Bear range adds two flavours
SPAR has revamped two significant sections of its own-label soft drinks range, which it says has sales worth more than £15m a year. The...
Bru back on the TV
THREE new adverts for Irn-Bru will debut this month, as part of a £6 million marketing investment in the brand.
Sparkly NPD
CARIBBEAN-focused firm Grace Foods has been touting the benefits of its recently-launched slimline can Coconut Water range
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...
Trip with fungi on the shelf
Trip has rolled out its new Mindful Blend range to take advantage of the rising popularity the functional ingredients have found on social media.
C-stores see RRED
Do the forces of political activism have energy drinks in their sights? And could independents benefit by developing voluntary sales policies?
John McNee investigates.
HOW should...
Food matching – Soft drinks for nights-in
SOCIAL occasions with friends and family provide the perfect opportunity for retailers to drive extra sales of food and drink meant for sharing, such...
Growing appeal of bottled water
A long hot summer can boost bottled water sales enormously but according to one major producer 2016 is already looking good. Nestlé says that...
Big spend for summer Bru
Scottish shoppers have been invited to ‘Get some Irn in You’ as part of the latest campaign for Irn-Bru
Gushing onwards
Bottled water multiplies sales by 40 in 30 years to take one in five of all soft drinks
Have bottled water sales grown and diversified...
Independents – home of Boost
BOOST is a star brand in independents according to its brand owner, quoting a market research company that specialises in c-stores.
Recent numbers from SalesOut...
Added energy in independents
Energy drinks have been a huge success for convenience retailers and a number of other types of functional drinks have made progress in recent...
Friesland Campina pushes new Yazoo PMPs
Friesland Campina has been explaining why new PMP formats for its trusted Yazoo brand of milk drinks could prove popular with savvy shoppers.
The enduring trend towards low sugar
HEALTHIER options are gaining ground in categories across the convenience store, but perhaps no more visibly than in the soft drinks chiller.
Bottlegreen to launch two new flavours this summer
To meet growing demand for exciting and challenging tastes, Bottlegreen are launching two new delicious flavours
Demand for wider choice
Low sugar and protein popular
