Soft & Hot Drinks

Britvic launches innovations and advice for festive season

23-Oct-2001

While draught drinks are still core to the on-trade, six out of 10 people now prefer packaged drinks, and Britvic has introduced a range of...

More soft drinks needed as British pubgoers drink less alcohol.

09-Oct-2001

Licensees are being urged to extend their soft drinks range after new research revealed that British pubgoers are drinking less alcohol.On Trade Soft...

AG Barr to bid for package of Britvic brands

01-Oct-2001

Underperforming soft drink company AG Barr may bid for a package of Britvic brands, despite having ruled itself out of the auction for the entire...

Energy drinks

01-Oct-2001

The energy drink market is growing at a phenomenal rate - but, according to a recent survey, almost half of pubs do not stock them. Isn't it time you...

Natural energy drink made from ants launched. (Yes, ants)

19-Sep-2001

The search for new and innovative routes into the energy drink market has reached unprecedented heights (or should that be depths?), with the launch...

Former Bass Brewers chief Napier favourite for Britvic

14-Sep-2001

Britvic is likely to be sold to the company headed by former Bass Brewers chief Iain Napier, according to City sources. Analysts have been assessing...

Bass launches Mojo as UK's first lager-based energy drink

13-Sep-2001

Bass Brewers has unleashed the UK's first alcoholic lager-based energy drink across the country following a successful trial period.Mojo, made with...

Comedians urged to boycott Perrier Awards for Comedy

01-Aug-2001

Comedians are being urged to boycott the Perrier Awards for Comedy because its sponsor is linked to Nestlé.The Swiss company, which owns the bottled...

Red Devil launches cola-flavoured energy drink

01-Aug-2001

New cola-flavoured energy drink launched amid media scare storiesRed Devil Energy Drinks has launched a new cola-flavoured energy drink despite...

Red alert over energy drinks health worries

18-Jul-2001

Deaths give rise to worries about energy drink safetyConcerns about the health effects of energy drinks have been raised after at least three deaths...

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...

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