Barr and Lees tap into national pride
Well-known Scottish brands Barr Soft Drinks and confectioner Lees have been speaking about their hopes to boost sales as excitement builds for the Euros, with the national team taking on Germany in the opening match on 14 June.
Highland innovation to tackle pollution
Scottish water brand to introduce 100% rPET
Alcohol decline is fine for soft
Changing consumption habits, particularly among young adults, could fuel premium soft drink demand .
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.
SBF rolls out new Ribena promotion
SBF GB&I is giving consumers the chance to win cash prizes, experience vouchers or holiday packages as part of its latest on-pack promotion for Ribena.
More consumers picking up flavoured milk in store
Flavoured milk is going from strength to strength in convenience as the number of consumers purchasing from the category increases.
Make sure there’s water everywhere
WATER is one of the winners whenever the sun comes out. According to Scott Dickson, senior brand manager at Highland Spring Group: “Summer is...
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...
High energy – Making the most of the market
Format, flavour and price are key to unlocking profit in the most valuable category in impulse soft drinks
ENERGY drinks, the most valuable category in...
How to give boom drinks a boost
Water is a booming category but retailers should stock trusted water brands if they want to make the most of the opportunities, argues soft drinks...
A sparkling new bottle
Scottish bottled water brand Highland Spring has given its sparkling range a packaging refresh.
On the go is coming back
The pandemic may have flipped some category trends on their head, but demand for bottled water continues to be a key component in any c-store soft drinks offer.
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.
Red Edition is staying put
Summer SKU gets a permanent listing
Tropical fruit for Carabao energy range
MORE fruit flavour has burst into the Carabao range, through the launch of a new mango variant.
Punchy new energy pack
BOOST Drinks has reworked its Fruit Punch variant.


































