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| | Georgia Soft Drink Association Changes Name to the Georgia Beverage Association: Name Change Reflects Changing Consumer ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | Renamed the Georgia Beverage Association, or GeorgiaBev, the association represents the broad spectrum of companies that manufacture and distribute refreshing non-alcoholic beverages, including bottled water, teas, juices, juice drinks, sports drinks, zero-calorie and mid-calorie carbonated soft drinks, and regular soft drinks. |
 | | Perry cited the increasing sales of bottled water, sports drinks, and diet soft drinks, and the introduction of thousands of new non-alcoholic beverages into the U.S. last year, as examples of how the industry continues to change and meet consumer demand. |
 | | The growth of diet soft drinks has increased for the last four years, and the category now represents 28.6 percent of all carbonated soft drinks sold in the U.S. According to Mintel's Global New Products Database, more than 5,200 new ready-to-drink, non-alcoholic beverages were introduced in the U.S. in 2003 alone. |
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