X-men provide first platform
MOUNTAIN Dew has just finished the first promotion of its new Green Screen marketing programme – a series of exclusive entertainment opportunities and on-pack...
Retail boosters to run and run?
Functional drinks and glucose energy drinks provide some of food and drink retailing’s most valuable lines – sales growth in convenience stores has been...
Sugar agenda boosts Coco
COCONUT water has benefitted from the demand for a sports drink that does not contain sugar, according to Giles Brook, CEO of coconut water...
Lose the sugar, win the sales
Some of the most innovative product and marketing work in functional drinks and in energy and sports drinks has been carried out by independent...
Energy gets the sour blues
AG Barr-supplied energy drink, Rockstar, puts the success of its Supersours range down to its “non-energy” flavours. The latest, Blue Raspberry, launched last month.
Barr...
Panda wants mums to think again
CHILDREN’S soft drink Panda has being relaunched ahead of summer by brand owner Nichols.
The new look’s designed to get what the brand owner calls...
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...
Barr predicts bumper sales
IRN-Bru manufacturer AG Barr is going all out to capitalise on the events of the coming year.
“Glasgow 2014 will focus worldwide attention on...
Fuel time till full time
ENERGY drinks firm Boost Drinks is advising retailers to make the most of the late-night World Cup fixtures to push sales of energy drinks.
The...
Multiples crash c-store party
AT first glance it looked as if it was good news. Britvic’s Soft Drinks Review for 2014, the latest in a long line of...
Launched with a cap and sparkle
JUICE, smoothie and juice drink brand, Sunmagic, this month launches a new lightly sparkling juice drink, which it says is the UK’s first drink...
Scots soft drinks fans show their independent spirit
WHETHER we call it ginger, juice or a bottle of skoosh, Brits, and especially Scots, are ensuring that the soft drinks category continues to...
Energy boost for sport?
ONCE upon a time folks used to talk about the “sports and energy drinks category”. But then energy drinks began to pull away from...
Captain Stevie’s boot room treat
ENERGY and sports drink brand Lucozade is currently running an on-pack offer with top footballer, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, on packs of Lucozade Sport.
As...
Year to remember
RETAILERS can maximise their sales by stocking products which will be in the spotlight this summer, according to soft drinks specialist AG Barr.
The...
Size matters ahead of the World Cup
NEW work on its low-calorie brands and significant developments on pack formats make up some of the work being carried out by Coca-Cola Enterprises...
