Soft & Hot Drinks

Summer calls for lighter, cooler drinks

26-Jun-2001

Demands change as the weather gets warmer - and licensees need to ensure they are stocking the cooler, lighter drinks that customers will be...

Coca-Cola in £40m ITV Premiership deal

21-Jun-2001

Soft drink giant Coca-Cola has agreed to pay £40m over three years to sponsor ITV's Premiership highlights package.The deal is the UK's biggest-ever...

AG Barr to join battle for Britvic

08-Jun-2001

AG Barr, the producer of Irn-Bru and Tizer, is understood to be preparing a bid for soft drinks giant Britvic.The Glasgow-based group is said to be...

Bids of up to £500m expected for Britvic

29-May-2001

Potential buyers are set to come up with bids for soft drinks giant Britvic within weeks after it was formally put up for sale.A memorandum of sale...

The heat is on

22-May-2001

Bitter sales have traditionally suffered in the summer. Ben McFarland investigates how brewers are pulling in new drinkers with lighter brews.The pub...

Cans replace cartons for Del Monte juices

17-May-2001

Del Monte has specifically targeted the lucrative on-trade fresh fruit juice category with the launch of a new range of canned juices.The range,...

ScotCo enters energy drink market with Red Snapper

30-Mar-2001

Scottish Courage has made its first foray into the lucrative energy drinks market with the release of Red Snapper.The company has specifically...

UDV embarks on £1.4m perfect serve initiative

19-Mar-2001

The UK's biggest drinks company United Distillers and Vintners, UDV, has embarked on a £1.4million perfect serve initiative aimed at raising spirits...

Soft sell - the role of soft drinks in pubs

15-Mar-2001

The role of soft drinks in pubs has changed dramatically in recent yearsCustomers spend £1.8billion a year on soft drinks in pubs. That makes it the...

Soft drinks war intesifies as Coca-Cola also signs up with Harry Potter

14-Mar-2001

The soft drink war is set to intensify after Coca-Cola signed an exclusive deal to become the sole global marketing partner of the upcoming Harry...

Energy and sports drinks are big business

26-Feb-2001

The energy and sports drinks market is big business and is up £200m on last year. Ben McFarland reports.When GlaxoSmithKline first launched Lucozade...

Azkoyen launches M02 coffee grinder

15-Jan-2001

The Azkoyen M-02 automatic coffee grinder will be launched at the Hospitality Week exhibition in London this month (22-25 January).According to...

VK Vodka and Energy Mix is first to fall foul of code of practice

08-Jan-2001

VK Vodka and Energy Mix is the first alcoholic energy drink to breach new rules in The Portman Group's code of practice.The watchdog's code,...

Battle for 'new age' soft drinks heats up as Pepsi enters the fray

03-Nov-2000

The battle for so-called "new age" soft drinks is set to heat up after PepsiCo bought the owner of the successful SoBe range.The US-based company has...