19-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
Coca-Cola Enterprises is investing £2m in a TV campaign for its Schweppes range, in a bid to increase consumption of the brand by promoting it as an...
Red Bull X Fighters Competition Terms and Conditions
06-Jul-2010
. Open to all residents of Great Britain who are aged 18 or over and who are licensees or managers of an on-trade outlet in Great Britain, provided...
Ginger drinks: Gingerly does it
10-Jun-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Apparently we're getting more sophisticated as a nation - as far as our taste buds are concerned, that is. It seems prudent to point that out now...
24-May-2010 By Sonya Hook
A leading fruit juice brand from Azerbaijan is parachuting over to the UK as the country begins a major push to increase food and drink exports.
24-May-2010 By Sonya Hook
A natural juice drink from Belvoir Fruit Farms is ready to woo UK consumers with four flavours.
18-May-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Britvic, the UK-based soft drinks producer, today reported a 39% increase in profit before tax and plans to buy Fruité Entreprises.
10-May-2010 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson discusses details of the new requirement to provide free tap water to customers.
Vimto summer campaign targets teens
06-May-2010
The online ads will run during internet replays of popular programmes aimed at its target teen audience such as Hollyoaks, Glee and Big Brother....
High caffeine soft drinks forced to carry extra warning
28-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
Soft drinks with a high caffeine content will be expected to carry a warning that they are not suitable for children, pregnant women, or people...
28-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
High caffeine soft drinks must carry a health warning and not be promoted to children under-16, under a new code of practice. The British Soft...
23-Apr-2010 By Sonya Hook
A new range of juice drinks designed to go with food will be launched under the J20 brand at the end of May. J20 White Blend — in two flavours,...
23-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
The Barr's Originals range of retro soft drinks is being re-launched as a more upmarket quencher to tap into the growth in premium adult soft drinks...
17-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Coca-Cola has launched a report which identifies a £1.4bn growth opportunity for soft drinks within the next five years. The findings stem from its...
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....
26-Feb-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Top golfer Marc Warren has signed a new sponsorship deal with Highland Spring. The Scottish European Tour player, 28, is the latest "sporting...
25-Feb-2010 By Sonya Hook
Fentimans is adding to its premium soft-drinks range with a botanically brewed Organic Smooth Lemonade and a Cool Ginger Beer. "We have been...
25-Feb-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Britvic is increasing the size of its bag-in-box format, used for post-mix draught carbonate serves. The bags in boxes for the entire Britvic...
Luscombe Drinks launches cranberry drink
09-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Devon based Luscombe Drinks has released a new sparkling soft drink called Cranberry Crush. The drink has a hint of Damascan rose water and...
'Beer cheaper than soft drinks in half of UK's pubs'
07-Feb-2010
Pubs are charging up to 60p more for a soft drink than a pint of beer, a Sunday Mirror survey reveals. A pint of standard bitter is cheaper than an...
05-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
Supply ties are hampering innovation among soft drinks in pubs, claims Mintel's On Trade Soft Drinks Report.
03-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
Coca-Cola Enterprises has appointed Dave McNulty to the new position of trading director on-premise.
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...
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....
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Robyn Lewis reports on Britvic's £11m promotional spend to capture the attention of trade and consumers alike.
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Red Bull will be returning to the small screen next month with two new UK ads, retaining the brand's signature cartoon style and humour.
Red Bull announces new TV ad campaign
14-Jan-2010
Red Bull has announced a new TV advertising campaign off the back of what it has described as its "best Christmas ever". The new adverts will be...
Britvic cautious about prospects for the on-trade
25-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Britvic, which produces brands including Pepsi, Fruit Shoot and J20, said it remained cautious about a likely recovery in the pub sector, despite...
25-Nov-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Britvic, the soft drinks maker and distributor, has reported a 1.9% drop in on-trade volumes for the year to 27 September 2009. Although it...
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...
11-Nov-2009 By Sonya Hook
A fruit juice aimed at a younger demographic is set to hit the on-trade — Go-rilla is a 100% ambient juice range.
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...
Wetherspoons slams Red Bull's use of 'wide-boy' tactics
30-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Red Bull has been accused of using "wide-boy" tactics in a bid to discredit a rival brand after it secured a listing with Wetherspoons. Last month...
15-Oct-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Britvic, the soft drinks maker and distributor, has this morning reported a 2.5% decline in licensed on-trade volumes for the year to July. It...
Trade up trial
01-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Training staff to recommend specific drinks could mean they sell more profitable products in at least a quarter of all transactions. These are the...
Wetherspoons confirms new drinks range
14-Sep-2009
Wetherspoons has confirmed it is introducing a large range of new drinks. As exclusively revealed by thepublican.com last week, alcoholic ginger beer...
ASA could investigate Cocaine drink
08-Sep-2009
Watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is deciding whether to investigate a controversially-named energy drink - Simply Cocaine - after...
Raise your cups to the World's Biggest Coffee Morning
31-Aug-2009
Licensees are being invited to throw their doors open on September 25 and take part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer...
20-Aug-2009 By Sonya Hook
An "energy shot" producer aims to boost the popularity of this growing category by spinning it over from the off-trade into the on-trade. Energy...
Taking the front foot against alcohol advertising regulators
17-Jul-2009
Pernod Ricard (PRUK) has launched the latest in a long line of responsible drinking ad campaigns by the giants of the drinks trade. It comes as...
Support for maximum price on soft drinks
02-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
The idea of a maximum price for soft drinks in pubs - to encourage more moderate alcohol consumption - received support today at a conference in...
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...
Coca-Cola and Pepsi roll out summer soft drinks support
17-Jun-2009
This summer, licensees can get support in making mixed drinks from the two biggest players in the soft drinks market.Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) and...
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...
Comment: Little to lose and lots to gain through supplier initiatives
20-May-2009
The journalist stereotype of the cynical old hack doesn't apply to me.I'm generally upbeat about drinks companies' efforts to drive footfall through...
Spirits training: Cask Marque turns it hand to spirits training
18-May-2009
The obvious product you would associate with trade body Cask Marque is beer, so it's a surprise to find it set to launch a comprehensive staff...
07-May-2009 By Sonya Hook
The on-trade soft drinks category is set to be shaken up by a raft of new products from the Feel Good Drinks Company. The soft drinks producer is...
Summer special: How to sell drinks this summer
05-May-2009
One idea that works well in the summer would be to run a drinks festival. With the category booming, what better time to celebrate all things...
Comment: Curtain up for theatre in selling drinks
24-Apr-2009
The Brands Report 2009, our annual look at the 200 best-selling drinks brands in the UK, will be hitting doormats around now.Among the dramatic rises...
New flavour added to J20 range
21-Apr-2009
Britvic has confirmed it is to launch a new flavour in its J20 range.The addition to the recently-relaunched adult soft drinks range has been...
