Ohio Beverage Association

What Ohio Beverage Association does

The Ohio Beverage Association (OhioBev) is a private, non-profit trade association founded in 1914 that represents Ohio's non-alcoholic beverage industry, including bottling firms, manufacturers, and beverage companies producing soft drinks, bottled water, 100% juice, juice drinks, sports drinks, ready-to-drink teas, and energy drinks. Originally formed as the Ohio Bottlers' Association and later known as the Ohio Soft Drink Association, the organization was rebranded to Ohio Beverage Association in 2018 to reflect the broader portfolio of its member companies. Headquartered at 1170 Old Henderson Rd # 201 in Columbus, Ohio, the association operates with 1-10 employees under Executive Director Kimberly McConville, CAE, and is governed by a Board of Directors drawn from member companies.

OhioBev's core service offerings center on legislative and regulatory advocacy (including an annual Legislative Day at the Ohio Statehouse and Capitol Hill fly-ins coordinated with the American Beverage Association), sustainability and recycling programs (Every Bottle Back initiative and partnerships with waste haulers such as Rumpke), product transparency and consumer education (Good to Know ingredient initiative covering 140+ ingredients and the BalanceUs.org platform), community engagement, a Community Grant Program supporting nutrition and environmental initiatives, and member giving coordination totaling $134 million in charitable contributions annually. Member companies include Coca-Cola Consolidated (Ohio's largest Coca-Cola bottler), PepsiCo Beverages North America, Keurig Dr Pepper, G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers (named PepsiCo 2024 Bottler of the Year), and ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages.

The association's business model is funded entirely through membership dues from bottling firms, manufacturers, and beverage companies, making it a subscription-style recurring revenue model with no product sales, advertising, or service fees. Marketing and stakeholder engagement channels include a quarterly REFRESH newsletter, an active presence on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X, organized facility tours for policymakers, and community meetings with mayors and local officials. The association claims a $14.3 billion direct economic impact and 12,083 direct jobs attributable to Ohio's beverage industry, providing significant political and economic influence in state-level policy discussions.

Name

Ohio Beverage Association

Legal name

Ohio Beverage Association

Website

https://ohiobeverage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OhioBev is a 1914-founded Ohio non-profit trade association representing non-alcoholic beverage bottlers and manufacturers, providing legislative advocacy, sustainability programs, and industry coordination. Members include Coca-Cola Consolidated, PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper, G&J Pepsi, and ABARTA.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086)

akta.pro primary industry

Beverage Wholesale Distribution (Non-Alcoholic) (CRAOAAAH)

Keywords

• Trade association advocacy
• Non-alcoholic beverage industry
• Legislative regulatory support
• Industry collaboration
• Sustainability recycling programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The Ohio Beverage Association operates as a trade association funded through membership dues from bottling firms, manufacturers, and beverage companies across Ohio. Revenue supports legislative and regulatory advocacy, community engagement, and industry education initiatives.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ohio Beverage Association is a trade association representing Ohio's non-alcoholic beverage industry, including bottlers, manufacturers, and beverage companies. It delivers legislative and regulatory advocacy, sustainability and recycling initiatives, community engagement programs, and member education services to advance the collective interests of its member companies.

Product overview

The Ohio Beverage Association (OhioBev) is a trade association for the non-alcoholic beverage industry in Ohio, representing bottling firms, manufacturers, and beverage companies. The association does not manufacture or sell beverage products directly. Its services include legislative advocacy, community engagement programs, sustainability initiatives (such as Every Bottle Back recycling), member giving programs, community grants, and the REFRESH newsletter. OhioBev connects member companies (including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Keurig Dr Pepper, and their respective bottlers) with policymakers and community leaders to support the non-alcoholic beverage industry in Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Impact Programs
• Balance Initiatives
• Every Bottle Back / Sustainability
• Engagement Programs
• Community Grant Program
• REFRESH Newsletter

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,083 direct jobs plus 58,000+ dependent workers and $134 million in charitable contributions annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BalanceUs.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024BalanceUs.org is referenced as a resource for industry information on product choices, ingredient transparency, and balanced lifestyle messaging. The initiative supports the industry's commitment to providing more choices with less sugar and promoting mindful consumption.
• Good to Know InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Industry initiative providing consumers easy-to-understand information about beverage ingredients, including common uses and safety status. The initiative covers more than 140 beverage ingredients and supports FDA labeling regulations.
• Rumpke Waste & RecyclingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024OhioBev Board of Directors held meeting at Rumpke's new 226,000 square foot Recycling & Resource Center which processes 150,000-250,000 tons annually from nearly 50 Ohio counties. The facility is essential to the beverage industry's circular economy with 80% of recycled materials going to Ohio companies. Rumpke partnered with COSI and Ohio State University for educational exhibits.
• Mid-Ohio Food CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024OhioBev board members and volunteers serve at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective's Gantz Road Market. The organization provides 170,000+ meals daily across 20 Ohio counties and served more than 500,000 unique individuals in fiscal year 2024. Partnership focuses on community service and supporting food security initiatives.
• Every Bottle Back (Ohio-specific)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Ohio-specific implementation of the national Every Bottle Back initiative, with documented investments in recycling infrastructure across the state. Partnership with state and local governments, waste haulers, processors, NGOs, and customers to drive higher recovery rates for beverage containers.
• Every Bottle Back InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019National beverage industry initiative to reduce plastic footprint through using less new plastic and investing in efforts to get bottles back for remaking into new ones. Ohio Beverage Association members participate in this initiative to recover beverage containers through curbside recycling, drop-off centers, and consumer education.
• American Beverage AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018National trade association affiliation connecting Ohio Beverage Association with the broader U.S. beverage industry. OhioBev participates in annual national fly-ins to Capitol Hill as part of the American Beverage Association's advocacy efforts, coordinating messaging on industry priorities including SNAP purchase restrictions, ingredient safety, and science-based regulation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Illinois Beverage Association: State-level trade association for Illinois non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers and bottlers. Closely comparable structure and member base to OhioBev, with parallel engagement with Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper.
• Florida Beverage Association: State-level trade association for Florida's non-alcoholic beverage industry. Represents the same bottler members (Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper) and operates parallel legislative and sustainability programs to OhioBev.
• Michigan Beverage Association: State trade association for Michigan's non-alcoholic beverage industry. Adjacent Midwestern peer with the same membership-based structure, bottler members, and advocacy focus as OhioBev.
• Pennsylvania Beverage Association: State-level trade association for Pennsylvania's non-alcoholic beverage industry. Operates the same membership model and advocacy programming as OhioBev, representing the same bottler ecosystem in a neighboring state.
• California Beverage Association: State-level trade association representing California's non-alcoholic beverage industry. Shares the same structure, member companies, and policy priorities (sugar taxes, recycling) as OhioBev, with comparable advocacy and community engagement programs.
• New York State Beverage Association: State trade association for New York's non-alcoholic beverage industry. Directly comparable structure — membership dues, legislative advocacy, and recycling initiatives — serving the same bottler companies as OhioBev.
• Texas Beverage Association: State-level trade association for Texas non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers and bottlers. Operates with the same membership-dues model, advocacy focus, and sustainability programming as OhioBev — making it the closest functional peer.

Others

• National Association of Convenience Stores: Trade association for the convenience store industry, a primary retail channel for non-alcoholic beverages. Thematically related through retail-channel advocacy and shared member interests in beverage sales; not a direct peer.
• National Automatic Merchandising Association: Trade association for the vending and convenience services industry, which is a key downstream channel for OhioBev's bottler members. Related through shared advocacy on beverage access and workplace placement rather than direct competition.

Broad incumbents

• American Beverage Association: National trade association representing the U.S. non-alcoholic beverage industry. OhioBev participates in ABA's Capitol Hill fly-in and aligns on federal advocacy (SNAP, ingredient safety, recycling); directly comparable as a tier-above industry association representing the same member companies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/OhioBeverage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohio-beverage-assn
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohiobeverage

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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