Britvic

INTERVIEW

Impact of cost-of-living crisis on soft drinks category

06-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Habits towards soft drinks in the on-trade are changing as consumers increasingly "seek out" value for money and healthier options amid the cost-of-living crisis and a surge in wellness trends.

‘Soft drinks sales won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023’

07-May-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Sales of non-alcoholic drinks aren’t predicted to hit 2019 levels for another two years, one soft drinks producer has revealed.

In association with Britvic

Premiumise for success on reopening

12-Apr-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

With the hospitality sector starting the long slow process towards reopening their businesses this week, it’s time for operators to reassess their offer and think about premiumisation.

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How to get your business ready for reopening

23-Mar-2021 By Adam Russell, director of leisure & licensed, Britvic

Britvic’s director of leisure & licensed, Adam Russell, gives his view on the impact Covid has had on the soft drinks category and how you can get ready for reopening this spring.

In association with Britvic

Glass half full: how has Covid-19 changed consumer attitudes to soft drinks?

15-Jun-2020 By Stuart Stone

With customers and operators looking to get back on the wagon in post-lockdown pubs, there’s growing thirst for a soft sell.

‘You’ve been Tangoed’ – Britvic celebrates 80 years with ad show reel

12-Sep-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

From humble beginnings in an Essex chemist in 1938, Britvic has expanded during the past eight decades to become one of the largest soft drinks suppliers in the world, pumping out 2.3bn litres of drinks a year.

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Is your soft drinks offer full of flavour or in need of some inspiration?

19-Oct-2015 By PMA

PMA readers are in with the chance to win John Lewis vouchers, or cases of the new limited edition J2O Midnight Amber, courtesy of Britvic, simply by filling out a short online survey.

Soft drinks giants back regeneration

25-Jan-2012 By Noli Dinkovski

Britvic and PepsiCo UK are to help pubs forge closer links with their local communities in a nationwide cross-brand initiative to transform neglected green spaces.

Diageo's Litherland joins Britvic

19-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

Britvic has appointed former Diageo GB managing director Simon Litherland as its new managing director in Great Britain.

Britvic: working on a warmer welcome

12-May-2011 By Phil Mellows

Britvic's Paul Linthwaite believes pubs can do more to improve their hospitality and that soft drinks are key to making customers feel they belong.

Britvic: profit up, plans to buy rival

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.

Soft drinks sales overtake spirits

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....

Customers 'resent' price of pub soft drinks

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 sales dip for Britvic

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...

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...

Britvic refinance: good news for pubs

17-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team

A leading leisure analyst has described the news of Britvic's successful refinancing as positive news for pub groups and further evidence that banks...

Britvic spends £4m on redesigned J2O

26-Mar-2009 By Robyn Lewis

Britvic has revamped its J20 range in a bid to reignite excitement in the brand and to make it more noticeable in back-bar fridges, it said. The...

Family focus: Family affair

04-Mar-2008

BRITVIC IS a pub supplier that has worked hard to develop products for the family market in recent years, and a raft of research makes this seem a...

J2O adds Apple & Blueberry

24-Jan-2008

Britvic Soft Drinks is introducing a new exotic flavour to its J2O range - Apple & Blueberry. The new flavour will be available in the on-trade...

Soft Drinks report - Getting fresh: the next big thing?

15-Jun-2006 By Rosie Davenport

Pure fruit juice is being hailed as the future banker for pubs and suppliers are making sure there is plenty of choice

Britvic tests the water among 16 to 24s with new product

25-Nov-2005

Britvic is to launch Drench, a new spring water brand, and relaunch Pennine Spring in January 2006, in a drive to capitalise on the burgeoning...

Britvic gets set to float

29-Apr-2004

Britvic is on its way to the stock market. The three former brewers controlling Britain's second largest soft drink group have agreed a timetable...

Who are they? You might just have heard of this lot. Accordi

27-Nov-2003

Britvic might be among the biggest, but it's also one of the oldest. The name is an abbreviation of the British Vitamin Products Company, set up in...

Adults only - soft profits 2

04-Aug-2003

Adult soft drink consumption is steadily growing, making it a lucrative marketAdults represent 67 per cent of the population and account for more...

Soft drinks is now the fourth largest drinks category in the

08-May-2003

Statistics can be manipulated to produce just about any prognosis imaginable. For example, a couple of years after Elvis's death, statisticians...

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...

Britvic launches new energy drink

23-Oct-2000

A new energy drink, specially formulated to mix with dark spirits, has been launched exclusively to the on-trade by Britvic Soft Drinks.Carbon...