The rise and rise of energy drinks
Strong demand in Scottish convenience .
Innovation aids soft progress
SOFT drinks is a highly resilient category. While other categories have slowed in the face of economic challenges, soft drinks have have returned value...
Red Bull puts focus on low/no-sugar drinks
Energy drinks giant Red Bull says c-store retailers can feel the benefit with soaring sales if they stock healthier choices.
Celebrating 60 years of Coca-Cola
The Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in East Kilbride has marked 60 years of production, standing strong as a stalwart part of Scotland's industrial history.
Predicting summer hit for Vits
THIS summer is set to be a big one for vitamin-enhanced drinks brand Get More Vitamin Drinks, with the increasingly bright spotlight shining on added-sugar soft drinks.
Summer’s coming
SOFT drinks in Scotland are hugely important to retailers’ profits and are being influenced by three main trends according to Irn-Bru brand owner AG...
Age limit has huge support
Kantar survey finds overwhelming support for restricting energy sales
Coke to boost its zero option
Soft drinks giant reformulates and hammers home no-sugar message
PRESSURE on sugar-containing soft drinks was intensified recently when the chancellor announced he would be bringing...
Awards Profile – Best Soft Drinks Retailer of the Year
Scottish Grocer caught up with Spar Kincorth store manager Malcolm Watson after the shop won the Best Soft Drinks Retailer of the Year honours at the 2022 Scottish Grocer Awards.
Meeting the tax with innovation
DEMAND for mid, low and no-sugar drinks is growing according to Barr but, it stresses, the main reasons consumers choose a soft drink have remained the same
Three Robins celebrates Scotmid listings with new Oat Mylk lines
Free-from brand Three Robins has launched two new Oat Mylk variants in its new listings across Scotmid stores as part of its Scottish Favourites win.
Added energy in independents
Energy drinks have been a huge success for convenience retailers and a number of other types of functional drinks have made progress in recent...
Organic overhaul
TWO new flavours and a sweeping brand re-design have been revealed for Scheckter’s Organic Energy as it strives to establish itself as a leader...
Protein yes, sugar no
NEWLY-launched soft drink brand Vieve aims to capitalise on two of the biggest trends in convenience
Swizzels brand branches out in drinks
The Swizzels brand has been branching out in the soft drinks category with new licensed products launched from different firms.
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...
