Old Jamaica

Life’s a beach in ginger beer ad

REFLECTING the brand’s heritage, the latest TV ad for Old Jamaica ginger beer was shot on the beaches of Kingston Jamaica. Senior brand manager Gavin...
Snapple

Snapple adds tea but no sugar

Snapple A new look, a new size and new flavours are all on the schedule for Snapple this summer. Following a redesign, Snapple, which is marketed...

Bear range adds two flavours

SPAR has revamped two significant sections of its own-label soft drinks range, which it says has sales worth more than £15m a year. The...
Coca-Cola Great Britain

Coke to boost its zero option

Soft drinks giant reformulates and hammers home no-sugar message PRESSURE on sugar-containing soft drinks was intensified recently when the chancellor announced he would be bringing...

Shooting the mud rapids

ADVENTUROUS kids are being invited to take part in their own version of the Tough Mudder obstacle and endurance race in a summer promotion...

Growing appeal of bottled water

A long hot summer can boost bottled water sales enormously but according to one major producer 2016 is already looking good. Nestlé says that...

Hard times in soft world

WHILE the Britvic Soft Drinks Review, (see main story here), suggests soft drinks sales struggled but stayed reasonably flat last year, Kantar Worldpanel findings...

C-stores up

Price competition and poor weather combined to make last year a difficult one for soft drinks but some drinks and, in particular, the convenience...
Monster Energy

Taking the low road

The sugar issue in soft drinks is influencing manufacturer, retailer and consumer behaviour but there are other important trends too. SOFT drinks is becoming a...

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...
Spar Blue Bear

Bear gets a makeover

SPAR UK is revamping its Blue Bear energy drink range. The new design is intended to increase standout. Blue Bear, said to be worth...
Sunmagic

Aiming to ride the premium health wave

A steadily improving economy and increasing levels of health consciousness present opportunities for premium soft drinks and for functional products, reckons Sunmagic brand manager...

Softly sharing

WITH one in five adults now choosing not to consume alcohol, soft drinks provide a major opportunity for independent retailers to increase their sales...

Essential options to keep sales sweet

SOFT drinks is one of the most important categories to drive footfall for the Scottish convenience retail trade, but it shouldn’t be assumed that...

Convenience holds the key

ALCOHOL isn’t the only sector that appeals to students and young workers. Soft drinks is another important category, where companies market strongly to young adults. For...

Convenience seals the deal

DEMAND for on-the-go drinks inspired the new resealable pack that AG Barr has introduced for its juice drinks brands, Rubicon, KA and Sun Exotic. The...