Retro Soft Drinks: A nostalgic creation
19-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
I'm in a lab, trying not to cough and splutter while putting a lot of effort into forcing my face to produce a convincing smile that I hope says...
03-Dec-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Britvic, the soft drinks maker, has spoken of the ongoing challenges in the UK on-trade market. The group, led by Paul Moody, yesterday posted...
Soft Drinks Focus: Step up the soft
02-Dec-2010
Soft drinks have been generally a bit of a blind spot in our country's pubs. It's all too often that they're treated as an afterthought in the bar's...
Mark Daniels: Coalition should ignore knee-jerk headlines and learn from the Dutch
08-Nov-2010
If there's one thing guaranteed to get me uppity in a morning - apart, that is, from discovering there's no marmalade to put on my eggy bread - it's...
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.
03-Nov-2010 By Tony Halstead
Tony Halstead reports on the MA's latest Freehouse 500 meeting that featured insights on getting customer feedback and digital marketing ideas.
'Killer on the run after pub landlord is murdered for refusing to serve a drink'
22-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A landlord was found murdered behind his pub yesterday after he refused to serve a drink. The publican, named locally as Stevie Curran, 47, suffered...
Fireball to take on the might of Jägermeister
22-Oct-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Hi-Spirits hopes to take on the might of Jägermeister as it launches cinnamon flavoured whisky Fireball in the UK on-trade in time for the Christmas...
13-Sep-2010 By David Burrows
Marketing has seen a more feminine influence recently but now, real men are back. David Burrows bids farewell to the metrosexual.
23-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
Global Brands has launched a new concept under its Kick Energy range for those who find energy drinks a bit overpowering.
23-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Britvic this morning blamed a 0.7% third quarter stills volume decline in the UK on a fall in trade in licensed on-trade premises.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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....
05-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
Supply ties are hampering innovation among soft drinks in pubs, claims Mintel's On Trade Soft Drinks Report.
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...
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Robyn Lewis reports on Britvic's £11m promotional spend to capture the attention of trade and consumers alike.
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...
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...
01-Oct-2009 By Sonya Hook
A soft drink developed in association with the World Land Trust has joined the Calypso Soft Drinks line up. The new brand, Calypso Juicy Aid, has...
09-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce
Whitbread is trialling an alcohol vending machine at its Gateshead branch of Taybarns, the all-you-can-eat brand. The machine is Tay-barns branded...
Reduced exposure to pubs boosts Nichols' figures
05-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Cutting back its exposure to the pub sector has boosted sales and profits at Nichols, the dispense system and drinks distributor revealed today....
09-Apr-2009 By Sonya Hook
Natural soft drink brand This Water is heading to the on-trade for the first time. The on-trade launch will see This Water packaged in a bespoke...
A day in the life of a drayman
08-Apr-2009
They visit you when you need them most, using their super strength and perhaps the odd fork-lift truck to deliver essential stock to you in the nick...
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...
More business building advice from BII roadshows
30-Apr-2008
"It is not necessarily the strongest pubs that will survive, but the ones that are most adaptable to change."BII chief executive John McNamara may...
Pago teams up with Waverley
17-Apr-2008
Fruit-juice producer Pago UK has agreed an exclusive supply deal with wholesaler WaverleyTBS. In a deal that takes immediate effect, Pago will...
Good month bad month
01-Apr-2008
Good month for... Farmers: Orchid carveries are offering the UK's farmers the chance to dine for free at one of its 39 carveries. Development manager...
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....
Playing with fire water
13-Mar-2008
"Have you got any offers on soft drinks?" I ask the barman as I stand in front of a blackboard listing cut-price lagers, shots and spirits in the...
The future's looking soft
01-Mar-2008
Food-led pubs can reap real benefits from putting soft drinks higher on their priority list. Nigel Huddleston reports As a natural partner to...
Red Bull pushes Sugarfree
30-Jan-2008
Red Bull has unveiled its plans for Sugarfree in 2008 with heavyweight support in the on-trade to raise consumer awareness, educate about product...
Soft drinks: Soft drinks and the new year
17-Dec-2007
The phrase 'stuffed turkey' may spring to mind when trying to characterise customers in the post-Christmas period. Soft drinks could play a part in...
Healthy debate
13-Dec-2007
Can pubs capitalise effectively on the rise of the health-conscious consumer? Noli Dinkovski reports from a special MA forum Living well and...
Project update 8: the race to relaunch
03-Oct-2007
THE RACE is on at the White Hart to instigate crucial refurbishment and redevelopment projects before its planned relaunch in November.Simon Tanner...
Project update 5: The entertainers
29-Aug-2007
THE TIMES they are a-changing at the White Hart - and the category champions are beginning to play their part. The pub and hotel in Wiveliscombe,...
LETTERs
17-May-2007
Working out cash profits for lessees In a Morning Advertiser report on Punch results (3 May 2007), it is stated that "Punch lessees saw average...
Midori given new look and taste
19-Apr-2007
Melon liqueur Midori will have a new bottle and improved recipe in the UK from May as part of a £20m global investment over the next five years. To...
Brulines: now it's 'fizzlines' for soft drinks
01-Mar-2007 By The PMA Team
Beer flow monitoring company trials soft drinks equipment at 20 tenanted pubs Beer flow monitoring company Brulines is trialing flow-monitoring...
Britvic lets the juice loose
15-Feb-2007
Britvic is working on a range of new soft drinks to help pubs gain more business when the smoking ban comes into force. Outlining a £7m investment...
Opportunity knocks?
14-Feb-2007
How many smokers do you have in your pub? You've probably got a rough idea. How many customers have walked past your pub because they have been put...
What the Sunday Papers said
09-Jul-2006
Tony Blair's flagship identity cards scheme is set to fail and may not be introduced for a generation, according to leaked Whitehall e-mails from the...
Britvic chief calls for youth-focused innovation
22-Mar-2006
Britvic managing director Paul Moody has called on soft drinks producers to target innovation at the youth market.Speaking at the launch of Britvic's...
Any surprise big sellers over the summer?
22-Sep-2005
Mark Fallon The Wheatsheaf Barrow Cumbria 'It's not really a surprise but we have a bottled drink called VHF that comes in nine different flavours....
Not the place to drink
15-Sep-2005
Don't even think about ordering a pint at Britain's last temperance bar, says Adam Edwards as he reports on a dying breed of outlet According to...
Soft Drinks - How to maximise sales
01-Sep-2005
Licensees have realised that it is no longer enough to offer a "me-too" menu and that extra effort is needed to make their food stand apart from...
Check surpluses
19-May-2005
How closely do you look at your results once your stocktaker has given them to you? If it's a surplus then chances are you will be reasonably happy...
Customer insight: Staying for another?
15-Apr-2005
Jane Howarth investigates the all-important difference between that first and second drink.First impressions count. Second impressions last. When...
