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...

Milk to the max

WITH interest in sports and exercise rising as we head into spring, c-stores stand to benefit from offering products which are specifically formulated for...
Monster Energy

Taking the low road

The sugar issue in soft drinks is influencing manufacturer, retailer and consumer behaviour but there are other important trends too. SOFT drinks is becoming a...
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Free to enjoy the summer

Manufacturers say consumers are looking for healthy drinks and they are expanding to oblige
Men and women sat around a dinner table enjoying wine and variety of meals.

Home gatherings drive performance

SUMMER may be soft drinks season, but as autumn approaches there’s no reason retailers can’t continue to drive incremental sales in the category.

Make water special at Christmas

WHILE the festive period is traditionally associated with alcoholic drinks, no-one should forget soft drinks, both on the table, or as an alternative to alcohol.

Sparkling sales

Nisa has joined forces with Pepsico sparkling water brand SodaStream to launch sparkling water cylinders in the convenience channel
Robinsons Fruit Shoot

Fruit Shoot helps its young drinkers get their skills on

FOR the third summer running, Robinsons Fruit Shoot is encouraging its young consumers to get out and about and enjoy the weather. Following up on...

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...
Brad Whittingham, Four Pillars LGBT+ Inclusion Advocate, sits at a table with bottles of MacB water and Four Pillars branded mugs.

MacB brings a financial boost to Aberdeenshire charities

Scottish bottled water brand MacB has supported charity organisations across Aberdeenshire with new grants from its Live Bold Community Fund.
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.

Happy new Bru

GIANT-SELLING Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru is to have a new look from this spring. But brand owner AG Barr says it’s a case of back...
500 reasons to launch

500 reasons to launch

ENERGY drinks brand Boost was another which embraced the 500ml can this year. Back in the spring it launched its first products to use the...
Rubicon-campaign

Big spend on fruity soft drink

AG BARR is spending big on its Rubicon brand, investing £5 million in a new marketing campaign
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Beyond the pandemic

The only way appears to be up for soft drinks in Scottish c-stores at the moment, with trends aligning to create fertile soil for sales growth.
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.