All Soft drinks articles – Page 60
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Category ReportPlaying the game: Soft Drinks Category Report 2018
You’d expect the taxman to have lost a few friends last week when he began levying as much as 24p for every litre of sugar
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Comment & OpinionWe're providing substantive analysis of the Future of Meat
With the Soft Drinks Industry Levy kicking in, this week’s issue features comprehensive coverage of the category
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NewsRetailers raise prices above levels dictated by sugar tax
The tax came into effect on Monday, applying only to drinks leaving bottling plants or registered warehouses from that date
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Analysis & Features16 innovative new soft drinks coming to supermarkets
This isn’t just a new flavour variant, says Vita Coco. It’s a whole new category for the brand
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Analysis & FeaturesSeven innovative new seltzer brands shaking up soft drinks
The unsweet sparkling water or “seltzer” category is picking up speed in the UK and there’s a flood of new brands and big players introducing products hoping to catch on to the consumer excitement. Here’s our pick of what’s new in the growing category:
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NewsRed Bull flies high as Lucozade Energy has wings clipped
Lucozade Energy has lost £62.6m in value over the past year - the largest loss in the soft drinks category
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Comment & OpinionSugar tax gives us an opportunity to be responsible
Friday saw the start of the widely debated soft drinks sugar tax
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NewsAG Barr joins spritzer water trend with Le Joli trio
The new brand’s zero-calorie drinks lack sugar, sweeteners and artificial ingredients
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Analysis & FeaturesThe sugar tax: five things you need to know
It’s all over the headlines today and has been branded everything from a health saviour to a blunt instrument
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NewsCoke Classic kicks off OOH push as sugar tax takes effect
Running for four weeks, the campaign aims “to celebrate and reinforce the uniqueness and specialness” of red Coke
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NewsFentimans adds Sparkling Raspberry soft drink for summer
It rolls out this month in 275ml and 750ml bottles…
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NewsFever-Tree beats Coca-Cola and Walkers on sales growth
The premium mixers behemoth has added a massive £42m (121.5%) to its value
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InterviewsBig interview: Leendert den Hollander on plastic, positivity and the big bang
Until its dramatic u-turn last year, Coca-Cola was demonised by campaign groups for its role in undermining solutions to plastic pollution
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NewsRefresco-Cott merger greenlit following offer to sell plant
The latest categorical acceptance means the CMA will not refer the merger for an in-depth investigation
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Rankings102 (111) Dr Pepper
With the sugar levy looming, there are no prizes for guessing what’s driving Dr Pepper’s growth
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News85% of Tesco soft drinks lineup exempt from the sugar levy
Its own label lineup has been reformulated and more sugar-free and reduced sugar branded SKUs have been introduced
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NewsFWD and BSDA ring alarm over illicit soft drinks imports
The bodies believe the sugar levy could boost the grey soft drinks market
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NewsGMB blasts Coca-Cola over closure of two UK sites
The union described the move as ‘slap in the face’ for workers at its Milton Keynes factory & Northampton warehouse
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Comment & OpinionIs joined-up policymaking a casualty of rushed DRS decision?
Even before the official consultation begins, there is a very different view emerging among industry and environmental sources as to the government’s handling of the plastic crisis
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NewsCapri-Sun adds stevia to cut sugar content in half
Capri-Sun’s reformulated five-strong core range contains 4.9g of sugar per 100ml