Lessons from Mexico: ‘Our sugar tax hasn’t worked’, says beverage association April 04, 2018 Mexico's soft drinks association tells FoodBev that its flagship sugar tax, introduced in 2013, has had no impact on obesity. Read more
Sugar tax: What other countries might impose a levy on soft drinks? April 04, 2018 With the UK's sugar tax looming, FoodBev looks at the countries most likely to follow suit and apply a sugar levy of their own. Read more
Tackling sugar taxes should be ‘E.A.S.Y.’, claims UK distributor April 04, 2018 A UK-based beverage importer has set out four points that brands and retailers should follow to make sugar taxes easier. Read more
Sugar tax: ‘There is opportunity for coconut water brands’ – C7 Brands April 03, 2018 C7 Brands, the maker of Coco Fuzion 100, believes there's opportunity for coconut water amid a wave of sugar taxes. Read more
Sugar tax: Ireland to postpone introduction for another month April 03, 2018 The Irish government will delay the country's planned sugar tax for another month so that it can receive 'state aid approval' from the European Union. Read more
UK to start enforcing sugar tax in less than a week as Ireland defers April 02, 2018 Beverage companies in the UK are gearing up for a tax on sugar-sweetened soft drinks, coming into effect this week. Read more
Introduction of sugar tax in Isle of Man to be deferred until 2019 February 22, 2018 Plans to introduce a tax on sugary soft drinks in the Isle of Man have been deferred by one year to 1 April 2019 due to a change in UK legislation. Read more
Coca-Cola lays off Filipino staff weeks after sugar tax introduced February 07, 2018 Coca-Cola Femsa will lay off an undisclosed number of employees in the Philippines as a result of “recent developments within the beverage industry”. Read more
Coca-Cola launches Adez drink line in the UK ahead of sugar tax February 06, 2018 Coca-Cola European Partners has announced the launch of plant-based drink line Adez in the UK, to go on sale before the upcoming sugar tax is implemen... Read more
Portuguese ‘cut sugar intake by 5,500 tonnes’ following sugar tax January 23, 2018 Portuguese consumers cut their sugar intake by “5,500 tonnes in 2017” after the introduction of a sugar tax at the beginning of the year. Read more