05-Nov-2010 By Robyn Black
Britvic and Pernod Ricard have joined forces to boost sales of long mixed drinks in UK pubs and bars.
27-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Unite members across seven Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) sites will protest today as the company's restructuring threatens 120 UK jobs.
Coca-Cola staff to protest over cuts
26-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Staff at seven Coca Cola Enterprise (CCE) sites are due to demonstrate tomorrow over the company's restructuring plans. CCE is planning a number of...
Useyourlocal to feature on 100 million beermats
11-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Industry website useyourlocal.com is to get its name out and about by featuring on 100 million beermats. As part of a deal that has seen the site...
Coca-Cola strikes to continue
30-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Workers at Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) bottling plant in Edmonton, London, are set to take more direct action. More strikes are planned, with trade...
09-Sep-2010 By Jo Bruce
The BII Licensees of the Year 2010 will be sharing the secrets of their success at the Morning Advertiser's next Freehouse 500 event.
BII names new head of membership recruitment
07-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
The BII has named Graham Threader as its new head of membership recruitment, which the trade body describes as a new position. Threader, who has...
07-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
The BII has appointed former Waverley TBS director Graham Threader as head of membership development. Threader, who began his career at Coca Cola...
30-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
A new kid-friendly fizzy drink from Calypso Soft Drinks, which is "school-compliant", is about to hit the market.
21-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Pub website Useyourlocal.com is offering consumers the chance to score their local pub — including rating the drinks offer.
04-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A new online training scheme covering legal do's and don'ts for pub staff has been launched by beer quality assessor Cask Marque.
Soft drinks sales overtake spirits for first time
30-Mar-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Soft drinks have overtaken spirits for the first time to become the second largest drinks category in the on-trade, according to Britvic's annual...
30-Mar-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Sales of soft drinks surged ahead last year, overtaking spirits in UK on-trade for the first time, according to the Britvic Soft Drinks Report....
Top trade chiefs to speak at Publican event
29-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The chiefs of the three top trade bodies are set to come together for a debate for the first time since the industry's mediation sessions. Tensions...
04-Mar-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Blueberry is set to add some excitement to the juice offer in the on-trade, as cranberry brand Ocean Spray launches two new blueberry drinks....
Energy drink Monster relaunches for on-trade
01-Mar-2010
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has marked its push to grow the distribution of energy drink Monster by re-launching the brand for the on-trade....
05-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
Supply ties are hampering innovation among soft drinks in pubs, claims Mintel's On Trade Soft Drinks Report.
01-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
Resentment of soft drinks prices in pubs has reached "critical mass", with 63% resenting paying so much when they are so much cheaper in shops....
Pub-goers want healthier soft drinks
01-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
Eight out of 10 pub-goers want licensees to stock healthier soft drinks and many resent paying high prices for poor quality draught products, new...
'Pubs in soft drink 'rip-offs' with £2.60 a pint cola'
01-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs in soft drink 'rip-offs' with £2.60 a pint cola. Pubs are ripping off customers by charging up to £2.60 a pint for non-alcoholic drinks....
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Robyn Lewis reports on Britvic's £11m promotional spend to capture the attention of trade and consumers alike.
12-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
The "Original Stig", Perry McCarthy, is to visit pubs taking part in Coca-Cola Enterprises' 2009 Designated Driver scheme. The scheme, set to run...
8,000 pubs join £2m Coke driving campaign
03-Nov-2009 By Sonya Hook
The number of pubs participating in Coca-Cola's Designated Driver initiative has swelled to 8,000, and this year a £2m campaign will also back the...
26-Oct-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Diageo Great Britain and Britvic have launched long mixed drink menus for the on-trade for the Christmas season. Diageo will continue to roll out...
Brands poised to score at World Cup
09-Oct-2009
Brands are clamouring to associate themselves with the cash cow that is the 2010 South African World Cup. South African drinks and major global...
25-Jun-2009 By Sonya Hook
Soft drinks giants Coca-Cola and Britvic are ramping up activity to boost sales of long drinks in the on-trade this summer. This July, Coca-Cola...
Coke in fresh challenge to Red Bull
26-May-2009
Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) has entered into new competition with Red Bull for dominance of the energy drinks market after taking over responsibility...
'Binge-drinking blamed for rise in assaults by women'
26-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A quarter of all violent assaults in Britain are now carried out by women. Police chiefs have blamed the disturbing trend on binge-drinking and...
S&N to sponsor Kent's Big Quiz
27-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Scottish & Newcastle is to sponsor the Big Quiz in Canterbury — it will be re-branded the No Nonsense Quiz.
Drinks giants launch new training scheme
02-Apr-2009
The giants of the drinks trade have partnered to launch a major new barstaff training scheme.Coordinated by Cask Marque, companies including Diageo,...
New energy drinks from Coca Cola
29-Jan-2009
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) will launch two new formats in its Relentless energy drink range across the on-trade next month.Relentless Origin and...
Pepsi adds fizz to Britvic's results
26-Nov-2008 By Hamish Champ
Growing demand for its Pepsi and squash products plus a first full year's contribution from its Irish operation saw annual turnover at soft drinks...
23-Oct-2008 By Andy Slee
A friend of mine recently returned from China where he worked as back-up to the successful British Olympic swimming team. When I spoke to him he was...
AG Barr proposes £60m bid for rival soft drinks group
05-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
AG Barr, the soft drinks group which manufactures Irn-Bru, has announced it intends to acquire 'exotic' juice maker Groupe Rubicon for £59.8m.Barr...
'Jersey nightclub bans girls for being 'too fat' '
29-Jul-2008
A group of girls hoping to enjoy a fun night out were refused entry to a club - for being too fat - Mirror A cut-price bar has been branded...
New kid on the soft drinks block
23-Jul-2008
What is going on in the on-trade soft drinks market?In what was formerly a three-horse race between the utterly dominant companies Coca-Cola...
Controversy over Coca Cola price increases
22-Jul-2008
Controversy has erupted over the increased prices Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) is charging for post-mix Coca Cola in a new format it has...
A healthy sparkle
19-Jun-2008
Carbonated drinks already account for 81% of soft drinks volumes in pubs — and there's still room for expansion The carbonated soft drink reigns...
More than just water
19-Jun-2008
A recent report suggests that functional waters are going to be big — so what is out there? Stablemate to Innocent at Fruit Towers (the company's...
Cola innovation
19-Jun-2008
The largest category in the on-trade has long been dominated by two main players, but other brands are now getting in on the act Colas are getting a...
Britvic launches Pepsi Xtra Cold
04-Jun-2008
The so-called extra cold revolution that has taken place in draught lager could be coming the way of soft drinks if the launch by Britvic of a...
04-Jun-2008 By The PMA Team
Britvic has launched Pepsi Xtra Cold that gives consumers a flawless cola experience
Potential buyers negotiate for Massive
09-Apr-2008
Administrator for Massive, David Thurgood, said he was in exclusive negotiations with a potential trade buyer for the remaining outlets. Swallet...
09-Apr-2008 By MA reporter
Grace's CV BackgroundPaul Grace trained as a chef in 1988 after getting the hospitality bug in his parents' pubs. He continued to train through...
Appletiser launches 'younger sister'
05-Apr-2008
Appletiser is following up the success of its Peartiser variant with the launch of a range of mixed fruit soft drinks, branded Fruitiser.The three...
'Pepsi fails to have rival ad banned'
02-Apr-2008
A complaint by drinks giant Pepsico questioning claims by rival drinks firm Innocent Smoothies in a television advertising campaign has been turned...
Soft drinks hit by bad weather
13-Mar-2008 By Graham Ridout
The worst summer on record and the effects of the smoking ban are said to have seriously damaged soft drink sales, according to research this week....
'Whitbread shrugs off fears of downturn'
28-Feb-2008
Whitbread on Thursday shrugged off fears over softening consumer spending announcing a strong performance from its hotels and coffee shops and...
Raw and ready
18-Feb-2008
Britvic has officially announced the launch of a new premium Pepsi brand, exclusively to the UK licensed sector. Pepsi Raw has been created using a...
Pepsi launches Raw
11-Feb-2008 By Noli Dinkovski
Britvic has launched a new Pepsi made from natural ingredients exclusively for upmarket pubs and style bars. Capitalising on the growing demand for...
