About the Minnesota Beverage Association

Championing Minnesota's non-alcoholic beverage industry for over 125 years through advocacy, innovation, and community partnership.

The Minnesota Beverage Association (MBA) is the trade association that represents the makers and distributors of non-alcoholic beverages in the State of Minnesota.

Then called the Minnesota Bottlers Association was originally incorporated in Minnesota on October 30^th of 1899 as a non-profit corporation with a hand-written document outlining its bylaws. The organization was later renamed the Minnesota Soft Drink Association, then Refreshments Minnesota, before it adopted the name Minnesota Beverage Association in 2006.

It continues to advocate for the industry, support consumer choice, and environmental policies that support recycling.