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In September 2014, the American Beverage Association, The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr Pepper (formerly Dr Pepper Snapple Group), PepsiCo, and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation announced a commitment to reduce beverage calorie consumption per person by 20 percent by 2025 nationwide and in five communities where the challenge is believed to be greatest. This report shows that calories per person per day have fallen from the baseline year through 2020 in each of the five BCI Communities, though the magnitudes vary significantly. The report also shows that consumers in all five communities have shifted toward lower calorie beverages, reducing the average calories per 8-ounce serving by 10-15.5% across the five communities.

Link: 2025 Beverage Calories Initiative: Report on 2020 Progress toward Community Calorie Goal

Link: Detailed Methodology

In September 2014, the American Beverage Association, The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr Pepper (formerly Dr Pepper Snapple Group), PepsiCo, and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation announced a goal of reducing beverage calorie consumption per person by 20 percent by 2025 nationwide. This report features the progress on that goal through 2020, which demonstrate a decline of 20.2 beverage calories per person per day since 2014 or 10% – halfway to the 2025 goal. This reduction has come as consumers have shifted toward lower calorie beverages, including water and no-calorie versions of other beverage types.

Link: BCI National Report on 2020 Progress – Interactive

Link: BCI National Report on 2020 Progress – Version for Printing

In September 2014, the American Beverage Association, The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr Pepper (formerly Dr Pepper Snapple Group), PepsiCo, and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation announced a commitment to reduce beverage calorie consumption per person by 20 percent by 2025 nationwide and in 8-10 select communities. This report features 2019 estimates and change since baseline of per person beverage calorie consumption for each of the five BCI Communities selected to date.

Link: 2025 Beverage Calories Initiative: Report on 2019 Progress toward Community Calorie Goal

Link: Detailed Methodology