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    Skinny Cow: from freezer to teabreak

    2008-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is taking its Skinny Cow ice-cream brand into hot beverages at the end of the month, with Skinny Cow Hot Chocolate. The drink contains 40 calories per serving and is available in Indulgent Chocolate and Chocolate Mint flavours, in 200g jars...

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    No joke for Coke as Thai top man is axed

    2008-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola must be worried following recent controversy over Thailand’s top celebrity chef. Samak Sundaravej last week was forced to give up his other job, as Thai Prime Minister, after a court ruled his cookery show breached the constitution. Sadly...

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    Promotrack: Coca-Cola injects a bit more fizz into its offers

    2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

    The supermarket aisles were awash with Coca-Cola offers at the weekend, but its biggest rival is starting to play catch up

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    End of the line for Boosted Smoothies

    2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé’s Boosted Smoothies drinks have been discontinued just four months after they were launched to take on Innocent. The smoothies range had been billed as Nestlé’s “number one focus for a good few years” by Jon Walsh, MD of new business. But...

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    Risqué Orangina ad attracts charity’s ire

    2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

    The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating a number of complaints over a risqué television commercial for Orangina that features animated animals in bikinis dancing provocatively. The ASA has received around 150 complaints since the advert was first screened at the beginning of the month and will now decide whether ...

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    Feel Good Kids juice is ‘healthier option’

    2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

    Soft drinks brand Feel Good is taking on Fruit Shoots and Innocent Kids with the launch of its first children’s range of juices, which it claims is healthier and more refreshing than the competition because of its high water content. Feel Good Kids...

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    Corpora creating ‘Red Bull of wine’

    2008-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Chilean wine producer Corpora is planning a blueberry functional wine drink, described as “the Red Bull of wine”. The functional wine is still in development and there is currently an issue over whether the tipple, which would also contain vitamin B...

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    Innocent finally makes its orange juice debut

    2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

    Innocent finally makes its orange juice debut: Innocent finally makes its orange juice debut: After years of waiting for the right moment, Innocent is finally introducing its first straight orange juice to compete with Tropicana and Minute Maid. The smoothie company claims that its new Innocent Orange Juice, available with ...

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    Retailer reluctance limits Red Bull Cola

    2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Red Bull is struggling to convince retailers to stock its new cola drink alongside rivals Coca-Cola and Pepsi rather than in the energy drink fixture, the company has admitted. Red Bull Cola was launched in May and is already the UK’s 19th...

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    Campaign trail: Coca-Cola

    2008-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola Enterprises aims to strengthen its position in adult soft drinks with a new advert for its burgeoning Oasis brand. The ad, with the tagline 'For people who don't like water', is part of a £4m spend including TV and outdoor advertising...

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    acid test

    2008-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict...8/10 ?The bottles are eye-catching and the packaging has a modern feel to it; perhaps a little funkier than Innocent. The fact the label has 'immunity boost' and 'no artificial anything' on it pulls you in and...

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    Innocent set for green and brown smoothies

    2008-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Green and even brown-coloured smoothies could soon be making their debuts under the Innocent brand after more than six years of development work, The Grocer has learnt. A number of kiwi recipes, including one that does not contain bananas...

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    World News - 28th June 2006

    2008-06-28T00:00:00Z

    French officials relent on Red Bull. FRANCE: French consumers may soon be able to get their wings, after a ban on Red Bull was lifted. Concerns about the levels of caffeine and another ingredient, taurine, meant the energy drink...

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    acid test

    2008-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict...4/10?It's a pretty eye-catching can, much like Red Bull's energy drink, but because of that I don't think people will realise it's a cola drink. The can is plenty big enough, so why not make the word 'cola'...

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    MacCaig becomes new Cafédirect CEO

    2008-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Ribena marketing director Anne MacCaig has been named CEO of Fairtrade hot drinks company Cafédirect. MacCaig replaces Penny Newman who has been CEO of Cafédirect since 1998 and received an OBE for services to ethical business in this...

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    Hawkins to drive Coke in south east

    2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has named Simon Hawkins as its new regional director for London and the south east - its largest sales region in Europe. He will head 450 staff across a number of trade channels and be responsible for driving...

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    In Brief: Coke goes it alone; M&S answers back; Organic milk healthier

    2008-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Coke goes it alone  Coca-Cola's rivals have said they have no immediate plans to follow its lead by removing sodium benzoate. Britvic, PepsiCo and AG Barr will continue to use the controversial preservative. M&S answers back Marks & Spencer...

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    Red Bull: the energy to challenge Coke?

    2008-05-19T00:00:00Z

    It is one of the biggest drink launches of the past decade. For Red Bull, single-handedly creating the energy drink market in the UK is not enough. The brand, which developed a cult following among adrenaline junkies thanks to its links...

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    Suso unveils lifestyle mag

    2008-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Suso is investing £4m in its first marketing push for its new fizzy fruit juice, focused around a lifestyle magazine.The company, set up by former Red Bull MD Harry Drnec, hopes to bring the brand to life with a quarterly magazine,...

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    Innocent plans 800% growth for This Water

    2008-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Innocent Drinks' water brand This Water will become an £80m brand within three years, the company is predicting, thanks to new formats, international expansion and the addition of vitamins to give the drink a functional edge.The brand...