Vimto bottles

Health focus in the chiller

Student dietary clichés have not aged so well, with today’s young adults swapping kebabs for ketogenic dinners and cheap pints for protein powder.

A New Twist With Prizes

JUICE drink brand Ribena has added a special-edition pack to its range.
Boost

Bursting on to the scene

ENERGY drinks fans are looking for more flavour says Al Gunn of Boost Drinks. And he reckons Boost’s new Cherry Burst will give independent retailers...
Smartwater bottles

Health and hydration

It was one of the biggest trends of 2019, and the popularity of health-promoting products is likely to grow even more as we enter the 2020s.
Rubicon bottles

Springing into peak season

Barr Soft Drinks reckons retailers can use the popularity of two categories to drive up sales for January.
Lucozade Energy promotional coupons

Summer sampling

SAMPLING has worked before and it will work again, that is the opinion of Lucozade Ribena Suntory

Making a splash

FOLLOWING years of decline, the soft drinks category recovered in 2016 with 2.2% growth in c-stores, says Danone Waters. And it quotes IRI research...
Promotional image of the Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' 'Guess the Goals' competition featuring a can of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and a football hitting the back of a goal net. The text reads Chance to Win 1 of 1,000 Premier League balls weekly.

Coca-Cola builds Premier League matchday excitement in new promo

Drinks giant Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is inviting football fans to be a bigger part of the fun with its new promotion with the Premier League.

Going green for a bite of the market

GREEN Apple Sugar Free is the latest variant to be added to the range from energy drink brand Carabao. The launch of the new variant...
Cans of Hive Mind Honeyade drinks stand on top of a log with some greenery in the background.

Hive Mind switches mead for new Honeyade soft drinks

Mead producer Hive Mind is set to create a buzz in the soft drinks sector with the introduction of its all-natural Honeyade range of drinks.
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ScotGov backtracks on HFSS meal deal ban

The Scottish Government has backtracked on its controversial plan to ban meal deals in its proposals for restrictions on the promotion of food and...
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.
One Water carton and can

Looking out for mother Earth

ENVIRONMENTALLY concerned water brand One Water plans to introduce cartons, water in cartons, cans and refillable bottles this year

Win a taste of the summer with Irn-Bru

Three lucky retailers are set to win three cases of both of the new Irn-Bru Xtra summer edition flavours which are set to launch later this month.
Monster has introduced a number of energy drink innovtions in recent times.

Energy drinks take centre stage in stores

Bosses for Monster have been providing evidence for something many Scottish convenience retailers will have realised – energy drinks have gone from being niche to mainstream.
Pack shots of Lipton Tropical Iced Tea bottles.

Lipton brings in the sun with Tropical Ice Tea drink

Tea brand Lipton has unveiled a new Tropical flavour across its Ice Tea range to tap into the rising popularity of the flavour variant seen across the UK.