Community Events

OhioBev took the beverage industry’s story to Capitol Hill as part of the American Beverage Association’s annual Fly-In. Our delegation included representatives from Coca-Cola Consolidated and Pepsi, who joined industry colleagues from across the country to meet with members and staff from Ohio’s Congressional delegation. Throughout the visit, our team highlighted the strength of Ohio’s

The Ohio Beverage Association recently joined the American Beverage Association in Washington, D.C. for a national fly-in, meeting with key members of Congress to advocate for Ohio’s vibrant nonalcoholic beverage industry. The event provided a valuable opportunity to highlight the industry’s economic contributions, community impact, and priorities for maintaining a strong and fair regulatory environment.

The Ohio Beverage Association’s board of directors were joined by government affairs and member volunteers for a day of serving the community at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective’s Gantz Road Market. The volunteer shift included greeting people as they arrived, restocking shelves and assisting customers as they made their way through the market. Tim White, the Director

The OhioBev Board of Directors Meeting was held at the new Rumpke Waste Recycling state-of-the-art Recycling & Resource Center, and it is a remarkable facility. Our board members and guests enjoyed the opportunity to tour the 226,000 square foot facility, which processes 150,000-250,000 tons annually from nearly 50 Ohio counties. The facility is essential to our

Great meeting with Akron Mayor Malik on April 18, 2024. Our wonderful members from PepsiCo Beverages North America, Keurig Dr Pepper and Coca-Cola Consolidated shared their local leadership stories. Lots of great things happening in the city, from new workforce focus to public safety gains. During the meeting, members emphasized their local presence with facilities

OhioBev members enjoyed a great meeting in Massillon on March 11 with Mayor Jamie Slutz, which included a robust discussion of city efforts to revitalize neighborhoods. One highlight of the meeting was the announcement that the Massillon car show is returning in summer 2024, and Mayor Slutz extended an invitation to our members to join

The OhioBev team enjoyed a fantastic meeting with new Elyria mayor Kevin Brubaker and assistant safety service director Dawn Calvert in March for an industry meet and greet, introducing him to our industry in the area. We extensively discussed city economic revitalization projects and how our member companies could contribute to and benefit from those

Recently OhioBev organized an industry meet and greet with new Mansfield mayor Jodie Perry. We included member companies serving Mansfield to introduce our industry to the mayor and hear more about her priorities for the city. Joining the meeting for PepsiCo Beverages North America were Matt Miller and Susan Fairless. Coca-Cola Consolidated representatives included Jeff

The Walk to Defeat ALS was recently held in three Ohio cities during the month of September. These fundraising and awareness events were held in Columbus on September 10th, Cincinnati on September 17th, and in Dayton on September 24th. The walks raised over $700,000 and had about 4,000 participants combined. This annual series of events