All Soft drinks articles – Page 116

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    Sunmagic revamps look to push healthy good-value message

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Value juice brand Sunmagic is attempting to rejuvenate the ambient juices and smoothies sector with a relaunch of its 30-strong range. The brand, owned by manufacturing and distribution group Multiple Marketing, has revamped the packaging of...

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    Yumberry complains of name taken in vain

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    The distributor of Yumberry juice drinks has claimed rival producers are infringing on its trademark by mistakenly calling yang-mei fruit yumberries.

    Yumberry is a registered trademark for juices and drinks marketed by YumberryUK, which uses…

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    Thorntons to start selling Coca-Cola as chiller cabinets wheel in

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Thorntons has signed a surprise new deal with Coca-Cola to start selling Coke Zero, Dr Pepper and other fizzy favourites in its stores and cafes.

    In a two-year deal, the confectionery retailer will replace Thornton’s limited range of drinks,…

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    Tetley ad banned over green tea health claim

    2009-06-03T10:18:49.223Z

    A commercial for Tetley Tea has been banned by the advertising regulator for misleadingly suggesting that a cup of tea has health benefits.

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    It's serious business, says Yorkshire Tea

    2009-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Tea has teamed up with cult Sheffield singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth in a £3m marketing campaign to encourage people to "do teatime properly".The Taylors of Harrogate tea business said the quirky TV, radio and online campaign...

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    Campaign Trail: Red Bull feels the power

    2009-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Battersea Power Station will roar back to life on 22 August as the venue for the Red Bull X-Fighters World Series Finale. Twelve of the world's best freestyle motocross riders will perform gravity-defying tricks as they battle it out for the world...

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    Can redesign aims to give Tango more street cred with lads

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Tango is trying to regain its edgy appeal with a new Banksy-style look targeting the lads' market. After several years trying to woo mums, Britvic has given the soft drinks brand a stencil-art makeover in an attempt to re-engage with its...

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    Fanta offers bag for life made of PET

    2009-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola has partnered its Fanta brand with British fashion designers Antoni & Alison to launch a bag for life made entirely out of recycled plastic (PET) bottles. The bags, launched into stores on 20 May for National Recycle Week, will be...

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    Santeau rebrands its O2Go range Wahoo

    2009-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Hydration specialist Santeau is rebranding its O2Go water flavouring range with a new name and packaging to pacify mobile phone operator O2. The O2Go range, which was launched two years ago to add interest to plain bottled water, will be...

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    Own-label squash ranges make switch to double strength

    2009-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's and Asda have converted their own-label squash drinks to double-strength concentrates to reduce packaging and offer shoppers better value. Thirty own-label squash drinks were switched to double strength at Sains­bury's outlets...

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    Acid Test: Lipton Fruit and Herbal Infusions

    2009-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Our panel get fruity with a new brew from Lipton

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    Picture This... Cookie doh! Frijj hires Homer

    2009-04-25T00:00:00Z

    Homer Simpson will appear on bottles of Frijj chilled milkshakes for a new limited edition Cookie Dough flavour. Homer follows in the footsteps of fellow Springfield resident Chief Clancy Wiggum, who has been used to promote Frijj's chocolate fudge...

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    Innocent and Tropicana chill out with the kids

    2009-04-25T00:00:00Z

    Competition between Innocent and Tropicana is heating up in the chilled juice fixtures with a fresh raft of NPD aimed at kids.

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    Pepsi Max in £1m cricket promotion

    2009-04-25T00:00:00Z

    PepsiCo is launching a £1m on-pack promotion for Pepsi Max as part of the brand's ICC World Twenty20 England cricket sponsorship.The Max it for a Million on-pack activity will give consumers the chance to win £10,000 every day and also...

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    Tesco rations bottled water sales in NI

    2009-04-16T12:10:02.580Z

    Tesco has seen an upsurge in its bottled water sales in Northern Ireland, following a warning that households in parts of the country could be exposed to contaminated water.

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    Editor's Comment: Even today, Innocent founders prefer flipflops to Ferraris

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Arch comments were in no short supply this week as Innocent Drinks confirmed the sale of a minority stake to Coca-Cola for £30m. One resourceful journalist on the Daily Telegraph, in a search for haunting former protestations about its die-hard...

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    Coke's SWAT team comes to the rescue

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola is targeting lads with its new tongue-in-cheek TV and cinema campaign for Coke Zero. With the strap The Impossible Made Possible, the activity follows the brand's James Bond sponsorship of 2008, and runs for the next six...

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    Cafédirect revamps portfolio to flag up links with growers

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Cafédirect is revamping the design of its entire hot drinks portfolio to reinforce its relationship with Fairtrade producers - and strengthen its brand equity with a more prominent logo. Images of the hand tools used by Cafédirect's grower...

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    Coca-Cola takes £30m stake in Innocent

    2009-04-06T12:12:44.783Z

    Coca-Cola has taken a minority stakeholding in Innocent Drinks, the smoothie and veg pots brand, for £30m, The Grocer can reveal.

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    Bio-Synergy claims new Skinny Cola can burn fat

    2009-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Sports nutrition manufacturer Bio-Synergy is branching out into cola with a drink it claims has fat-burning properties.

    Skinny Cola, which hits shelves this month under the brand’s ‘health rather than diet’ strapline, is being positioned as a…