Tag: AG Barr
Chilled – a hot topic
In its second Convenience Conversation, Scottish Grocer invited a select group of leading retailers and representatives from food, drink, wholesale and refrigeration firms to...
Irn-Bru’s sugar content to be slashed
AG Barr has announced it will be reducing the sugar in Irn-Bru.
The firm has committed itself to making over over 90% of its soft...
Is demand ahead of drinks supply?
ACCORDING to Red Bull, a recent survey revealed that although 98% of shoppers would buy a price-marked drink only 80% of retailers stock them.
Red...
Healthy living in Markinch
Markinch store hosts Healthy Living Day for local school pupils
HEALTHY eating was the talk of Fife recently when Nisa Local store Greens of Markinch...
Sweet fortunes
With just over a year till the implementation of the UK government’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy, termed the ‘sugar tax’ by the media, soft...
Softies key to holiday profit
SCOTTISH-based soft drinks firm AG Barr is in no doubt about the importance of the Christmas season to food and drink retailers; it describes...
Time to innovate
THE main reasons shoppers like price-marked packs are that the pricing is clear and transparent, they look like a special offer, they provide better...
Sugar cut as drinks go low
New juice-based lines aim at the health-conscious
SOFT drinks and even fruit juices have come under pressure from activists expressing concern on sugar consumption recently.
But...
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...
Barr jobs could go
SOFT Drinks firm AG Barr is consulting employees and could shed 90 jobs by the end of next January as a result of a...
Natural growth
INCREASING media coverage of health issues has helped sales of plain bottled water rise by 10% in the past year, says Highland Spring.
It argues...
Get the most from liquid assets
REASONS that people have a night in at home vary but whatever the occasion most consumers will be looking for an accompanying drink, said...
Packed up for the festival
DIWALI celebration packs of Rubicon have been launched by AG Barr.
Mango and Guava flavours are available in both plain or 1-litre £1.29/2 for...
Thirst for a fright
Soft drinks vital for the third biggest party season of the year
FAMILIES and friends getting together to enjoy Halloween creates an ideal situation for...
Back to the future looks
THE really big news on AG Barr’s best-selling Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru, that it’s launching a third style of the drink, Irn-Bru Extra, is...
School lunch drinks on a health kick
A back to school display of soft drinks, snacks and sandwiches can encourage incremental sales and push up profits, says Maurice Newton, sales and...
