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Beverage Industry Lobbying

A thinner Senate LDA book on Beverage Industry: fewer registrants file on this code, but each disclosure still names bills, agencies, and in-house lobbyists.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $11.1M in itemized Beverage Industry lobbying disclosures across 40 filers, among them ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC., PEPSICO, INC., COCA-COLA, ranking #70 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#70
of 79 issues by spend
$11.1M
tracked Beverage Industry lobbying
40
organizations lobbying
$279K
average per filer

Issue code: BEV · 40 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$11.1M
Organizations
40

Beverage Industry filing shape

Only 40 organizations filed on Beverage Industry (BEV) in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set where a handful of names dominate the disclosure stream.

ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. leads this issue's filer table with $14.5M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

With fewer filers on Beverage Industry, each quarterly disclosure carries more weight, and a small shift in registrant count can change the visible lobbying picture quickly.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. $14.5M
#2 PEPSICO, INC. $10.8M
#3 COCA-COLA $9.1M
#4 BEER INSTITUTE $7.1M
#5 MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC $5.4M
#6 STARBUCKS $4.0M
#7 DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. $3.9M
#8 BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION $3.6M
#9 NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION $3.3M
#10 PERNOD RICARD USA LLC $2.5M
#11 SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. $1.9M
#12 BALL CORPORATION $1.7M
#13 CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. $1.5M
#14 SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS $850K
#15 INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION (IBWA) $840K
#16 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY $800K
#17 RED BULL NORTH AMERICA, INC. $750K
#18 LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON INC. $480K
#19 INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION $400K
#20 AMERICAN TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR CANNABIS AND HEMP (ATACH) $345K
#21 DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL $320K
#22 RECESS $240K
#23 MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY $232K
#24 MOET HENNESSY USA $225K
#25 BREWERS ASSOCIATION INC. $190K
#26 BOTANIC TONICS LLC $180K
#27 SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS $160K
#28 NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS ASSOCIATION $160K
#29 TEAM HALLAHAN LLC ON BEHALF OF MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC $120K
#30 TETRA PAK $90K
#31 FIFTH GENERATION INC. $80K
#32 TERPENE BELT FARMS $70K
#33 BEATBOX BEVERAGES, LLC $20K
#34 SINGANI 63 $10K
#35 KOMBUCHA BREWERS INTERNATIONAL $10K

Registrant concentration on Beverage Industry

Named filers on BEV, ranked by all-issue lobbying total because the filer count is small.

ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC.$14.5MPEPSICO, INC.$10.8MCOCA-COLA$9.1MBEER INSTITUTE$7.1MMOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPAN…$5.4MSTARBUCKS$4.0MDIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.$3.9MBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION$3.6M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Beverage Industry · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code BEV; covers 40 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Beverage Industry?
$11.1M was reported on Beverage Industry (BEV) by 40 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Beverage Industry lobbying?
Top filers on Beverage Industry include ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC., PEPSICO, INC., COCA-COLA. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code BEV.
How many organizations lobby on Beverage Industry?
40 organizations filed on Beverage Industry in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set on this code.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.