Pack shots Ribena Summer Fruits 850ml Squash, 500ml bottle and 250ml carton.

Ribena introduces new Summer Fruits flavour

Soft drinks brand Ribena has unveiled a new Summer Fruits variant to its range in a bid to match demand from consumers across the UK.

Fanta bubbles up a new look and taste

CCEP has unveiled a new look and taste for the Fanta Orange brand, in a bid to improve stand out on shelf and highlight its Zero Sugar variant further.
There have been warnings over the dangers of over-exposure to glycerol found in slush-ice drinks.

Retailers ‘behave responsibly on slushie sales’

Convenience channel bosses have spoken out to allay fears of irresponsible sales of slushies to youngsters following warnings of health dangers.

Lucozade PMPs return to shops

LUCOZADE has reintroduced its 79p price-marked packs across 13 products, exclusive to convenience store retailers. Recently-launched Lucozade Energy Grafruitti and Lucozade Sport Mango and...
Pack shots of Monster Nitro Cosmic Peach cans.

Monster unveils a Cosmic new flavour

CCEP has a Cosmic new addition to its Monster Nitro range with the launch of the new Cosmic Peach flavour to the energy drinks range.
Assorted soft drinks

Take the low and no road

WITH a levy on added-sugar soft drinks set to come into force in 2018 and consumers increasingly concerned with their health

Unit growth is crucial for the future

The soft drinks category enjoyed value sales growth in 2018, helped along by a hot summer and – more unusually – the implementation of a new tax on high sugar soft drinks .

Convenience holds the key

ALCOHOL isn’t the only sector that appeals to students and young workers. Soft drinks is another important category, where companies market strongly to young adults. For...

Health focus has helped category

Firms find premium soft drinks in ascendancy HEALTH has been high on the agenda for the soft drinks category in recent years with producers reformulating...
A smartphone app is Keystore owner JW Filshill’s latest bright idea to encourage customers to drink more water.

Appy hydrating

A smartphone app is Keystore owner JW Filshill’s latest bright idea to encourage customers to drink more water. Launched in conjunction with Highland Spring,...
The Irn-Bru festive TV ad is being supported by special designs running across the products.

Convenience in brief | Irn-Bru, Luciditi and food show news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Irn-Bru, Luciditi and the Speciality Food & Drink Show.
Sharing formats should do well as consumers are forced to celebrate at home.

Covid-19 can’t stop soft drinks

Category on course for a successful festive season
Relentless cans

Relentless partnership

COCA-Cola Europacific Partners has built on its partnership with the rapper Aitch in the new promotion for Relentless.

Nourishing the gym fans

CONSUMERS are looking for more than taste from the products they consume, particularly those with a work-out plan, according to Nurishment. “As awareness grows of...

Irn Bru Snowman is back on TV

Irn-Bru's famous Snowman ad is back on the TV, helping many consumers kick off their festive seasons with the highly anticipated return of this annual ad.
Promotional image of Skwishee Bring Your Own Cup Day 2024 featuring a dragon character holding a pumpkin filled with Skwishee with other Halloween characters.

Skwishee Bring Your Own Cup day returns

Frozen fizzy drink brand Skwishee's Bring Your Own Cup Day is back for 2024, inviting consumers to get creative with their containers in time for Halloween.