Mark Thomson

Scots soft drinks fans show their independent spirit

WHETHER we call it ginger, juice or a bottle of skoosh, Brits, and especially Scots, are ensuring that the soft drinks category continues to...
New Carabao drink

Tropical fruit for Carabao energy range

MORE fruit flavour has burst into the Carabao range, through the launch of a new mango variant.

Explosive growth

IT’S made in Scotland and sold across the globe.An investment deal that launched new Scots energy drink Dynamite has led to significant distribution successes...
#OLDSKOOLNEWCOOL

Game on for retro drive

NUTRITIONALLY-enriched milk drink Nurishment is going retro with the launch of #OLDSKOOLNEWCOOL, its biggest-ever social media brand-builder.

Impulse drives soft drinks

Sales growth in small shops well ahead of supermarkets but multiple c-stores soar as independents show flat sales SOFT Drinks sales are holding up in...
Get More Vits reckons the new squash range will suit Scottish shoppers.

Get More Vits widens its offering

Get More Vits has widened its offering with a range of multivitamin squashes that it reckons are ideal for Scottish consumers.
Appletiser, Feminans Ginger Beer and Belvoir Elderflower Pressé

Mixers matter

Long drinks, cocktails and mocktails rise in popularity during the festive season – and not just any soft drink will do, say producers
The Berry Company tea juice

Tea blend packs a berry punch

INDEPENDENT juice brand The Berry Company has launched a new tea juice blend.
Lucozade Sport Cherry Raheem Sterling

Sterling push for cherry

Lucozade Sport has joined forces with Manchester City and England international football star Raheem Sterling to launch a new campaign.
Ugly juice range

Time to face the ugly truth

Unsweetened fruit-flavoured sparkling water brand Ugly Drinks has more than doubled its range

A New Twist With Prizes

JUICE drink brand Ribena has added a special-edition pack to its range.
premium-soft-drinks-rise

Alcohol decline is fine for soft

Changing consumption habits, particularly among young adults, could fuel premium soft drink demand .
Pack shots of Jimmy's Iced Coffee Donut.

Jimmy’s Iced Coffee unveils limited edition Donut flavour

Iced coffee drinks brand Jimmy's Iced Coffee has introduced a new limited edition Donut flavour to its range, offering consumers a more indulgent coffee fix.

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.

Mind the thermometer

According to Lucozade Ribena Suntory, for every one degree temperature increase, soft drinks experience a sales uplift of 1.6% .
A man stands with his arms folded to the left-hand side of the image of the inside of a convenience store with cans of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke stacked up on the right and promotional material above the cans.

Coca-Cola celebrates convenience stores for 125th year in Great Britain

Coca-Cola has marked its 125 years in Great Britain by highlighting the strength and importance of the convenience channel to consumers across the UK.