All Soft drinks articles – Page 119
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AG Barr to close site with loss of 98 jobs
Irn-Bru manufacturer AG Barr has this week announced restructuring plans that will lead to at least 98 job losses in its Mansfield warehouse. The move is a result of the integration of the Rubicon business in 2008. Under the proposals,...
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NewsSmoothie maker Innocent guilty of £9m loss
Innocent has reported a loss of £9.1m in its latest accounts, filed last week at Companies House.
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Tango back on top after wave of initiatives
Tango has declared itself to be the fastest-growing fizzy fruit drink.In the past year, sales of the Britvic-owned soft drink have risen 9% to £25m [Nielsen MAT to 3 October, 2009] compared with a 17.1% drop to £23.1m in the year to 4...
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Ronaldo adds the sparkle to Soccerade’s UK arrival
A natural water-based sports drink backed by football star Cristiano Ronaldo is heading for the UK retail market to give Red Bull and Lucozade a run for their money. The Soccerade range is a flavoured sports water free from artificial...
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NewsCritical Eye... on Coke, chickens and cocks
Having moved to Margate (yes, I am as deluded about the town's prospects as the couple on Hotel Rescue), I finally managed to get the TV working in time to catch two flawed but fascinating programmes that by coincidence neatly illustrated the pros...
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A cola that kids are allowed to drink at school – unlike Coke
A small drinks company from Cheshire has got one over on global giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo with the first-ever cola to be officially endorsed by the government's school regulations.
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NewsInnocent leads return to form for smoothies
On the anniversary of the demise of PepsiCo's PJ Smoothies, the embattled smoothies category is showing the first signs of recovery spearheaded by a rejuvenated Innocent, according to retail buyers.
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Campaign Trail: Hildon’s green claims ridiculed
An online ad by Hildon Natural Mineral Water claiming bottled water is better for the environment than tap water was ridiculed by bloggers and on Twitter this week. The statement compares CO2 emissions, cleanliness and hormone content.
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Helm takes domestic pet route but Bear is blooming says Brook
Twelve months after leaving Innocent Drinks to launch a new healthy snack brand, Gareth Helm will swap his entrepreneurial endeavours for a return to a corporate role, as the new marketing director of Mars Petcare UK.But while reducing ...
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Coke boss Kent adopts recovery position
Coca Cola chief executive Muhar Kent has hailed the beginning of a global economic recovery, as growth in emerging markets helped the soft drinks giant to a 2% rise in sales volumes.
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Veg Pots inspire new premium stew range
The success of Innocent's Veg Pots is catching. Alan Rosenthal, former buyer for Spanish food supplier Brindisa, has created Stewed! a range of chilled exotic premium stews.The four-strong range of Stewed! products (rsp:...
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Organic beet first for James White Drinks
Suffolk has produced the UK's first organic beetroot crop just for juicing.James White Drinks, maker of organic beetroot juices under the Beet It brand, grew the crop to cut import costs and boost its local credentials.Some...
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Time for a great milk shake-up
Jodie Farran and Andrew Howie's premium Shaken Udder milkshakes, launched last year, are rapidly gaining listings. Could they be the next Innocent, asks Richard Ford
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NewsInnocent pins hopes on kids push to get smoothies growing
Innocent Drinks is making its kids offer a top priority as it strives to restore ailing smoothie sales to growth. The company is next week launching its first TV ad aimed directly at kids as part of an attempt to raise its current 48%...
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NewsIs Red Bull taking a shot at success or a shot in the dark?
New energy shots have been popping up all over the shop recently, but Red Bull has been conspicuous by its absence - until now. Nick Hughes asks if the company has left it too late
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NewsRed Bull’s energy shot launch is a timely boost
Red Bull is to take on Coca-Cola's Relentless in a bid to seize control of the emerging energy shot market. Red Bull's debut in the category underscores the brand's move to refocus on its core energy drink market following last year's...
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Coca-Cola eyes Glacéau growth as US bestseller gets UK debut
Coca-Cola believes it can add £3m to its £4m Glacéau Vitaminwater brand in the next few months as it gets set to launch its bestselling US flavour in the UK this month. The vitamin-enhanced water a US brand for which Coke paid...
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NewsGSK takes ‘healthy’ Lucozade to China
GlaxoSmithKline is to launch its iconic energy drink Lucozade into the Chinese market.
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TUC boycott ‘will harm innocent Palestinians’
Israeli producers have hit back at TUC plans to organise a boycott of goods from the occupied territories, arguing it will harm innocent growers. At its congress last week the union voted in favour of action aimed at goods from the...
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Quality Test: Own-label long-life organic orange juice, one litre
Morrisons gets the thumbs-up for offering the perfect all-rounder organic long-life orange juice. It had a natural and refreshing taste that was not too tangy, unlike some of its rivals.