Coca-Cola news and analysis – Page 11
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Analysis & FeaturesAs energy drinks soar, can boozy versions like WKD X take off too?
WKD is hoping to build the category with X, but faces a PR risk
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NewsPowerhouses of caffeinated soft drinks rake in extra £255.6m
Monster, Red Bull and Coca-Cola have made the biggest gains in The Grocer’s Britain’s Biggest Brands 2022
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Comment & OpinionWhy challenger brands hoping HFSS laws will ‘level the playing field’ might be too optimistic
The fmcg giants have already shown they’re willing to make bold moves to drive sales and hold onto valuable shelf space in a post-HFSS retail environment
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NewsCapri-Sun recipe to change ahead of HFSS clampdown
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners this week confirmed that a trio of its juice pouches would be reformulated ahead of the planned legislative changes in October
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NewsGlobal fmcg players cut ties with Russia in war protest
Unilever, Carlsberg, Heineken, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Lindt were among those to have minimised and suspended business in the country
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Comment & OpinionBy cutting ties with Russia, businesses are proving they can put people over profits
Quitting Russia en masse shows the world’s biggest food and drink brands can act quickly and decisively when they want to
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NewsCoke, Pepsi, McDonald’s and Starbucks suspend operations in Russia
Drinks giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, fast food chain McDonald’s and coffee house Starbucks have bowed to increasing pressure to halt operations in Russia amid the country’s invasion in Ukraine.
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InterviewsCosta Coffee’s Becky Brock on ‘backing the big bets’ with M&S and Coca-Cola
Costa’s commercial & customer director only joined 15 months ago but has already launched a tie-up with M&S, revamped Costa’s loyalty scheme, and expanded its Deliveroo partnership. So what’s next?
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NewsSchweppes adds grapefruit tonic and rolls out premium glass bottle format
The new launches were designed to tap ‘demand for flavoured tonics’ and enhance ‘mixed drink occasions in the home’, said Schweppes
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NewsCoca-Cola debuts “space-inspired” Starlight Coke and plans swathe of new drinks
The soft drinks giant has created a new “global innovation platform” called Coca-Cola Creations, through which it will launch a range of limited edition products
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Comment & OpinionCoke’s reusable packaging move shows listening is the first step to love
Fmcg rivals would do well to follow its example by listening to campaigners’ pleas
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NewsG&Ts getting dearer as price of tonic water soars in supermarkets
Schweppes and Fever-Tree SKUs have shot up in price in the supermarkets over recent weeks, exclusive data reveals
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NewsMonster adds zero sugar watermelon drink and launches Ultra range promotion
Ultra Watermelon offered consumers a ’delicious, refreshing energy boost with no calories and no sugar’, claimed the brand
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Analysis & Features16 of the biggest moments in grocery in 2021
Serial shortages, Amazon’s arrival and Aldi’s efforts to #FreeCuthbert – 2021 was never dull.
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Comment & OpinionWhy the Costa Coffee and M&S tie-up is a match made in heaven
Under the none-more-literal banner Costa Coffee Now Serving M&S Food, Brits will “be able to choose from over 30 delicious, great-quality M&S products”
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Analysis & FeaturesRanked: The best and worst of food and drink Christmas ads 2021
The British public will be hoping for a bigger and better Christmas than ever to make up for last year’s washout. Have the ad makers risen to the challenge?
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NewsCoca-Cola invests £11m in sustainability upgrades at UK sites
The soft drinks giant is to replace its entire 200-strong fleet of material handling equipment
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NewsCoca-Cola agrees $5.6bn takeover of sports drinks brand BodyArmor
Coca-Cola has taken full control of sports drinks group Body Armor for $5.6bn (£4.1bn) after identifying further “significant potential” for long-term growth.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Coca-Cola lines up full BodyArmor takeover
Coca-Cola is set to take full control of US sports drink company BodyArmor for $5.6bn.
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Comment & OpinionPanorama picks apart Coca-Cola’s 100 Billion Bottle Problem
Brands are falling over themselves to make grand commitments around reducing their impact on the planet