Packed up for the festival

DIWALI celebration packs of Rubicon have been launched by AG Barr. Mango and Guava flavours are available in both plain or 1-litre £1.29/2 for...
j20 green & yellow

New flavours for summer

SOFT drinks brand J2O has added two new variants and a new format for Summer 2020.
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.
Pack shots of Monster Energy Ultra Strawberry Dream.

Monster builds on Ultra with new Strawberry flavour

Monster Energy has built further on its sugar free Ultra range with the launch of Strawberry Dreams, tapping into the demand for fruity flavours.
Barrs Irn Bru

Soft and Scottish

SCOTTISH shoppers love local and they’re loyal to the brands from home. That’s the view of Adrian Troy, marketing director at AG Barr.
Vimto Remix

Record decade

Nichols looks to build on Vimto success with range extension in time for summer

Looking for a summer blockbuster

ONE of the big family film releases of the summer will be Minions. And soft drinks firm Coca-Cola Enterprises will team up with the...
Pack shots of Lucozade Sport Ice Kick by Jude Bellingham.

Score sales with new Lucozade Sport collaboration

Sports drink brand Lucozade Sport has teamed up with football star Jude Bellingham on the launch of its new Ice Kick citrus drink flavour.

Five years of growth

CALLING sports and energy the biggest category in soft drinks within c-stores, Red Bull has predicted five years of continued growth for energy drinks. Category...
Summertime exercise routines can drive up sales of sports drinks, reckons Boost.

Boost sales with sports drinks

As people take to exercising in the sunshine, sports drinks can do well for c-store retailers – as long as they take into account the desire for value and taste, says Boost Drinks.
2025 redesign for Costa Coffee RTD range including Costa Coffee Caramel Latte can, Costa Coffee Classic Latte Can, Costa Coffee Caramel Latte bottle and Costa Coffee Classic Latte bottle.

Costa Coffee unveils summer-ready revamp for RTD range

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is set to reinvigorate the ready-to-drink coffee fixture with a bold relaunch for the Costa Coffee RTD selection.

Good agreement for Bon Accord

Scottish soft drinks brand Bon Accord has signed a new deal with Sainsbury's that will see its drinks in over 20 of the supermarket's stores in Scotland.
Britvic soft drinks infographic

Bright future in the fridge

Britvic report finds soft drinks enjoying growth with low-calorie options driving performance
AG Barr aims to keep the Irn-Bru brand strong right through to the end of the year.

Irn-Bru builds up strength for rest of year

It has been another phenomenal year for the Irn-Bru brand, says owner AG Barr, with the firm now focused on the latter half of 2024.
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.

Lifestyle education

LUCOZADE Ribena Suntory reckons manufacturers have a role to play in encouraging consumers to have  balanced lifestyles. Category director Georgina Thomas said: “This would have...