All Soft drinks articles – Page 118
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Ad of the Week: Monkey's christmas message
You can't stop progress. And PG Tips has come a long way over the years, its tea-sipping chimps of the 1950s (and 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s) clambering out of adland's primordial soup and evolving into the TV dream team of hernia-voiced funnyman Johnny...
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Harry Tuffins vows to stick with water despite flat demand
Independent retailer Harry Tuffins has insisted it will push ahead with its Montgomeryshire Natural Water Company business despite a "difficult year".Accounts filed at Companies House this week for the year to 31 January revealed poor...
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Nichols buys stake in Dayla
Vimto manufacturer Nichols has acquired a 50% stake in Dayla Liquid Packing for £2.78m to boost its dispensed cold drinks operations.
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Lipton launches fruit and herbal tea bags
Unilever is pinning its hopes on a new range of fruit and herbal teas boosting sales of its globally successful Lipton brand in the UK.The company predicted that the nine-strong Lipton Fruit & Herbal Infusions range, which is launched next...
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Schweppes élan for Abbey Well
Coca-Cola is rebranding its recently acquired Abbey Well water brand as Schweppes Abbey Well early next year to "cash in on the respect of the iconic Schweppes brand". Combined with the distribution capabilities of Coca-Cola, this would help...
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Budget squash brand moves into fruit juice
Budget squash brand Jucee is to launch into pure juices in a bid to meet demand from cash-strapped consumers, said brand owner Princes.The new four-strong ambient Jucee Pure Juice range consists of orange, apple, pineapple and grapefruit...
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Beer-style smoothie: the men's soft drink that's not for softies
A beer-style smoothie that aims to get men drinking healthy soft drinks is set to hit supermarket shelves next year. Newly created soft drinks company The Juice Brewery is declaring its new Hoppers range to be the first “soft brews” – an...
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Mitchell quits Innocent for private equity role
Innocent Drinks UK MD Jamie Mitchell is set to leave the company to explore new opportunities in the world of private equity.He would not give full details of his plans, but said he was talking to private equity firms about potential...
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Pomegreat unveils new luxury blend
Pomegreat is continuing its drive to add luxury to the healthy pomegranate juice category with the launch of a new juice made from a blend of two varieties of hand-cut and pressed pomegranates.The company claims this method produces juice in...
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Pepsi to get new-look packaging in 2009
Pepsi is set for an overhaul of its packaging as part of a plan by owner PepsiCo to regain the initiative for its US soft drinks business.
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Sip boosts sales by aligning brand with fashion and beauty
Beauty water brand Sip has defied the credit crunch and recorded a sales turnover of £500,000 – smashing last year’s figure of £40,000.
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Energy drinks in tune with times soar 15%
Energy and sports drinks sales are booming as people turn to them to bust stress and lift spirits in the credit crunch
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PJ's doom: market malaise or brand mismanagement?
PJ's Smoothies are set to meet their maker. Is the brand just another credit crunch victim, or is PepsiCo's approach to blame, asks Noli Dinkovski
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Outspan and Aimia combine to produce Outspan Pure Juices
South African fruit company Outspan has teamed up with UK-based Aimia Foods for its first foray into the drinks category.The two-strong pure juice range will come in apple and orange variants and contain no artificial colours, preservatives,...
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PJ Smoothies ditched as PepsiCo rationalises
PepsiCo is to ditch its PJ Smoothies brand early next year, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. The move followed a strategic review of the UK business - part of a £1.3bn three-year overhaul that's expected to see some 3,300 jobs cut worldwide...
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Acid Test: Powershots
Our panel experience the awesome power - or otherwise - of the latest competitor for Red Bull's crown
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Raw to hit retailers in bid to rejuvenate cola
Pepsi is to roll out its Pepsi Raw cola across the UK off-trade. The company launched the ‘natural cola’ into bars and restaurants last February but said it was now ready to build on the success of the variant by bringing it to a wider audience....