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Thinking inside the box

ENERGY drink brand, Emerge has been targeting some of Britain’s bright things in its latest activity. It has just embarked on a huge student...

Monster launches a crisp new flavour

CCEP is out to prove one Bad Apple can make the barrel with its latest launch in the Monster Energy Juiced range, Bad Apple.

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...

Sugar tax?

So, what exactly is the sugar tax? A charge that will be levied on soft drinks manufacturing and importing companies. When did or will it happen? It...
Starbucks Chilled Coffee.

Starbucks takes a chilled approach

Starbucks says its chilled coffee offerings have a major role to play in further growth of the RTD coffee market.
Starting early: the summer sales boost starts in May and can last until October.

Setting up for the summer

Firms make their thoughts known
Lucozade Alert original

Alert new customers

A new look has blasted out on to shelves for Suntory brand Lucozade Alert.
Highland Spring

Making sense of new habits

Changing landscape brings opportunity
VitHit range

Keeping the calories off

VITAMIN drinks firm Vithit has calories in its cross hairs, as consumers increasingly shun sugar-loaded drinks
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...
1881's navy strength gin, Honours, was crowned a winner in the Gin Guide Awards 2023.

Convenience in Brief | 1881 Distillery, Four Loko and Britvic news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about alcoholic and soft drinks.
Glasgow retailer Natalie Lightfoot stands against a black background with green lighting shining down on her head with the SalesSupercharged.co.uk logo in the top right corner.

Monster Energy SalesSupercharged retailer initiative returns

CCEP and the Monster Energy Co. have kicked off its retailer-focussed campaign SalesSupercharged.co.uk for the fifth year in a row, offering key energy insights.
Pack shots of Fanta Apple, Fanta Raspberry and Fanta Tutti Fruit across a range of formats including 330ml cans, 500ml bottles and two litre bottles.

Fanta bubbles up excitement with trio of new flavours

CCEP has bolstered the Fanta Zero Sugar range of drinks with a trio of flavour developments with Fanta Zero Apple, Fanta Zero Raspberry and Fanta Zero Tutti Frutti.
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.
Britvic Soft Drinks

Aiming for the two thirds

ACCORDING to Britvic two thirds of on-the-go soft drinks sales are recorded between March and October. And it has revived its Taste of Summer promotion...

Campaign thrives with Idris

Britvic is continuing its #ThriveOn campaign for multivitamin drink brand, Purdey’s, partnering with film star Idris Elba for a second year. The new campaign aims...