It’s that time of the year again – the smell of sharpened pencils is in the air which means school is back in full swing!

We here at Sip & Savor think it’s important for our readers to know about our national School Beverage Guidelines.  We delivered on our commitment to parents and teachers by voluntarily removing full-calorie soft drinks from schools and replacing them with more lower-calorie and smaller-portion options.  This effort helped drive a 90 percent reduction in beverage calories shipped to schools.

We recognize that schools are unique places – and we delivered change that will have a meaningful and lasting impact for America’s schoolchildren for generations to come.  Our actions speak loudly – we take our role in being part of the solution to childhood obesity seriously, and the School Beverage Guidelines are proof of that.

For more information on this and other industry initiatives, visit DeliveringChoices.org.