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.

Market looks for lighter options

CONSUMERS are demanding a wide range of choice across the soft drinks category including in sports, energy and functional drinks says Coca-Cola European Partners. And...

C-stores up

Price competition and poor weather combined to make last year a difficult one for soft drinks but some drinks and, in particular, the convenience...

Age limit has huge support

Kantar survey finds overwhelming support for restricting energy sales
Fruit Shoot Hydro

Encouraging the kids to do their own thing

FRUIT Shoot is back on the small screen as part of a £3.5m marketing campaign focused on inspiring children to embrace their adventurous side
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Britvic secures deal

BRITVIC has renewed it partnership with PepsiCo with a new and exclusive 20-year franchise bottling agreement in Great Britain

Coke offers 250 option

CCE has introduced a new slimline can format for Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coke Zero. The new 250ml can is designed to provide a...
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Low sugar will widen appeal

According to Carabao, there are plenty of customers out there that energy drinks firms could do more to appeal to
Bottlegreen

Bottlegreen to launch two new flavours this summer

To meet growing demand for exciting and challenging tastes, Bottlegreen are launching two new delicious flavours
Barrs wheel

A new vision for soft sales

Barr identifies six specific shopper needs that it says cover all the major consumption occasions to help retailers organise the chiller

Health is big influencer

DISCOUNTERS and c-stores are squeezing soft drinks sales in the big four supermarkets, with cola sales in the multiples falling by 1.4% in the...
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A televsion shake up

Yazoo has returned to the small screen with a £2m six-month broadcast sponsorship deal with Channel 4
Red Bull summer edition

Watch out for prickly heat

RED Bull has unveiled its latest seasonal limited edition release – this time taking flavour straight from the desert.
4 cans of Radnor's flavoured water in a variety of colours and flavours.

Welsh water is expanding

WELSH sparkling water brand Radnor has launched two new flavours in its Infusions range.
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.

It’s got to be sugar free for energy

A growing number of consumers are looking for lower calorie or even sugar-free options when reaching for an energy drink, AG Barr has claimed. Quoting...