Crossing the Rubicon

Rubicon has entered the energy category, as AG Barr expands its big-can range following the departure of Rockstar from its portfolio
Pack shots of Red Bull Winter Edition Iced Vanilla Berry 250ml cans as well as the four-pack format.

Red Bull has an icy new flavour in Winter Edition

Energy drinks brand Red Bull has unveiled its second ever Winter Edition variant with the roll out of its new Iced Vanilla Berry flavour to the category.
Pack shots of Sparkling Ice Black Raspberry sparkling flavoured water bottles.

Sparkling Ice flavoured water variant relaunches into UK market

Sparkling flavoured water brand Sparkling Ice has expanded its range of flavours with the return of its Black Raspberry variant to store shelves.

Healthy demand for no sugar

VIMTO UK has expanded its no added sugar portfolio to meet what it says is growing consumer demand for healthier drinks. Marketing controller Emma Hunt...
Smartwater bottle

Environment will drive decisions

Sustainability will be a key consideration for bottled water shoppers in the convenience channel, who will seek out brands doing their bit to mitigate damage to the environment.
Lauren Leisk's Fodilicious aims to make energy drinks for people with IBS.

Convenience in brief | Fodilicious, ScottishPower, KeyStore news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Fodilicious, ScottishPower and KeyStore.

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...

MARKET NEWS | 6 brand new products available in April

Scottish Grocer takes a look at what is available to stores across the Scottish convenience retail channel for the month ahead.
The Naked Collective range

Carbon free soft drinks brand lands

Carbon-neutral soft drinks brand The Naked Collective has launched in the UK, offering a range of health-focused functional drinks

Manchester Drinks brings an exclusive frozen treat to the Scottish market

Manchester Drinks is banking on the summer sun to help drive sales of its two new launches for the Slush Puppie Frozen Pouch brand.
Irn bru xtra bottle and can on an orange and blue background

Xtra investment in Bru

SCOTLAND’s other national drink, Irn-Bru, is set to benefit from a £1 million brand investment.
carabao-john-luck

Low sugar will widen appeal

According to Carabao, there are plenty of customers out there that energy drinks firms could do more to appeal to
Advert for the Coca-Cola Cherry Float launch featuring a bottle of Coca-Cola Original Taste Cherry Float and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Cherry Float.

Coca-Cola unveils new Cherry Float flavour

CCEP has blended a nostalgic classic with modern tastes to deliver a new variant in the Coca-Cola flavour line-up with its Coca-Cola Cherry Float.
Functional energy drinks

Consumers want more

Despite lockdown drastically reducing the number of consumers on the move, Covid does not seem to have taken any wind out of the energy drink category’s sails.
j20 green & yellow

New flavours for summer

SOFT drinks brand J2O has added two new variants and a new format for Summer 2020.
Pack shots of Boost Sport Tropical Punch 500ml bottles.

Boost Drinks expands Sport range with Tropical Punch

Drinks firm Boost Drinks has expanded further on its Sport range with the addition of its new limited edition variant flavour Tropical Punch.