American Beverage Association

How sweet it isn’t to be hated by you. Chicago, Philadelphia and, soon, Seattle and San Francisco are just a few of the cities taxing soda pop as both a health threat and source of revenue, and the beverage industry says the cash municipalities are making on non-carbonated quaffs is costing...

In a lopsided 13–4 vote Thursday, Philadelphia passed a 1.5-cents-per-ounce tax on sodas. The tax applies both to sugar-added soft drinks and artificially sweetened diet sodas. That would add $1.02 to the cost of a two-liter bottle of soda pop. There’s already an 8 percent sales tax in...

The Wall Street Journal reported San Francisco is set to become the first U.S. city to require cigarette style “warning labels” on ads for sodas and other sugary beverages. The Letter Of The Law Effective July 25, the law will require billboards and other public advertisements to...

Energy drink consumption has been associated with "serious cardiovascular events," Dr. Anna Svatikova, et al. said in a new study. The study consisted of 25 healthy volunteers who consumed both Rockstar and a placebo. The study also concluded that Rockstar consumption "...