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Comment & OpinionIs Air Up’s ‘scented’ flavoured water bottle genius or gimmick?
Air Up has a steep price point, but promises to revolutionise the way we drink water
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NewsPerfectTed to launch flavoured RTD matcha latte duo
The drinks are naturally sweetened with agave and contain no refined sugar or artificial sweeteners
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Category ReportTime for a clean-up: bottled water category report 2025
DRS and EPR are designed to get bottled water suppliers to clean up their act. What effect will they have on pricing and packaging?
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Analysis & Features10 new products to see at this year’s UK Food & Drink Shows
Mexican sauces, kimchi shots and Neapolitan truffles are among the hundreds of new products visitors will be able to see at the event in April
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NewsIrn-Bru launches on-pack promo as part of £8m brand investment
From 3 March to 29 April, shoppers can win one of four solid 18-carat gold girders worth £10,000
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NewsViral ‘scent-based’ refillable water bottle Air Up to make UK supermarket bow
Users inhale scent through specially designed pods as they sip
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NewsM&S to launch ‘Punishment Juice’
It is thought it will be framed as beneficial for health and fitness, despite one possible interpretation being that drinking it is punishment
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NewsCoca-Cola Europacific Partners to return €1bn to shareholders after ‘solid’ year
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is launching a €1bn share buyback programme after reporting a rise in revenues and volumes in 2024
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NewsWales holding firm on refusal to be part of UK-wide DRS
Supermarket bosses claim Wales’ decision will cause cross-border chaos and have called for the UK DRS rollout to be delayed as a result
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NewsGunna Drinks collapse leaves wake of angry crowd investors behind
Craft soft drinks brand Gunna has collapsed into administration, with crowd investors staring at losses of almost £4m as a result
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NewsFanta adds trio of new zero-sugar flavours
The NPD blitz comes after Fanta sales dipped last year
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NewsGillian Anderson's G Spot hires new exec team for UK retail growth
Functional drinks brand G Spot has appointed a new executive team to spearhead its retail expansion in UK supermarkets and overseas
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Liquid Death failed to ‘murder the thirst’ of UK shoppers
The canned water brand is the latest example of a US sensation that flopped overseas
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NewsCoca-Cola beats estimates as global demand rises
Its rival PepsiCo posted its third consecutive quarter of missed revenue forecasts last week
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NewsCrediton Dairy launches extension to Arctic Coffee range
The range is designed to appeal to a growing number of Gen Z consumers who ‘love confectionery-style coffee shop treats’
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NewsLiquid Death to exit UK after sales fail to make a splash
Canned water brand Liquid Death first landed in the UK in 2023 to much fanfare
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NewsCarlsberg grows top and bottom line despite volume softness
Sales slowed significantly in the second half of the year, however
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NewsSoft drinks challenger Punchy extends into hydration sachets
The sachets were designed to ‘rehydrate and replenish’, Punchy said
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NewsMead brand Hive Mind moves into soft drinks with Honeyade lineup
Lime & Mint and Just Honey are lightly sweetened with honey and have no refined sugar or artificial sweeteners
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NewsSupermarkets and drinks companies submit bid to run deposit return scheme
Retailers have also urged ministers to take a step back because of the risk of the costs of DRS pushing up prices as the UK faces renewed pressure on food inflation