Soft drinks value touching £10bn
AT first glance, the latest in the series of Britvic Soft Drinks Reviews seems to suggest the brands that fill drinks chillers across the...
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...
Innovation aids soft progress
SOFT drinks is a highly resilient category. While other categories have slowed in the face of economic challenges, soft drinks have have returned value...
Healthier options drive sales
VIMTO is returning to TV screens this summer, supported by increased social media and digital activity. Its key lines for c-stores are the 500ml...
Sports fans set to tap into coconut
COCONUT water is one of the fastest growing beverage categories in the UK, estimated to be worth more than £100m by 2016. American brand...
Still lighting retail’s fire? Energy drinks review
For several years the sales performance of energy drinks has been setting the heather alight, especially in convenience outlets. But is the market going...
Appy hydrating
A smartphone app is Keystore owner JW Filshill’s latest bright idea to encourage customers to drink more water.
Launched in conjunction with Highland Spring,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
