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.
Blucozade has blasted on to the scene with three drinks across the sub-brands.

Lucozade launches Blucozade range

Sports and energy drinks brand Lucozade has unveiled a major marketing offensive with its head-turning Blucozade range that it says will create real consumer excitement.

Widening the soft approach in store

SOFT drinks has become a key category for impulse sales in c-stores in recent years as convenience retailers have worked to maximise the benefits...
Britvic soft drinks infographic

Bright future in the fridge

Britvic report finds soft drinks enjoying growth with low-calorie options driving performance
Rubicon Spring

Health kicks call for flavour

January is seen as a month for cutting back and AG Barr reckons more health conscious consumers will seek out flavoured water options.
Irn Bru 500ml & 330ml energy

Sampling blitz for Bru energy

Thousands of consumers are trying Irn-Bru Energy for the first time this month, according to AG Barr, which has launched a new mass sampling campaign for the brand.
VitHit range

Keeping the calories off

VITAMIN drinks firm Vithit has calories in its cross hairs, as consumers increasingly shun sugar-loaded drinks
Coscutter-Kelty-cropped-horiz-FTG-sandwiches-chilled-area

Bundling up gets results

Meal deals are well worth mulling over

A cool taste of the tropics

LATEST soft drink in the Barr range is 2015 limited-edition summer special Tropicoola. According to the company’s research 93% of consumers in a taste...
j20 green & yellow

New flavours for summer

SOFT drinks brand J2O has added two new variants and a new format for Summer 2020.
Irn Bru

Adapt to summer

Soft drinks sales patterns change significantly in the warmer months says Scottish brands giant SOFT drinks are worth £802m in Scotland and the category grew...
Highland Spring urges retailers to avoid a water shortage when the sun shines. Perfectly Clear has added Blackcurrant to its flavour range.

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...
Coca Cola Zero Sugar Vanilla and sparkling Smartwater.

Soft drinks giant is spending big

COCA-COLA European Partners (CCEP) has wasted no time in expanding its sugar-free range ahead of the implementation of the sugar levy next year.
Promotional image of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' FareShare initiative to donate meals to the charity via orders of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.

CCEP to donate meals to FareShare through Coke Zero

Soft drinks giant CCEP has pledged to donate the equivalent of 300,000 meals to FareShare through a new initiative running across wholesale depots.
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...

It’s got to be sugar free for energy

A growing number of consumers are looking for lower calorie or even sugar-free options when reaching for an energy drink, AG Barr has claimed. Quoting...