All Soft drinks articles – Page 29
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Category ReportCreative juices: juices & smoothies category report 2022
Health fears have caused even PepsiCo to retreat from juices. Can brand redesigns cater to our desire for more functional benefits?
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NewsDalston’s Soda hires Jessica Harris-Voss as sales director
Harris-Voss previously worked for L’Oréal as well as Itsu and Diageo
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NewsNick Canney to replace Douglas Lamont as Innocent CEO
Lamont is leaving the juices and smoothies brand to lead Tony’s Chocolonely
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NewsLabel shortage threatens supply chain disruption across food, medicine and more
As well as food suppliers, Amazon is said to be on high alert over the potential disruption to deliveries
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NewsNichols in M&A hunt as it launches review of Covid hit out-of-home channel
Vimto owner Nichols is eyeing M&A targets to strengthen its portfolio of drinks as the group rethinks the out-of-home channel in the wake of the pandemic, bosses have told The Grocer
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NewsCity Snapshot: Nichols slides to a loss as out-of-home channel struggles to recover from Covid
Vimto maker Nichols has fallen to a loss as the damage caused to its out-of-home business by the pandemic continued to weigh heavily on the group. Plus, the latest shop price index from BRC, full-year losses balloon at Just Eat Takeaway, a bumper first-half for Hotel Chocolat and full-year results from sausage casings maker Devro.
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NewsSchweppes adds grapefruit tonic and rolls out premium glass bottle format
The new launches were designed to tap ‘demand for flavoured tonics’ and enhance ‘mixed drink occasions in the home’, said Schweppes
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NewsWonky fruit drink brand Flawsome loses listings in Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
Flawsome lost listings on the back of a ‘really tough period’ for the brand, which fell victim to supply chain disruption and the global aluminium shortage
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NewsInnocent ‘misled’ shoppers over environmental impact of buying its drinks, ad watchdog rules
The 26 complainants included a member of activist group Plastics Rebellion
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NewsRefresco snapped up by global PE firm KKR
Current owners PAI Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation will retain a significant minority holding in the group
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NewsCoca-Cola debuts “space-inspired” Starlight Coke and plans swathe of new drinks
The soft drinks giant has created a new “global innovation platform” called Coca-Cola Creations, through which it will launch a range of limited edition products
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NewsBrewDog makes first move in soft drinks with POP Soda
Four flavours of BrewDog’s POP Soda sub-brand have launched exclusively into Tesco
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NewsFentimans rolls out ‘Good & Fruity’ functional drinks trio
The drinks are fortified with calcium, zinc and vitamin B6 ‘to support digestion and metabolism’, Fentimans claimed.
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NewsBritvic partners with Xampla on £1m drinks packaging innovation project
It comes after the soft drinks giant recently started adding vitamins B, C and D to Robinsons Fruit & Barley
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Analysis & FeaturesSix water innovations using alternatives to plastic packaging
A continuing shift away from plastic bottles – and the rising popularity of flavoured and sparkling waters – means products are more commonly launching in alternative packaging such as cans and cartons
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Category ReportDoing the can-can: bottled water category report 2022
Bottled water sales are slow in the face of concerns about single-use plastic. Will canned seltzers put the fizz back into the category?
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NewsAluminium bottled water brand Re:Water appoints Lee Roberts as commercial director
Roberts brought ‘a wealth of experience with an astute commercial mind’ to the business, said Re:Water
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NewsSales fizz higher at Coke and Pepsi on strong demand and price hikes
Soft drinks giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have enjoyed double-digit sales growth in the final quarter of 2021 on the back of price increases and continued demand as consumers return to pre-pandemic habits out of the home.
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NewsG&Ts getting dearer as price of tonic water soars in supermarkets
Schweppes and Fever-Tree SKUs have shot up in price in the supermarkets over recent weeks, exclusive data reveals
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Comment & OpinionTropicana’s heroes stay calm as disasters strike
With what looks like a big-bucks new campaign, Tropicana has decided against arguing the toss on the health front