Orange squashes into Ribena range
RIBENA has added a new flavour, Orange & Mandarin, to its Ribena Plus range.
The new variety is designed to cash in on demand for...
Juice feels a squeeze
FRUIT juice sales in Britain have been up and down in recent years and the most recent edition of the British Soft Drinks Association’s...
Barr ready to splash out
AG Barr has tripled its ad spend – with £1m earmarked for Irn-Bru alone – to make the most of the festive run on...
Don’t forget the softies
As one of the holiday season’s busiest product categories, soft drinks offers party sales possibilities and more
SOFTLY does it this Christmas. According to Kantar,...
Drivers and kids need the soft touch
SOFT drinks are an essential part of the festive drinks mix, according to Vimto Soft Drinks.
Marketing manager, Emma Hunt, identifies Christmas as “a...
Still burning – Energy drink analysis
Energy drinks remain hugely important to soft drinks sales, especially in c-stores. But the shelves are becoming crowded.
IT hasn’t been difficult to find the...
Not a new kid any more
WHEN Scottish energy drink brand Nae Danger launched it was designed to stand out as much by its irreverent nature (an urban cheeky Scottishness)...
The milky way to recover from a work-out
A milk-based drink to help the body recover after exercise is the latest NPD in Enco Product’s Nurishment range. Nurishment Active contains 35g of...
High energy – Making the most of the market
Format, flavour and price are key to unlocking profit in the most valuable category in impulse soft drinks
ENERGY drinks, the most valuable category in...
500 reasons to launch
ENERGY drinks brand Boost was another which embraced the 500ml can this year.
Back in the spring it launched its first products to use the...
Exotics and home treats fuelling juice
THERE are still juicy profits to be squeezed out of thirsty consumers’ love of refreshment, especially during hot weather.
That’s the juices industry’s view, with...
Coke offers 250 option
CCE has introduced a new slimline can format for Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coke Zero. The new 250ml can is designed to provide a...
New kids on the block – Sports and energy drinks
Drinks designed to target 18-34 year-olds attracted to the thrill-seeking extreme sports lifestyle
ONCE upon a time energy drinks were all about one or two...
PMP leads on new 500 Boost cans range
ESTABLISHED energy drinks brand Boost is promoting a price-is-right approach to the category this summer.
Boost managing director Simon Gray said: “As a champion of...
Energy races ahead on impulse track
THE sports and energy drinks category is fizzing this summer, with new product launches and flavours designed to keep the fastest growing segment in...
Convenience fuel – essential soft drinks
Though growth has slowed compared to the stellar performance of last year, soft drinks still provide massive turnover for c-stores
AS the figures quoted in...