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Glacéau vitaminwater, from CCE, which saw sales grow by 34% to £16.5m last year, has been reformulated with stevia, shaving off 30 calories per bottle. All eight of the waters also have a revised blend of vitamins and minerals.

Growing water second to cola – Sales for sector soar

TAPS across the nation are in danger of rusting over as sales of bottled water continue to show recession-defying growth. Kantar Worldpanel figures, quoted...
GlaxoSmithKline has introduced a new sports drink Champions’ Choice, in partnership with Jenson Button and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. Scottish energy drink Supernatural is new to the market.

Functional choices – Consumers looking at big picture

THE economic downturn has made consumers think more about what value means, and the change in attitude has affected their sport and energy drinks...
PACK size is the key to maximising bottled water sales, according to AG Barr.

Secret of Barr’s success? Plenty of bottles

PACK size is the key to maximising bottled water sales, according to AG Barr. Its brand, Strath-more, grew 10% year on year in the...
Premier Hayat’s Supersave in Dundee. Major brands sell well on promotion but Booker’s value range under the Euroshopper brand is popular too.

Value shifts – Retailers say consumers are on the hunt

IN recent years, energy drinks have proved a soft drinks frontrunner and the category has been marked by a number of very successful brands...
IT started as a bit of a giggle when Ross Gourlay managing director of drinks, confectionery and snacks distributor Glencrest joked with friends that Nae Danger would be a great name for a Scottish energy drink.

Nae stopping them – Energy drink flourishing

IT started as a bit of a giggle when Ross Gourlay managing director of drinks, confectionery and snacks distributor Glencrest joked with friends that...

Vanilla’s back

TEN years after its last appearance on British shelves, CCE has brought back Vanilla Coke. This time around it comes in a 330ml can, 500ml...

Soft drinks giant launches 2013 PMP drive

CCE has started the year with a price-marking push covering many of its biggest brands: Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Powerade, Oasis and Ocean...

Barr fires 2014 starting pistol – commemorative can launch

THE commercial build-up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has started with AG Barr’s launch of the first in a series of commemorative Irn-Bru...

New cranberry, lime and blueberry flavours given £3.5m wings

UK market-leading stimulation energy drink Red Bull is set to spend millions backing the launch of its new Red Bull Editions; three new flavoured...

Squeezed sector shows its bottle

While many soft drinks categories have done well in the recession – as consumers looked for affordable treats and entertaining moved to the home...
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