About Us
Serving Kentucky’s non-alcoholic beverage industry since 1917.
The Kentucky Beverage Association (KBA) is the trade association for Kentucky’s refreshing, non-alcoholic beverage industry, which has been serving the public and its members since 1917. Over the years, it has operated under several names, including most recently the Kentucky Soft Drink Association.
Learn more about our mission, priorities and impact across the Commonwealth below.
Our Mission
KBA’s mission is to promote the development, preservation, operation and general welfare of the refreshing, non-alcoholic beverage industry in our state. KBA represents the commonwealth’s many beverage producers, distributors, franchise companies and support industries.
Together, they bring to market hundreds of brands, flavors and packages, including regular and diet soft drinks, bottled water and water beverages, 100 percent juice and juice drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks and ready-to-drink teas.
A Unified Voice
KBA represents its members at the federal, state and local levels of government and provides a forum for members to consider issues of interest, while maintaining their traditional spirited competition in the marketplace.
The Association also serves as a liaison between the industry, government and the public, serving as a unified voice in legislative and regulatory matters.
Our Impact
The non-alcoholic beverage industry plays an important role in Kentucky’s economy. Our industry has a direct economic impact of $2.9 billion, provides more than 4,000 jobs and helps to support thousands more that depend, in part, on beverage sales for their livelihoods.
Beverage companies and their employees, as well as the firms and employees indirectly employed by our industry, provide significant tax revenues – more than $291 million at the state level and nearly $329 million at the federal level – and contribute more than $10 million to charitable causes in communities across Kentucky.