Companies including The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo have announced the nationwide expansion of a shared digital ingredient transparency infrastructure. This provides easy-to-understand information about the ingredients in their drinks so consumers can make informed decisions.
This innovation allows consumers to directly scan product QR codes displayed on beverage cans and bottles and connect to GoodtoKnowFacts.org, a comprehensive database. It has been developed by American Beverage, the national trade organisation representing America’s leading nonalcoholic beverage companies and provides factual, non-industry information about more than 140 beverage ingredients.
The platform is designed to be a first stop for consumers who are calling for more easily accessible and clear information about the growing choices of beverages in the grocery aisle.
“Consumers want greater transparency and deserve to have confidence in the safety of their foods and beverages,” said American Beverage President and CEO Kevin Keane.
“Transparency means more than simply listing ingredients – it means providing relevant context that helps people understand where specific ingredients are used, what function they serve and how regulators in different countries view them. By integrating Good to Know into QR codes we’re making it easier than ever for consumers to have clear and reliable information right at their fingertips.”
Good to Know is a compilation of publicly available safety from global food safety agencies and the world’s leading independent food safety authorities. By scanning the QR code users will be able to directly access complete ingredient safety assessments from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration , the European Food Safety Authority and Health Canada in one place, with assessments from the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives where needed.
America’s beverage companies began integrating Good to Know into product QR codes in the first quarter of 2026, and they have committed to achieving full or near-full market penetration across all beverage portfolios by the end of 2027, the trade association said.
QR Codes are being used more frequently on a global basis across the food and drinks sector to provide everything from ingredients, to allergens, to nutritional information. Countries in Asia are leading the charge with QR Smart Codes being used on a range of packaged food items.
