All Soft drinks articles – Page 140

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    Vimto is launching a new design for its 500ml PET carbonate

    2002-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Westbridge Foods is aiming for a pizza' the action in snacking by launching Aldo's Pizza Bars ­ microwaveable snacks in three recipes ­ Triple Cheese, Tuna & Sweetcorn and Spicy Chicken TexMex. Rachel's Organic Dairy has introduced two new low...

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    Innocence at large in juices

    2002-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Smoothie specialist Innocent Drinks launched its first range of fruit juices. Three products will be available from May in apple, blackcurrant and elderflower, orange, mango and lime, and pink grapefruit, pineapple and lime flavours. Innocent's...

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    Beckham plays the field as Pepsi and Coke bag Cup appearance

    2002-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Britvic has announced plans to get maximum mileage from football star David Beckham in a range of Pepsi World Cup promotions. The news comes as arch- rival Coca-Cola revealed it is to feature the England captain on a special-edition Coke bottle ­...

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    Red Alert for No 1

    2002-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Halewood International is rolling out a new pretender to Red Bull's energy drinks crown with the launch of Red Alert. A 500ml PET bottle gives the new arrival a point of difference, making it resealable and portable. The company said this made it...

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    Earing will focus on costs and customer base for Vimto Soft

    2002-02-16T00:00:00Z

    David Earing has been appointed md of Vimto Soft Drinks and Nichols International. Earing replaces Stuart Fawcett who is to become head of commercial development for parent group Nichols. Earing was previously operations director at Aujan...

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    TV ad for Citrus as Vimto splashes out

    2002-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Vimto Soft Drinks is planning a record £3.5m marketing spend this year on its flagship squash and carbonated brand, kicking off with a TV ad for newcomer Vimto Citrus on Monday (Februrary 18). The company said the spend came on the back of...

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    Amoy Soy Sauce 150ml Save one third Shared gondola end

    2002-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Amoy Straight To Wok Egg Noodles Save one third Gondola end Sainsbury Birds Eye Alphabites Bogof Shared gondola end Sainsbury Coke 2 litre Bogof ...

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    Fanta does a fruit twist

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola is extending its Fanta brand with a new flavour ­ Fruit Twist. The peach, passionfruit and orange-flavoured pop hits shelves this month and follows the launch of Fanta Icy Lemon almost exactly a year to the day. The soft drinks giant...

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    Glen Eve

    2001-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Manager, BP UK Retail's Impulse Core Offer The most significant growth areas are mineral water and energy drinks. Red Bull is our bestselling line, with sales higher than Coca-Cola 500ml, followed by Coca Cola 2l The growth is down to a...

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    Old favourites dress to kill while the giants wrestle over a

    2001-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Some old favourite brands got dressed up this year. Schweppes mixers and Nescafé both got their first packaging revamp in 20 years, while four-finger Kit Kat and Cadbury Dairy Milk both had shiny new flow-wrap outfits. Hovis loaves sported new...

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    Coca-Cola's Powerade aims to take lead in sports drinks

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Simon Mowbray Coca-Cola has announced its biggest European launch since the introduction of Diet Coke 20 years ago. The soft drinks giant said it aimed to "take the lead" in the fast growing but "underdeveloped" sports drinks sector across seven...

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    All ethnic communities need reassurance after US attack

    2001-10-06T00:00:00Z

    Sir; The events of Tuesday, September 11, brought a new meaning to the word terrorism'. The loss of innocent life on such a large scale and the devastation that followed the attack was both horrifying and traumatising. The world needs to know who...

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    Coke and P&G abandon alliance

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola and P&G have pulled the plug on their multibillion partnership to hive off brands including Sunny Delight, Pringles and Minute Maid into a standalone enterprise. In a tersely written joint statement, the two parties said they would...

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    Spar Spar Spar Spar Spar

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Lostock Road Cyncoed Road Fore Street Cumbernauld Road Main Street Davyhulme Cardiff Kingsbridge Millerston Radcliffe on Trent ...

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    Cardiff needs Welsh wizardry on prices

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Independent stores were given the thumbs up when we added them to our hit list again after a break of six months. Two were repeat visits and this time the bill at Plymouth was 10p less than in March because of cheaper Coke. Our shopper also picked...

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    The Lilt Ladies

    2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

    "I love the latest Lilt ads with the two large West Indian ladies trying out horseriding, golf and yoga. Of course, they are hopeless and chaos rules until they get a chance to relax with their favourite drink, but their laughter is so infectious...

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    Asda hot on heels of Tesco activity; Carlsberg takes the bra

    2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Soft drinks remains strong this week and holds onto the top position in the category chart. Coca-Cola, Lilt and Robinsons support the category and all appear in the top 10 brands, with multibuy offers particularly prevalent. Alcoholic drinks has...

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    Cadbury Schweppes: Bitter buys for Mott's

    2001-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Schweppes' Mott's subsidiary is focusing on profitable niche brands with the acquisition of the North American ReaLemon and ReaLime superbrands. Motts is to pay $128m (£90m) for the Eagle Family Foods brands, which last year had sales of...

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    Pepsi goes on message

    2001-07-07T00:00:00Z

    Pepsi is the latest brand to use mobile phone text messaging in a teenage-targeted music-related promotion. Pepsi and 7Up 330ml and 500ml packs will carry numbers that teens can use to text a blag' ­ a reason why they should receive a ticket to a...

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    Blanche and Hazel return for a hit summer of Lilt laughter l

    2001-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Exclusive Mary Carmichael The Lilt Ladies are back on TV on June 16 to spearhead a new multimillion Lilt Laughter Lobby campaign for the Coca-Cola GB brand ­ part of the company's £35m brand revitalisation programme. In four executions, the...