A lovely bunch

AS consumption of coconut water continues to grow throughout the UK manufacturers are looking for new ways to meet demand for the drink. According to...
Red Bull Tropical Edition

Tropical energy

RED Bull has added a tropical-flavour line to its enegry drinks range. Head of category marketing at Red Bull Gavin Lissimore said: “Red Bull Tropical...

Brands pressed

SCOTLAND’S juice and juice drinks fans remain among the most likely in Britain to buy branded products and brands still account for the majority...

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...
Levi Roots, soft drinks

Levi’s roots go on show

LEVI Roots’ soft drinks have been re-branded as part of a new look for the entrepreneur’s range of food and drinks. The new drinks labels...
Calypso Soft Drinks, Fairtrade,

Supporting change

CALYPSO Soft Drinks has redesigned its Fairtrade Pure Juice range. The new design appears across the range including apple juice and orange juice in 500ml...
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Still booming

ENERGY drinks, including functional or stimulant drinks and glucose-based drinks, have been the star performers in the soft drinks market for many years. That’s been...
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Thinking inside the box

ENERGY drink brand, Emerge has been targeting some of Britain’s bright things in its latest activity. It has just embarked on a huge student...
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Changing to meet needs

THE Mintel research covered in our report on pages 66 and 68 shows that while some consumers have been buying into functional and energy...
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Springing into action

Warm weather at the start of the year plus anti-sugar messages have helped water outgrow industry predictions. THANKS to a good spring, bottled water has...

Summer is thirsty work

LAST summer the sun put in an appearance and had thirsty folks reaching for juice drinks. Dave Turner, trade communications manager at Coca-Cola Enterprises...

Facing a squeeze?

AT least one brand is called Innocent and, until recently, there were few bad things said about fruit juice. But things have changed and some...
Rubicon

Barr’s Diwali push

SOFT drinks giant AG Barr is gearing up for Diwali, the festival of lights, which falls, this year, on 23 October. Its exotic drinks brand,...
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...

Why fruit juice is not the problem

THE anti-sugar lobby may be damaging consumers’ health by targeting fruit juices. That’s the word from Refresco Gerber, the soft drinks manufacturer, packager and...
Foco Coconut Water

Coconut water connoiseurs demand higher quality

AS coconut water joins the mainstream, fans are becoming more discerning, argues one provider. According to Foco, some brands are blending and mixing coconuts...