Celebrating the girders
IRN-BRU brand owner AG Barr says the big-selling brand and many of its other soft drinks play a key role in impulse stores across...
Adding the price of the soft option
SOFT drinks shoppers are more likely to make a purchase when PMPs are available, so says Britvic, quoting research by Omni-Channel Barometer.
Single-serve sizes in...
Juicing up for the day ahead
ECONOMICS doesn’t play as big a part in breakfast buying decisions as it might for meals at other times of the day, suggests James...
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...
Soft drinks contribute £11bn
BRITAIN’S soft drinks industry, under fire from some health activists who want to cut public use of sugar, sustains over 340,000 jobs and contributes...
Snow’s back
IRN-BRU, the number-one Scottish grocery brand in the Scottish market, has a calendar of phenomenal activity lined up this Christmas, says brand owner AG...
Facing up to winter demands
BOOST Drinks has launched a limited-edition Boost Winter Spice energy drink that the firm says will bring a new dimension to the market and...
Juice for the health conscious
FRUIT juice specialist Sunmagic has released two new fruit juice ranges ahead of the Christmas selling period.
They include the firm’s first ‘not from concentrate’...
Five years of growth
CALLING sports and energy the biggest category in soft drinks within c-stores, Red Bull has predicted five years of continued growth for energy drinks.
Category...
Scottish brand looks for a boom
DYNAMITE Energy Drink, launched in 2013 by Glasgow businessman Athif Sarwar and Garvies Soft Drinks quickly developed into an international success as well as...
Flavour above all
And consumers are looking for low or zero-calorie drinks
FLAVOUR is the top reason for choice of soft drinks and exotic twists in its products...
Sampling boost for students
STUDENTS are being lined up as new recruits to the energy drinks sector in a sampling programme from Boost.
A spokesperson said: “This year is...
A thirst for a special offer
Price-marked packs have become the new norm in many product categories in convenience outlets. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon. But there are some...
Juicing up drinks to go sales
VALUE is one of the biggest attractions for consumers according to Juiceburst and that has influenced its introduction of £1 PMPs in orange, apple,...
From the big can to the big match
Having tied up partnership deals with professional football on both sides of the border, Irn-Bru is giving fans the chance to attend games in...
It’s softly the best
Musselburgh's Day-Today Wallyford Supermarket had been open for a little more than 18 months when it was visited by the judges in the Scottish...
