrkind’s Inc.
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC
LinPepCo Partnership
Love Bottling Company
The Made-Rite Company
Magnolia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc.
Manhattan Special Bottling Corp.
McDaid’s Beverages
Meridian Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Mid-Continent Coca-Cola Bottling Group, Inc.
Mid-Wisconsin Beverage, Inc.
Middle Tennessee Dr Pepper
Bottling Company, Inc.
Middlesboro Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc.
Minges Bottling Group, Inc.
Monster Beverage Corporation
Nackard Bottling Company
National Fruit Flavor Co., Inc.
Nehi Bottling Company of Cleveland
Nei Bottling, Inc.
Newberry Bottling Company, Inc.
Niagara Bottling, LLC
The Odom Corporation
Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company
Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC
Pepsi Northwest Beverages, LLC
PepsiCo Americas Beverages
PepsiCo North America
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers of Logansport
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
of Bennettsville, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Billings
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Brookfield, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
of Corbin, Kentucky, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Davenport
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Marysville
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of McAlester, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New Haven, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
of Northeast Wisconsin, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Pipestone
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Winfield
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Worcester, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Yakima
Pepsi-Cola Memphis Bottling Company, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola of Florence LLC
Pepsi-Cola of Greenville
Polar Beverages
Portland Bottling Company
PurePlus Beverage Corp.
Quail Mountain, Inc.
Red Bull North America, Inc.
Refresco Beverages US Inc.
Refreshment Services, Inc.
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
Rock Hill Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Royal Crown Bottling Corp.
Savia USA, LLC
Seneca Wholesale Company, Inc.
Seven-Up Bottling Company of Watertown, Inc.
Seven-Up Bottling Company, West Bend, WI
Sprecher Brewing Co., Inc.
Sun Drop Bottling Co., Inc.
Swire Coca-Cola, USA
Talking Rain Beverage Company
Tampico Beverages, Inc.
Temple Bottling Company, Ltd.
Tipp Distributors, Inc. dba Novamex
Tyler Beverages, Inc.
Union City Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC
Varni Brothers Corporation
Varsity Beverage Company
Viking Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Walton Beverage Company
Weinstein Beverage Co., Inc.
Wilson Corporation
Wis-Pak, Inc.
XL Energy Drink Corp.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
ADMIX, Inc.
AGR International, Inc.
Alchemy Systems
Alpha MOS America, Inc.
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Ardagh Metal—Beverage North America
Arrowhead Systems, Inc.
Avista Technologies, Inc.
Azeus Convene Board Portal
B & P Manufacturing
Ball Corporation
Bedford Industries, Inc.
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
Beverage Digest Co. LLC
Beverage Industry BNP Media
Beverage Marketing Corporation
Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Inc.
BlumShapiro
Bright Technologies, Division
of Sebright Products, Inc.
Can Manufacturers Institute
Cargill Incorporated
CDF Corporation
Closure Systems International
Donaldson Company
The Drink Ink
Emart Club Inc.
First Beverage Group
Flavor Dynamics, Inc.
Foam Supplies, Inc.
Foxtrot Systems, Inc.
Foxx Equipment Company
Franklin Baker, Inc.
Global Essence, Inc.
Glover Capital, Inc.
Halo
IT Authorities
ITW Paxton Products
Kaps-All Packaging Systems, Inc.
Lytx DriveCam
M.G. Newell Corporation
Micropure Filtration Inc.
NewAge Industries, Inc.
Nexosis, Inc.
PolyCera, Inc.
Power Brands Consulting LLC
Preform Solutions, Inc.
Rutherford & Associates, Inc.
Sacmi USA Ltd.
Semi-Bulk Systems, Inc.
Soft Drinks International
Steinfurth, Inc.
STS of NYS, Inc.
Sustainable Decarbonization Services LLC
Twinlode Corporation
VHI Transport
Virginia Dare Extract Co., Inc.
Western Container Corporation
Whittle & Mutch, Inc.
Zenith Global Ltd.
FLY-IN
In April, more than 220 industry representatives convened in the nation’s capital for ABA’s Annual Fly-In, holding more than 200 meetings with Members of Congress and their staff.
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is joined by representatives of the ABA Board, member companies and executive team during ABA’s Annual Fly-In.
Congressman Ralph Norman, R-S.C. (center), joins ABA Board Chair Kirk Tyler (right) and ABA’s Mark Hammond (left) at ABA’s congressional reception.
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, discusses industry’s efforts in her state.
Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus speaks to attendees of
the Board of Directors and Fly-In Dinner.
Senator Bill Cassidy, R-La., engages in conversation around industry issues with ABA Fly-In attendees.
Senator Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., meets with industry representatives during ABA’s Annual Fly-In.
Food Marketing Institute’s Hannah Walker (center), Walmart’s Tres Bailey (right) and ABA’s Franklin Davis (left) participate in a panel discussion on the relationship between industry and its customers.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONFERENCE
Beverage company representatives from around the country gathered for a two-day conference in Dana Point, Calif., to discuss key industry issues and share insights.
ABA’s Barbara Hiden (left) and ABA Board Chair Kirk Tyler kick off NGAC with a discussion on critical industry issues.
Beverage Digest’s Duane Stanford discusses future trends and opportunities for the beverage industry.
ABA’s Fredericka McGee welcomes conference attendees to Dana Point, Calif.
ABA’s Kevin Keane gets the day going by setting the issues for an
ambitious conference.
State association executives (from left) Kimberly McConville of Ohio,
Kelly McDowell of Wisconsin and Diane Masariu Carter of Indiana
socialize after several days of strategizing.
Public Affairs Council’s Chris Bender speaks to conference attendees about
how social issues are impacting advocacy.
ABA staff (from left) Charmi Oza, Maia Jack and Sean Krispinsky gather during
a beverage break.
STATE ASSOCIATIONS AND CONTACTS
Virginia Banister
Montgomery, Ala.
(334) 354-9517
Arizona
Mike Gardner
Phoenix, Ariz.
(602) 761-2764
Arkansas
Dennis Farmer
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 376-9552
Mary Marchun
Denver, Colo.
(303) 860-0555
Delaware/
District of Columbia/
Maryland
Ellen Valentino
Annapolis, Md.
(410) 990-9502
Liz Castro DeWitt
St. Augustine, Fla.
(407) 385-2708
Kevin Perry
Atlanta, Ga.
(404) 653-0477
Hawaii
Mihoko Ito
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 539-0834
Idaho
Steve Thomas
Boise, Idaho
(208) 344-6000
Rob Nash
Chicago, Ill.
(312) 768-4727
Diane Masariu-Carter
Indianapolis, Ind.
(317) 237-8266
Iowa
Jon Murphy
Johnston, Iowa
(515) 422-6494
Ron Hein
Topeka, Kan.
(785) 273-1441
Les Fugate
Louisville, Ky.
(502) 333-9724
Louisiana
Keli Williams
Baton Rouge, La.
(225) 938-2987
Maine
Newell Augur
Augusta, Maine
(207) 622-3747
Maryland
See Delaware/
District of Columbia/
Maryland
Stephen Boksanski
Boston, Mass.
(617) 423-6600
Derek Bajema
Lansing, Mich.
(517) 371-4499
Tim Wilkin
St. Paul, Minn.
(651) 291-2722
Mississippi
Ron Aldridge
Jackson, Miss.
(601) 201-1323
William Gamble
Jefferson City, Mo.
(573) 634-4540
Elaine Taylor
Helena, Mont.
(406) 443-4205
John Lindsay
Lincoln, Neb.
(402) 474-6200
New Hampshire
Larry Melanson
Bedford, N.H.
(603) 496-4074
New Mexico
Dan Najjar
Santa Fe, N.M.
(505) 983-6101
North Carolina
Amy McConkey
Raleigh, N.C.
(919) 760-3437
Kimberly McConville
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 442-1803
Oklahoma
James McSpadden
Oklahoma City, Okla.
(405) 921-3070
Oregon
Rob Douglas
Salem, Ore.
(503) 931-2364
Pennsylvania
Tony Crisci
Harrisburg, Pa.
(717) 234-1716
Rhode Island
Carolyn Murray
Providence, R.I.
(401) 383-2424
Jay Hicks
Columbia, S.C.
(803) 799-9110
Tennessee
Greg Adkins
Nashville, Tenn.
(615) 739-6341
Carol McGarah
Austin, Texas
(512) 480-8444
Utah
Des Barker
Salt Lake City, Utah
(801) 201-6834
Vermont
Andrew MacLean
Montpelier, Vt.
(802) 225-3100
Chuck Duvall
Richmond, Va.
(804) 644-7884
Brad Boswell
Seattle, Wash.
(206) 300-6270
Larry Swann
Charleston, W.Va.
(304) 346-9883
Kelly McDowell
Madison, Wis.
(608) 852-7777
Please contact ABA for information on the following states:
Alaska
California
Connecticut
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Philadelphia
Ed Hazzouri
Philadelphia, Pa.
(215) 620-1308
