All Soft drinks articles – Page 17

  • ACS calls for input into plastic bottle recycling plans
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    ACS calls for input into plastic bottle recycling plans

    2017-07-14T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to a question in the House of Lords about plastic bottle recycling and a deposit return scheme, urging the government to listen to the views of convenience store retailers by including them in the DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) ...

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    product news: Grace Foods makes biggest investment in Aloe drinks range

    2017-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Grace Foods UK is encouraging consumers to #RebootNormal with its biggest investment in the Grace Say Aloe soft drinks range. The £1m campaign runs from July to October and will reach more than 10 million consumers, encouraging shoppers to ‘Reboot Your Normal’ with a light-hearted take on everyday ‘normal’ activities. ...

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    product news: Volvic kicks off marketing campaign

    2017-07-07T00:00:00Z

    Danone’s Volvic water brand is kicking off its biggest marketing campaign to date this summer across its flavoured waters range, comprising Volvic Touch of Fruit and Volvic Juiced. The opportunity for retailers is huge, explained Adrienne Toner, senior brand manager at Volvic: “Health is one of the big trends at ...

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    Product news: CCEP halves sugar content in Capri-Sun

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced the reformulation of the regular Capri-Sun flavours, as part of its strategy to help retailers provide more low-sugar soft drinks to consumers.From early 2018, the regular Capri-Sun variants across the 330ml and 200ml pouch formats will contain 50% less sugar. This will mean the ...

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    Product news: Lucozade Energy in mega sampling campaign

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Lucozade Energy is this month launching a summer sampling campaign, which will take the taste of the Orange and Original varieties to consumers via four million samples. Backed with a total £20m brand investment, Lucozade Energy is being offered at high footfall locations including commuter train stations and shopping centres ...

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    Product news: Monster win for Lewis Hamilton with launch of ’44’

    2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

    The latest addition to the successful Monster energy range is the Lewis Hamilton signature drink. The three-time Formula One World Champion’s drink is called ‘44’, named after the race number with which he began his racing career, has won multiple championships with, and which he currently races in Formula One. ...

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    Product news: First ’WISIWIG’ launch for Red Bull Editions

    2017-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Red Bull has launched a ‘when it’s gone it’s gone’ Summer Edition - Kiwi-Apple flavour, an extension to the existing Editions range. It is the company’s first ‘when it’s gone it’s gone’ launch from the brand, which will be producing two million cans. Red Bull Editions have delivered £52.8m in ...

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    Core brands are key to soft drinks category growth, says Red Bull

    2017-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Energy, water and cola are the three core sub-categories that will drive 97% of future growth in soft drink sale, according to energy drink specialist Red Bull at its inaugural Category Summit attended by customers from across the grocery, convenience, driving and foodservice channels. With the soft drinks category continuing ...

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    Product news: Big year for Perrier as brand adds Flavours

    2017-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé Waters is introducing Perrier Flavours to its bottled water portfolio, in what the company believes will be the biggest year for the brand in over a decade. The premium range will be available in two flavours - Green Apple and Lemon. Perrier Flavours will offer health-conscious shoppers a tasty ...

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    product news: Relentless targets music fans

    2017-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced a new Relentless on-pack promotion to help retailers grow their energy sales by tapping into the increasing popularity of urban music and festivals in Great Britain.Relentless’ ‘Tickets and Tracks’ promotion will see a unique code printed under the black tab of promotional cans across ...

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    product news: Ribena introduces doodling app

    2017-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Ribena is launching a £4m fully integrated campaign this summer ‘Doodle Your World – Make It More #Ribenary’. The interactive programme kicks off with a refreshed TV commercial that champions the new augmented reality app. The ‘Doodle Your World’ app allows consumers to create their own video content with colourful ...

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    product news: Vimto unveils RTD drive

    2017-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Vimto has announced a nine-month distribution drive for its RTD (ready to drink) range. As well as the distribution drive, which will focus on convenience retailers in the North West, Midlands and London, a media campaign will run in cinemas and On Demand, as well as across digital and social ...

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    product news: Lucozade Sport gives commuters free journey

    2017-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Lucozade Energy has launched a high-profile summer marketing campaign with an innovative sampling activation. Taking over London’s Oxford Circus tube station, thousands of commuters were offered a free journey with every specially-designed bottle of Lucozade Energy. It had 5,000 adapted Lucozade Energy Orange and Original 380ml bottles with a contactless ...

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    product news: CCEP evolves with new Glaceau variants

    2017-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has launched three new Glacéau smartwater sparkling flavoured variants with zero sugar, zero calories, and all natural flavours in a bid to help retailers offer more choice to consumers. The evolution of smartwater sparkling sees Berry & Kiwi, Lemon and Green Apple flavours join the portfolio, ...

  • Scottish MSPs report problem with deposit return scheme
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    Scottish MSPs report problem with deposit return scheme

    2017-05-31T00:00:00Z

    An influential committee of Scottish MSPs has acknowledged that convenience retailers do not have the space to facilitate a deposit return scheme (DRS). The report by the Environmental Sub Group in the Scottish Parliament has identified that one of the central barriers to a deposit return scheme is the “lack ...

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    product news: sampling push for Coca-Cola Zero Sugar

    2017-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has launched a nationwide sampling campaign to drive consumer trial and support sales of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, which is now the fourth biggest cola brand within grocery & convenience in Great Britain. The campaign will distribute samples of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar to households, offices, regional train ...

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    product news: Evian celebrates Wimbledon connection

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Evian is celebrating the 10th year of its partnership with Wimbledon with a new month-long Live Young campaign, which launches on May 29 with an investment of over £350,000.The campaign will be activated on digital out of home screens at various strategic locations across London, using geo and time-targeting technology ...

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    product news: Highland Spring unveils campaign

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    A new multi-channel campaign, spearheaded by a new TV advert, is the latest in a series of milestones for the Highland Spring brand as parent company, Highland Spring Group (HSG), continues its programme of investment to drive growth in bottled water. The six month Brave By Nature campaign includes a ...

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    product news: Britvic extends Purdey’s campaign

    2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Britvic has announced the continuation of its #ThriveOn campaign for its multivitamin drink brand, Purdey’s, partnering with British actor, DJ and celebrity, Idris Elba for the second year running. The latest instalment of the campaign, which sees Elba encourage consumers to approach everyday life with zeal, was announced at an ...

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    The no/low sugar push

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Sugar or rather the drive to remove it may be front of mind with soft drinks’ manufacturers, but they’ve a long way to go to convince some consumers that low or no sugar is what they want.According to Britvic’s Soft Drinks Review 2016, impulse outlets (which include forecourt ...