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As you open your favorite beverage on Earth Day, check out the cap. You should see a new message to remind you to recycle with the cap...

Like most states, Ohio has an obesity problem. While there are many factors contributing to this complex health issue, diet is certainly...

My can’t miss viewing this year was Beverage Digest’s Future Smarts virtual conference. One very full day featured leadership from Coke,...

This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Our industry relies on professional truck drivers to deliver our delicious...

Last Saturday, I heard it before I saw it. Kids laughing, basketballs ringing off hoops and the squeaking of what? Not Air Jordans, but...

I welcome the return of summer activities as our world recovers from a pandemic and its ensuing closures, delays and absence of fun (ok...

In the beverage business, our plant directors quip that it takes great water to make great beverages. Since most of our products are made...

Every Spring, the Ohio Beverage Association holds a state Legislative Day. We bring our members to Columbus to meet with their state...

Anyone who really knows me knows I struggle with patience. I was the kid raising my hand repeatedly ready to shout out an answer if the...

Predictability Ohio businesses compete with other states and often within their own company systems on product lines, capital dollars and...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about drastic changes to our daily lives. The share of products consumed, used, and disposed of at home...

Judging by all the memes and tweets about COVID-19 weight gain, it would be easy to picture consumers indulging in everything sugary and...

On a stormy day in late June, I drove to Wooster, Ohio for the 2020 Ohio Grocers Bagger Bowl. This was my first time judging a bagger’s ...

OhioBev recently reached out to some of our closest allied industries to discuss their experiences throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Since the COVID-19 Ides of March, I constantly ask my members “how are you, how is business?” Recently I asked my colleagues at Ohio...

As a farm kid and 4-H’er, summer meant a week at Camp Ohio. Some of my best memories were formed at that camp and during my 10 years as...

Nothing in recent memory compares to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Massive geopolitical forces beyond our control have disrupted our...

The chance to enjoy nature has never been so welcome as we unite as Americans to slow the spread of COVID-19. For many of us, the best...

Whenever we face a crisis as Americans, we pull together. Neighbors help neighbors, friends reach out to friends and families get closer....

March 4 was an eternity ago. Although COVID- 19 storm clouds were already gathering, our OhioBev Legislative Day dawned cool and bright....

Near year’s end, I review all my professional experiences. This reflection includes big and small “wins” and mistakes that can be remade...

According to the Rochester Institute of Technology, more than 22 million pounds of plastic end up in our Great Lakes. America Recycles...

Complex problems demand complex solutions. This cliché holds when it comes to recycling. But how do decision-makers and consumers sort...

My work with Ohio’s non-alcoholic beverage industry takes me to some interesting places. I love touring our production facilities (yep,...

Is face to face conversation dead? Not according to over 100 of our OhioBev members. On March 13, our industry held its annual...

Ohio is home to nearly 10,000 jobs for my members in the non-alcoholic beverage industry. Their collective power infuses Ohio with $6.4...

This time last year I wrote about the anniversary of Philadelphia’s regressive soda tax. And while I don’t love recycling blog topics, I...

Two things had me digging through my father’s military scrapbook. First, we recently profiled a few military veterans working in our...

Remember “show and tell” time in elementary school? My best share was kindergarten when I brought our border collie Bootsy (quick aside:...

Our industry relies on heavy-duty vehicle operators. These drivers hold commercial drivers’ licenses (CDL), and they are part of a...

Last week, Ohio Bev joined colleagues from around the nation at our annual American Beverage Association Fly-In. We met with eleven Ohio...

From A to Z– make that Akron to Zanesville– members of the Ohio Beverage Association spent a productive day at the Ohio Statehouse for...

What if we were all a bit more patient or kind? I’m not picturing a worldwide hug, but recent events and conversations reminded me that...

Not all anniversaries commemorate happy events laden with purple prose and red roses. Some anniversaries force people to look at negative...

Norb’s presidency has smoothed the path for significant initiatives and challenges for OSDA and me in 2017. With his combination of...

Recently, our members have given time and talent to special veterans’ events. From a terrific USO / Kroger / Coca-Cola sponsored “Message...

As a mom, I’m always striving to find balance. So I’m especially proud that our industry is working to provide resources and products to...

Recently I had a chance to testify in support of legislation that would help with commercial truck driver shortages. HB 154, proposed by...

Our most visible event is the annual OSDA Advocacy Day. This year, over 100 beverage industry ambassadors briefed legislators on...

Every day is earth day for the non-alcoholic beverage industry. Leading the way on sustainable solutions has long been at the core of our...

As my colleagues around the country grapple with beverage tax threats, I think a little perspective and a large dose of reality is in...

At the end of 2016, Mike Collins, Market Director for Northwest Ohio Pepsi Beverage Company, retired after 39 years in the beverage...

Get ready to get moving in Northwest Ohio. The Toledo community will have a new opportunity to be active and have fun— thanks to Ohio’s...

December is usually a frenzied time for me. Professionally, I am wrapping up another year of projects and mapping out 2017 initiatives....

NORTHEAST OHIO PEPSI SHOWS SUPPORT FOR TERMINALLY-ILL CHILDREN WITH CHRISTMAS EVENT Santa’s Hide-A-Way Hollow is a non-profit...

Thanksgiving week has arrived. Before we all move through the paces of dinner preparations, road trips, and Black Friday shopping, this...

My father was a paratrooper who made perilous jumps behind enemy lines in Korea. This is something he rarely discussed—except to correct...

Beverage facilities are models of recycling and repurposing materials.  From cardboard to out of date products, our members send very few...

Our industry has a longstanding commitment to being part of the solution to reducing obesity. Across the nation, our efforts to provide...

In this business, there truly is a beverage for every taste and occasion.  Low, no or mid-calorie?  Yes.  Caffeine or not?  Both.  Does...