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Meet the Maker: AG Barr

Vicky Lawless-Mitchell customer marketing lead at AG Barr, tells of life working at the Scottish soft drinks manufacturer.

Healthier options drive sales

VIMTO is returning to TV screens this summer, supported by increased social media and digital activity. Its key lines for c-stores are the 500ml...

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.
Highland Spring eco bottle

New campaign for Highland Spring

Highland Spring has put sustainability front and centre of its latest marketing campaign
Jamie Dornan sits on a bus leaning over seats holding a can of Diet Coke.

Jamie Dornan partners with Diet Coke

Hollywood actor and model Jamie Dornan has been announced as the new brand ambassador for Diet Coke to build on the brand's 'This Is My Taste' campaign.

AG Barr launches £2M campaign for Rubicon

AG Barr has launched a £2 million campaign for its exotic juice drink Rubicon. The campaign, themed ‘Believe in Beach’, runs throughout September and comprises...

Back to the future looks

THE really big news on AG Barr’s best-selling Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru, that it’s launching a third style of the drink, Irn-Bru Extra, is...
Bottles of Highland Spring flavours water at a picnic with food spilled out onto a patch of grass.

Embracing hydration with expanded flavoured range from Highland Spring

Trio of Highland Spring Flavoured Water drinks roll out across independent retail, convenience and wholesale sectors in the UK.
Um Bongo

All aboard for the Tour de Juice

TAKE care Nike, Adidas and Puma: drinks brand Um Bongo could be the latest must-have logo to have on running or cycling kit. Its...
Nurishment, a low-fat, milk-based drink designed to be consumed after sport or vigorous exercise.

The milky way to recover from a work-out

A milk-based drink to help the body recover after exercise is the latest NPD in Enco Product’s Nurishment range. Nurishment Active contains 35g of...

Vanilla’s back

TEN years after its last appearance on British shelves, CCE has brought back Vanilla Coke. This time around it comes in a 330ml can, 500ml...
premium-soft-drinks-rise

Alcohol decline is fine for soft

Changing consumption habits, particularly among young adults, could fuel premium soft drink demand .
bottles of Fanta

Ghoulish Fanta promo returns

FANTA is ready to scare up some soft drinks sales this Halloween with the launch of a new on-pack promotion and seasonal packaging.

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...

Say Aloe to new Caribbean drinks

Caribbean food and drinks firm Grace Foods has launched new PMP variants for its Say Aloe Vera drinks with three fruity options for independent retailers.

Category adapts to changing behaviour

Bottled water category trends were flipped on their head last year, as morning commutes and other journeys were drastically reduced by lockdown restrictions