All Soft drinks articles – Page 133

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    Cadbury cautions over exchange rates

    2003-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Schweppes said it anticipated earnings for the first half – including acquisitions – to be “broadly level with 2002” but warned of the effect of negative currency movements. The chocolate and soft drinks giant said fluctuations in...

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    Coke names new marketing chief

    2003-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola has named Daniel Palumbo as its new chief marketing officer of the soft drinks giant Stateside.The top marketing job had been open since March, when Stephen Jones resigned.Palumbo will be responsible for overseeing...

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    Prestigious PepsiCo job for Martin Glenn

    2003-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Martin Glenn, formerly the president of Walkers Snacks, has been promoted to the role of president of PepsiCo UK. This newly created division unites PepsiCo businesses Pepsi, Walkers Snacks, Tropicana and Quaker in the UK and Glenn will oversee...

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    Innocent gets on its bike

    2003-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Mary Carmichael Smoothies specialist Innocent is set to embark on a £1.5m summer marketing programme, more than its total promotional spend to date. Activity will include what the four-year-old company claims is a marketing first ­...

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    Tango

    2003-05-17T00:00:00Z

    manufacturer Britvic brand Tango agency CHI budget £3m An apple posted through a letterbox causes a Tango-flooded floor to collapse, but the man in the flat below is more than happy to be drenched in the drink. The ad ends with...

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    Energy again taps into Lara brains and brawn

    2003-05-03T00:00:00Z

    GlaxoSmithKline is kicking off its £21m investment programme for Lucozade Energy with what it claims is its "biggest ever" promotion for the brand. Entitled Your Brain is a Weapon ­ Load it like Lara', the push continues the energy drink's...

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    Lucozade boost for GSK

    2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

    GlaxoSmithKline posted an 11% jump in first quarter profit boosted by its consumer healthcare unit with brands such as Lucozade and Macleans and from its worldwide pharmaceutical business. The healthcare giant said pre-tax profit rose to...

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    Fanta’s million

    2003-04-25T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola is launching its “biggest ever” on-pack promotion on Fanta with a prize pool worth over £1m.Running from May to July, the text and win promotion across more than 100m cans and bottles will offer consumers the chance to win one of...

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    Powerade

    2003-04-19T00:00:00Z

    manufacturer Coca-Cola GB brand Powerade agency Wieden & Kennedy, Amsterdam budget £2.7m Powerade's spring activity includes TV advertising and PoS material to introduce the bright green Kiwi and Watermelon flavour and to...

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    fanta

    2003-04-19T00:00:00Z

    manufacturer Coca-Cola GB brand Fanta agency Soul budget £6m A new TV ad continues the brand's Why can't everything... be Fanta?' campaign and focuses on the orange variant. The execution stars a Tongue Man character who...

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    pepsi dynamite

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Music sensation Ms Dynamite is following in the footsteps of Madonna and Robbie WIlliams by signing a deal with Pepsi. Continuing the brand's associations with pop, the deal includes sponsoring Ms Dynamite's first full public performance later...

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    CCE pours £56m into UK portfolio

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola Enterprises is throwing £56m behind its UK portfolio this year with activity focusing on its key consumers – teenagers, young adults and families.A £5m launchpad for new Vanilla variants of Coke and Diet Coke tops the soft drinks...

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    CCE pours £56m into UK portfolio

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Mary Carmichael Coca-Cola Enterprises is throwing £56m behind its UK portfolio this year with activity focusing on its key consumers ­ teenagers, young adults and families. A £5m launchpad for new Vanilla variants of Coke and Diet Coke tops...

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    Safeway opens up Vanilla Coke

    2003-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Safeway has today exclusively started selling Vanilla Coke and Diet Coke one week ahead of other retailers.According to Safeway this is Coke’s biggest launch this year with some £5m of advertising support.The retailer said that the...

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    Nichols plant shake up

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Nichols, the parent company of Vimto Soft Drinks, is planning to outsource manufacturing of its brands in an effort to increase operational efficiency. The move would involve closing its factory at Golborne near Manchester, which makes Vimto,...

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    FA link boost for Gatorade

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Pepsi has announced a £20m sponsorship deal with the Football Association which gives the brand the right to use the England squad and the FA Cup in its marketing campaigns.The deal will help to herald the UK arrival of Pepsi’s Gatorade...

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    Here comes Vanilla Coke

    2003-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola is to launch new Vanilla flavour in both standard and Diet formats next month, The Grocer has learned. Speculation as to when the soft drinks giant would finally launch the new brand was ended this week as visitors to the Convenience...

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    PepsiCo to launch vanilla cola?

    2003-03-11T00:00:00Z

    PepsiCo may launch a vanilla-flavoured cola following the success of Vanilla Coke from arch rival Coca-Cola last year. By October last year Vanilla Coke had sold 60 million cases in its first five months on the US market, according to Coke....

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    Coke leads the charge

    2003-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Asda put on a spurt last week and its rise in the chart has continued to improve this week, taking it to the top. Safeway also moves up the chart to take the number two spot, focusing mainly on price promotions. Morrisons and Tesco move...

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    Cadbury milks it in US

    2003-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Confectionery and drink giant Cadbury Schweppes has entered the milk market Stateside targeting young adults with the launch of a range of flavoured milk drinks under the brand name Raging Cow.Produced by Cadbury’s US subsidiary Dr Pepper/...