Tag: Britvic

Soft drinks set to shine

A sales lift for the season There are few guarantees when it comes to the Scottish summer but a welcome lift in soft drinks sales...

Revamp tonic for Britvic mixers

BRITVIC has re-launched its Britvic Mixers and Juices range ahead of the Christmas season. Available to retailers from the middle of last month Britvic’s tonic...

New look for lunchtimes

LUNCHTIME shoppers are being targeted by Britvic in a relaunch of its juice drink brand Drench. GB marketing director Kevin McNair said: “Adults tend to...
Monster Energy

Taking the low road

The sugar issue in soft drinks is influencing manufacturer, retailer and consumer behaviour but there are other important trends too. SOFT drinks is becoming a...

Britvic’s up and down year

BRITVIC sold more than 2.1bn litres of soft drinks in the year to 27 September 2015. That was 0.9% up on the previous year...

Year of haves and have nots

Dominated by trends like low-sugar, low-alcohol and gluten-free, 2015 was a year when what products didn’t contain became almost as important as what they...

Future growth

THE sugar debate has spread into the fruit juices category with campaign group Action in Sugar claiming that the level of natural sugars means...

Looking rosy

BLENDED especially for the summer, J2O Garden Rose is only available until August. Britvic marketing director Jonathan Gartward said: “We’ve found limited editions can attract...

Doing the global dew

MOUNTAIN Dew, the citrus drink marketed in the UK by Britvic, aims to spark interest with a sports-linked film that kicks off its new...

A lovely bunch

AS consumption of coconut water continues to grow throughout the UK manufacturers are looking for new ways to meet demand for the drink. According to...
Robinsons Fruit Shoot

Fruit Shoot helps its young drinkers get their skills on

FOR the third summer running, Robinsons Fruit Shoot is encouraging its young consumers to get out and about and enjoy the weather. Following up on...

Summer’s cold hot stuff

SOFT drinks firm Britvic is inviting consumers to tea this summer. But there won’t be a kettle in sight as the company is kicking off...

New-look Drench grows up

BRITVIC is repositioning its adult soft drink, Juicy Drench, to focus on consumers aged 30 and over. The packaging for all flavours in the...
Still burning

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...
Lucozade Gareth Bale

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...
Barr has an Irn-Bru promotion, called Bru-Skies, and two new sour flavours of Rockstar – designed to push summer sales.

Barr Britvic merger bites the dust, revised offer rejected

THE proposed merger of soft drinks firms AG Barr and Britvic was finally called off last month shortly after competition authorities gave a green...