Premier @ DUSA was crowned Best Soft Drinks Retailer of the Year at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.

Awards Profile – Best Soft Drinks Retailer of the Year

Scottish Grocer has been catching up with the team at Premier @ DUSA to discuss the store's ever-evolving soft drinks selection after it was named Best Soft Drinks Retailer of the Year at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.

Celebrating the girders

IRN-BRU brand owner AG Barr says the big-selling brand and many of its other soft drinks play a key role in impulse stores across...
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Two promos for Raw

AG Barr has rolled out two new promotions across its Rubicon Raw energy drink brand.
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Converting into sales

HYDRATION drink brand iPro has secured a lucrative listing with Spar Scotland.
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Pressing ahead with fruit sweetened drinks

Cawston Press says it is bucking current soft drink reformulation trends by using only pressed fruit juice to sweeten its sparkling drinks.

New kids on the block – Sports and energy drinks

Drinks designed to target 18-34 year-olds attracted to the thrill-seeking extreme sports lifestyle ONCE upon a time energy drinks were all about one or two...

A cool taste of the tropics

LATEST soft drink in the Barr range is 2015 limited-edition summer special Tropicoola. According to the company’s research 93% of consumers in a taste...
Pack shots of Starbucks Oat Cappuccino Chilled Drink and Starbucks Oat Caramel Macchiato Chilled Drink.

Starbucks brings oat milk to the chillers

Starbucks aims to encourage more shoppers than ever before to pick up its Chilled Coffee range with some NPD, including some Oat Based innovations.
Pack shots of Tropicana Hydrate+ Mango with Coconut Water and Pineapple with Coconut Water.

Tropicana taps into functional drinks with Hydrate+

Fruit juice brand Tropicana has launched a new range of functional drinks with its new Tropicana Hydrate+ selection of juices.

New flavours inviting upgrades

OLD Jamaica is asking consumers to “upgrade the everyday” in a campaign that follows an overhaul of its packaging and the launch of a...
Pack shots of Red Bull Zero.

Red Bull Zero picks up on health trend

Energy drinks brand Red Bull has expanded on its healthy drinks offer with the launch of Red Bull Zero, offering consumers a zero calorie variant.

Big spend for cordial

SHS Drinks has thrown its weight behind Bottlegreen, with the launch of a new six-figure marketing campaign.

Market News | Weetabix, Dead Man’s Fingers, F’real, Border Biscuits

Scottish Grocer showcases some new products that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking to drive up sales.
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Energy drinks are on the up in convenience

C-stores get more

Health at heart of product launches

With a long established connection with fitness and sports, the major manufacturers of functional and energy drinks are now giving more attention to wider health and wellbeing issues
Pack shots of Irn-Bru 330ml can range.

Made in Scotland From Girders strapline returns in £8million Irn-Bru campaign

Irn-Bru's iconic 'Made in Scotland From Girders' strapline has returned to the brand as part of a £8million marketing investment into the soft drinks range.