Regulation https://www.beverage-digest.com/rss en-us Briefs: Coke Freestyle. SNAP Restrictions. Coke NE Fights. Trump on Marijuana. Tabaholics. Microplastics. PET Recycling. Coke Ukraine Hit, Says NYT. Diet Coke India A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1416 Fri, 15 May 2026 07:30:41 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1416-briefs-coke-freestyle-snap-restrictions-coke-ne-fights-trump-on-marijuana-tabaholics-microplastics-pet-recycling-coke-ukraine-hit-says-nyt-diet-coke-india Opening Thoughts: The Great Natural Color Catchup When it comes to the transition from artificial food and beverage colors to natural colors, the US is 15 years behind Europe. And there is a concerted, even frantic effort now to catch up. That was my biggest takeaway from this month's BevTech conference, an annual gathering hosted by the International Society of Beverage Technologists. This is where the nation's beverage scientists go to discuss "The Science of the Sip," as this year's event was themed. The 350 professionals in attendance engineer and manage everything from ingredients to PET blow molding needed to get a drink from formula to shelf. I opened the conference with an overview of industry trends before taking in several presentations and a few extremely technical breakout sessions. Right now, there isn't a major food and beverage company that isn't working on the shift... When it comes to the transition from artificial food and beverage colors to natural colors, the US is 15 years behind Europe. And there is a concerted, even frantic effort now to catch up.

That was my biggest takeaway from this month's BevTech conference, an annual gathering hosted by the International Society of Beverage Technologists. This is where the nation's beverage scientists go to discuss "The Science of the Sip," as this year's event was themed. The 350 professionals in attendance engineer and manage everything from ingredients to PET blow molding needed to get a drink from formula to shelf. I opened the conference with an overview of industry trends before taking in several presentations and a few extremely technical breakout sessions.

Right now, there isn't a major food and beverage company that isn't working on the shift...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1410 Fri, 15 May 2026 07:30:28 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1410-opening-thoughts-may-15-2026 Briefs: SNAP Soda Lawsuit. Latest 4-Week Category Results. CT Considers Soda Tax. Diet Coke on Social. New Coke, Sprite, Pibb Marketing. Beyond Meat Beverage Expansion. Mexico Wants More Sugar Coke. Coke Consolidated Plant Accident. A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1397 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:34 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1397-briefs-snap-soda-lawsuit-latest-4-week-category-results-ct-considers-soda-tax-diet-coke-on-social-new-coke-sprite-pibb-marketing-beyond-meat-beverage-expansion-mexico-wants-more-sugar-coke-coke-consolidated-plant-accident Four More States Can Now Ban Soda Purchases From SNAP Program. One More Pending Twenty-three states have now requested or been granted waivers to disallow soda purchases with SNAP benefits, a US Department of Agriculture spokesperson confirmed to BD this week. To date, 18 states have been... Twenty-three states have now requested or been granted waivers to disallow soda purchases with SNAP benefits, a US Department of Agriculture spokesperson confirmed to BD this week. To date, 18 states have been...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1385 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:29:57 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1385-four-more-states-can-now-ban-soda-purchases-from-snap-program-one-more-pending Briefs: Coke's Braun Sets Agenda. C-Store Traffic Decline. Texas Warning Labels Stopped. FDA Eases Color Regs. And More A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1381 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:00:50 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1381-briefs-cokes-braun-sets-agenda-c-store-traffic-decline-texas-warning-labels-stopped-fda-eases-color-regs-and-more SNAP Consumers Would Scale Back Under State Soda and Energy Drink Restrictions, RBC Survey Finds More than 70% of SNAP consumers would scale back consumption of carbonated soft drinks and energy drinks if they couldn’t use their benefits to pay for the products, according to research by RBC Capital Markets using Numerator data. The finding... More than 70% of SNAP consumers would scale back consumption of carbonated soft drinks and energy drinks if they couldn’t use their benefits to pay for the products, according to research by RBC Capital Markets using Numerator data. The finding...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1368 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:25:16 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1368-snap-consumers-would-scale-back-under-state-soda-energy-restrictions-rbc-survey-finds Cover - Web.jpg Briefs: PepsiCo Q4 Results. Super Bowl Ads. Cane Sugar Coke. Coke's Quincey Pops Top. Dr Pepper Viral Jingle. Jack & Coke Slims. Non-UPF Spindrift. GLP-1 Study Ping Pong. A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1372 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:10:58 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1372-briefs-pepsico-q4-results-super-bowl-ads-cane-sugar-coke-cokes-quincey-pops-top-dr-pepper-viral-jingle-jack-and-coke-slims-non-upf-spindrift-glp-1-study-ping-pong Soft Drinks: Concentrate Pricing Rises. Details for Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Concentrate list pricing for flagship Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and other carbonated soft drinks produced by US Coke bottlers is... Concentrate list pricing for flagship Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and other carbonated soft drinks produced by US Coke bottlers is...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1367 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:53:50 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1367-soft-drinks-concentrate-pricing-rises-details-for-coke-pepsi-dr-pepper Briefs: SNAP Ban Grace Period; Coke, PepsiCo Reorgs; PepsiCo Factory Simulator; Energy Wins at Tesco; Coke and PepsiCo 'Iconic'; GLP-1 Weight Study; Prime Settles With Mas+; Coke's Quincey on Leadership A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1364 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:09:11 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1364-briefs-snap-ban-grace-period-coke-pepsico-reorgs-pepsico-factory-simulator-energy-wins-at-tesco-coke-and-pepsico-iconic-glp-1-weight-study-prime-settles-with-mas-cokes-quincey-on-leadership MAHA's Sugar Crash: Revamped U.S. Dietary Guidelines Get Harder for Beverages The US government just released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), updating previous recommendations issued in 2020. The guidelines, backed by the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association, offer recommendations on how Americans should eat. Federal and local governments use the guidelines to shape everything from school nutrition programs to SNAP benefits. The guidelines also influence food industry strategy, healthcare advice, and nutrition education. For the first time, the DGA has said “no amount of added sugars or non-nutritive sweeteners is recommended or considered part of a healthy or nutritious diet.” Analysis. The US government just released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), updating previous recommendations issued in 2020. The guidelines, backed by the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association, offer recommendations on how Americans should eat. Federal and local governments use the guidelines to shape everything from school nutrition programs to SNAP benefits. The guidelines also influence food industry strategy, healthcare advice, and nutrition education. For the first time, the DGA has said “no amount of added sugars or non-nutritive sweeteners is recommended or considered part of a healthy or nutritious diet.” Analysis.

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1358 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:02:12 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1358-food-policy-revamped-us-dietary-guidelines-get-harder-for-beverages Cover Web.jpg FS25: American Beverage CEO Keane Unpacks ‘Challenging’ Policy Year UPFs, Soda Taxes, SNAP Bans, Natural Colors, GRAS Reform, Plastic Waste, More Shares Thoughts on Federal Mid-Term Elections It’s been a “challenging” regulatory year for the beverage industry, American Beverage President and CEO Kevin Keane reminded participants during Beverage Digest’s Future Smarts conference in New York on Dec. 15. A new U.S. president and a new Congress brought new UPFs, Soda Taxes, SNAP Bans, Natural Colors, GRAS Reform, Plastic Waste, More

Shares Thoughts on Federal Mid-Term Elections

It’s been a “challenging” regulatory year for the beverage industry, American Beverage President and CEO Kevin Keane reminded participants during Beverage Digest’s Future Smarts conference in New York on Dec. 15. A new U.S. president and a new Congress brought new

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1353 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:31:52 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1353-fs25-american-beverage-ceo-keane-unpacks-challenging-policy-year Keane-282resized.jpg Opening Thoughts: Looking Ahead to 2026 If you joined us for Future Smarts last week, you know what a compelling and inspiring day it was. If you were unable to attend, we’d love for you to experience the insights and networking firsthand next year. I’ve... If you joined us for Future Smarts last week, you know what a compelling and inspiring day it was. If you were unable to attend, we’d love for you to experience the insights and networking firsthand next year. I’ve...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1350 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:30:12 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1350-opening-thoughts-looking-ahead-to-2026 Briefs: Bottled Water Results. Ultraprocessed Food Lawsuit. ISBT Brand Council. WHO Endorses GLP-1 Drugs. Prebiotic Pepsi Teaser. Johnny Cash Sues Coke A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1345 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:10:26 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1345-briefs-bottled-water-results-ultraprocessed-food-lawsuit-isbt-brand-council-who-endorses-glp-1-drugs-prebiotic-pepsi-teaser-johnny-cash-sues-coke New RBC Report Examines Five Forces Shaping Consumer Staples How Should Executives, Investors, and Government Officials Respond? In a new report called “The Great Recalibration: Forces of Exponential Change,” researchers at RBC Capital Markets including beverages analyst Nik Modi defined five new... How Should Executives, Investors, and Government Officials Respond?

In a new report called “The Great Recalibration: Forces of Exponential Change,” researchers at RBC Capital Markets including beverages analyst Nik Modi defined five new...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1341 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:00:01 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1341-new-rbc-report-examines-five-forces-shaping-consumer-staples Lead.jpg Analysis: Congress Closes Loophole That Led to Hemp-Based THC Drinks Legal Expert Doesn’t Expect Pending Ban to Kill Fast-Growing Hemp THC Sector The agreement to open the US government last week included a potential beverage industry casualty — hemp-based THC drinks. As part of the deal, Congress and President Donald Trump closed a loophole embedded in the 2018 agriculture act that previously legalized hemp farming. Last week’s law will effectively ban hemp-based THC drinks a year from now, following a grace period. The loophole in the 2018 act has unintentionally led to the proliferation of ready-to-drink canned beverages infused with psychoactive hemp-based THC, mostly by way of a cannabinoid called Delta-9. Manufacturers have... Legal Expert Doesn’t Expect Pending Ban to Kill Fast-Growing Hemp THC Sector

The agreement to open the US government last week included a potential beverage industry casualty — hemp-based THC drinks. As part of the deal, Congress and President Donald Trump closed a loophole embedded in the 2018 agriculture act that previously legalized hemp farming. Last week’s law will effectively ban hemp-based THC drinks a year from now, following a grace period. The loophole in the 2018 act has unintentionally led to the proliferation of ready-to-drink canned beverages infused with psychoactive hemp-based THC, mostly by way of a cannabinoid called Delta-9. Manufacturers have...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1332 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:44:53 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1332-analysis-congress-closes-loophole-that-led-to-hemp-based-thc-drinks Cannabis Soda Green Large with X.jpg Briefs: Sparking Water Performance at Retail. Non-UPF Certification. Push for National Safety Ingredient Law. EU Investigates Red Bull. Obesity Drug Expansion. New Dietary Guidelines Coming. Coke Holiday AI Ad 2.0 SPARKLING WATER CATEGORY GREW. The US sparkling water category grew +2.6% by volume and +7.2% by dollars at retail for the first nine months of 2025, according to BD data. As shown in the Green Sheet with this report, volume leader LaCroix by National Beverage posted volume and dollar sales... SPARKLING WATER CATEGORY GREW. The US sparkling water category grew +2.6% by volume and +7.2% by dollars at retail for the first nine months of 2025, according to BD data. As shown in the Green Sheet with this report, volume leader LaCroix by National Beverage posted volume and dollar sales...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1337 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:00:33 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1337-briefs-sparking-water-performance-at-retail-non-upf-certification-push-for-national-safety-ingredient-law-eu-investigates-red-bull-obesity-drug-expansion-new-dietary-guidelines-coming-coke-holiday-ai-ad-20 Briefs: New PepsiCo Logo; Coke Southwest Recall; SNAP Halt; Whole Foods Adds Brands Like Pepsi; Social Media Shopping Survey; Mexico-Coke Calorie Deal; Ultra-Processed Food Defined in CA A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1329 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:45:18 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1329-briefs-new-pepsico-logo-coke-southwest-recall-snap-halt-whole-foods-adds-brands-like-pepsi-social-media-shopping-survey-mexico-coke-calorie-deal-ultra-processed-food-defined-in-ca Briefs: Consumer Sentiment Falls Again. Walmart Adds 'Modern Hydration' Set. ABA Panel With Breitbart. Save Tab Group Still Rolls. A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1318 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:47:33 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1318-briefs-consumer-sentiment-falls-again-walmart-adds-modern-hydration-set-aba-panel-with-breitbart-save-tab-group-still-rolls Briefs: 1H Bottled Water Results. UK Energy Drink Ban. New Coke Marketing. Image Recognition Vending. 7Up Recall. Introducing: A Water Menu A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1302 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:00:08 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1302-briefs-1h-bottled-water-results-uk-energy-drink-ban-new-coke-marketing-image-recognition-vending-7up-recall-introducing-a-water-menu Briefs: More SNAP Soda Bans. Poppi Settles. Celsius Caught Up in High Noon Mixup A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1284 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:30:24 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1284-briefs-more-snap-soda-bans-poppi-settles-celsius-caught-up-in-high-noon-mixup Hemp-Based THC Drinks to Benefit C-Store Channel, Experts Say Convenience stores offer the fastest and most effective retail path for the rapidly growing market of hemp-based THC drinks, an industry advocate told participants at the Hemp Beverage... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1279 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:30:06 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1279-hemp-based-thc-drinks-to-benefit-c-store-channel-experts-say IMG_9068.JPG IMG_9063.JPG IMG_9064.JPG IMG_9071.JPG IMG_9065.JPG IMG_9066.JPG IMG_9067.JPG IMG_9069.JPG IMG_9061.JPG IMG_9070.JPG Emerging Category: Hemp Beverage Expo Highlights THC Green Rush, Risks, Opposition New Congressional Scrutiny Threatens Burgeoning Consumer-Driven Category... BD attended the second annual Hemp Beverage Expo hosted last week in Atlanta by the Hemp Beverage Alliance. The event was dedicated to beverages such as “seltzers, sodas, mocktails, coffees, teas and other drinks that contain an infusion of hemp-derived cannabinoids.” The cannabinoid at the center of New Congressional Scrutiny Threatens Burgeoning Consumer-Driven Category...

BD attended the second annual Hemp Beverage Expo hosted last week in Atlanta by the Hemp Beverage Alliance. The event was dedicated to beverages such as “seltzers, sodas, mocktails, coffees, teas and other drinks that contain an infusion of hemp-derived cannabinoids.” The cannabinoid at the center of

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1269 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:11 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1269-emerging-category-hemp-beverage-expo-highlights-thc-green-rush-risks-opposition Cover - Web.jpg Sources: PepsiCo Considers Concentrate Price Hike to Offset Tariff Impact PepsiCo is considering raising carbonated soft drink concentrate prices to independent bottlers by as much as 10% later this year to help offset higher costs, including from tariffs, BD has learned. In April, the... PepsiCo is considering raising carbonated soft drink concentrate prices to independent bottlers by as much as 10% later this year to help offset higher costs, including from tariffs, BD has learned. In April, the...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1251 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1251-pepsico-considers-concentrate-price-hike-to-offset-tariff-impact Briefs: Regulatory Risk Updates; UNFI Cyberattack; CosMc's Ends; Celsius Campaign; Flamin' Hot Suit Dismissed; Recalls; Most Patriotic Brands A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1257 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:13:23 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1257-briefs-june-18-2025 Briefs: SNAP Soda Ban, Kantar BrandZ, Walmart Tariff Spat, Plastic Lawsuit, Santa Cruz Soda Tax, Food Dyes, PepsiCo Pricing Probe, MCD Migraine Hack A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1248 Thu, 22 May 2025 07:53:34 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1248-briefs-may-22-2025 What’s Behind U.S. Surge of THC Beverage Launches? When Philadelphia-based attorney Seth Goldberg started representing businesses and individuals looking to expand into cannabis 10 years ago, a lot of his work focused on state-licensed cultivators, product manufacturers, and dispensaries in regulated state markets. In recent years, the market has evolved to an emphasis on cannabis as a functional ingredient in food and beverage products. Goldberg’s clients now include a food company looking to expand into THC edibles and a beverage company looking to add a line of THC drinks. THC is the psychoactive component in marijuana. His practice is constantly evolving with shifts in state and federal law and enforcement — or the lack thereof. Without clarity and consistency in the regulation of cannabis-infused food and beverages nationally, entrepreneurs with an appetite for risk have forged a patchwork market for unregulated THC drinks containing psychoactive ingredients such as delta-8 and delta-9. Often, these companies exploit loopholes in the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed cannabis with low concentrations of THC from the Controlled Substances Act and called it hemp. Delta-8 and delta-9 THC drinks are popping up outside of regulated dispensaries in states like Minnesota and Texas. You might even find such products at the local convenience store in your state. “There’s been a real evolution in terms of how cannabis consumer packaged goods are being marketed in 2025 relative to when I got into this is 2015,” Goldberg, a business litigation partner at law firm Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, said in an interview with Beverage Digest. He is co-chair of the firm’s Cannabis & Hemp Law practice. The flood of new THC beverages across the US is now catching the attention of state legislators and regulators. Just this month, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation that limits the amount of THC in drinks that aren’t sold by state licensed cannabis distributors. A bill in Tennessee prohibits the sale of hemp-derived THC drinks at convenience stores and groceries. A number of other states including Florida and Georgia have attempted legislation governing this new crop of THC beverages. Hemp-based THC drinks haven’t captured the attention of the Trump administration, however. BD’s Duane Stanford spoke to Goldberg to better understand this exploding THC beverage market... When Philadelphia-based attorney Seth Goldberg started representing businesses and individuals looking to expand into cannabis 10 years ago, a lot of his work focused on state-licensed cultivators, product manufacturers, and dispensaries in regulated state markets. In recent years, the market has evolved to an emphasis on cannabis as a functional ingredient in food and beverage products. Goldberg’s clients now include a food company looking to expand into THC edibles and a beverage company looking to add a line of THC drinks. THC is the psychoactive component in marijuana. His practice is constantly evolving with shifts in state and federal law and enforcement — or the lack thereof. Without clarity and consistency in the regulation of cannabis-infused food and beverages nationally, entrepreneurs with an appetite for risk have forged a patchwork market for unregulated THC drinks containing psychoactive ingredients such as delta-8 and delta-9. Often, these companies exploit loopholes in the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed cannabis with low concentrations of THC from the Controlled Substances Act and called it hemp. Delta-8 and delta-9 THC drinks are popping up outside of regulated dispensaries in states like Minnesota and Texas. You might even find such products at the local convenience store in your state. “There’s been a real evolution in terms of how cannabis consumer packaged goods are being marketed in 2025 relative to when I got into this is 2015,” Goldberg, a business litigation partner at law firm Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, said in an interview with Beverage Digest. He is co-chair of the firm’s Cannabis & Hemp Law practice. The flood of new THC beverages across the US is now catching the attention of state legislators and regulators. Just this month, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation that limits the amount of THC in drinks that aren’t sold by state licensed cannabis distributors. A bill in Tennessee prohibits the sale of hemp-derived THC drinks at convenience stores and groceries. A number of other states including Florida and Georgia have attempted legislation governing this new crop of THC beverages. Hemp-based THC drinks haven’t captured the attention of the Trump administration, however. BD’s Duane Stanford spoke to Goldberg to better understand this exploding THC beverage market...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1233 Thu, 01 May 2025 10:30:51 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1233-whats-behind-us-surge-of-thc-beverage-launches Hemp Cover B.jpg Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska Request SNAP Soda Exclusions From Trump Administration Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska are the first states under the current Trump administration to ask for permission to eliminate soft drinks from their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs. As of Tuesday, no other states... Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska are the first states under the current Trump administration to ask for permission to eliminate soft drinks from their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs. As of Tuesday, no other states...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1236 Thu, 01 May 2025 10:30:50 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1236-arkansas-indiana-iowa-nebraska-request-snap-soda-exclusions-from-trump-administration Headwinds for Coke, PepsiCo, KDP in 2025 Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper face a host of challenges in the US in 2025, ranging from declining consumer sentiment to negative policy actions. All three companies addressed the... Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper face a host of challenges in the US in 2025, ranging from declining consumer sentiment to negative policy actions. All three companies addressed the...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1235 Thu, 01 May 2025 10:30:05 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1235-headwinds-abound-for-coke-pepsico-kdp-in-2025 Arkansas, Indiana, Idaho in Line for First SNAP Soda Exclusions Under Current Trump Administration Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho announced waiver requests today to eliminate soft drinks from their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs. Beverage Digest recently reported on the growing risk of such actions.Arkansas has asked the USDA for permission to ban "soda, low and no-calorie soda, fruit and vegetable drinks with less than... Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho announced waiver requests today to eliminate soft drinks from their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs. Beverage Digest recently reported on the growing risk of such actions.

Arkansas has asked the USDA for permission to ban "soda, low and no-calorie soda, fruit and vegetable drinks with less than...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1229 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:15:01 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1229-arkansas-indiana-in-line-for-first-snap-soda-exclusions Risk Grows for SNAP Soda Restrictions Momentum is growing within the Trump Administration to cut carbonated soft drinks from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. US Health Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced late last week... Momentum is growing within the Trump Administration to cut carbonated soft drinks from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. US Health Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced late last week...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1222 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:30:35 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1222-risk-grows-for-snap-soda-restrictions