06-Dec-2010 By Robyn Black
Coca-Cola has joined forces with the Department for Transport (DfT) to run its Designated Driver campaign for the third Christmas running.
03-Dec-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Britvic, the soft drinks maker, has spoken of the ongoing challenges in the UK on-trade market. The group, led by Paul Moody, yesterday posted...
Soft Drinks Focus: Step up the soft
02-Dec-2010
Soft drinks have been generally a bit of a blind spot in our country's pubs. It's all too often that they're treated as an afterthought in the bar's...
01-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Coca-Cola has teamed up with the Department of Transport to offer free soft drinks for designated drivers at over 8,000 venues.
05-Nov-2010 By Robyn Black
Britvic and Pernod Ricard have joined forces to boost sales of long mixed drinks in UK pubs and bars.
Crabbie's ginger soft drink launched
04-Oct-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Halewood International has added another spin-off to its Crabbie's range with the introduction of new soft drink, John Crabbie's Cloudy Ginger Beer....
Jeremy Beadles: Off-trade is not the enemy
23-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Cast your minds back to January 2009. Barack Obama was inaugurated into the White House and the Icelandic banking system had just fallen off a cliff....
Hot drinks focus: Hot drinks really get you going!
16-Sep-2010
It's no secret that the traditional pub is a British institution. What's more, along with talking about the weather and being able to queue politely,...
Pepsi Raw withdrawn from UK market
08-Sep-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Pepsi Raw, the premium all-natural cola brand, has been withdrawn from the UK market following disappointing sales since its 2008 launch. In a...
'Pub last orders could soon be soft drinks only'
06-Aug-2010
Bars could be forced to sell only soft drinks in the hour before they close and put health warnings on cocktails in order to help tackle Glasgow's...
06-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Glaswegian pubs and clubs could be forced to serve soft drinks only in the last hour of service under new recommendations by the Health and Social...
Britvic MA 200 terms and conditions
05-Aug-2010 By Britvic Competition
Britvic MA 200 terms and conditions
04-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Britvic is launching a £1m campaign for J20 starting this week, which aims to drive people into pubs.
30-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
A new kid-friendly fizzy drink from Calypso Soft Drinks, which is "school-compliant", is about to hit the market.
23-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Britvic this morning blamed a 0.7% third quarter stills volume decline in the UK on a fall in trade in licensed on-trade premises.
23-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
Global Brands has launched a new concept under its Kick Energy range for those who find energy drinks a bit overpowering.
'Coca-Cola forced to pull Facebook promotion after porn references'
19-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The Coca-Cola company today pulled an internet promotion campaign, after parents accused it of targeting children by using references to a notorious...
Schweppes set for £6m push
19-Jul-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Top-selling mixer brand Schweppes is returning to TV screens as part of a £6m investment in the brand by owners Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). The ads...
19-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
Coca-Cola Enterprises is investing £2m in a TV campaign for its Schweppes range, in a bid to increase consumption of the brand by promoting it as an...
Red Bull X Fighters Competition Terms and Conditions
06-Jul-2010
. Open to all residents of Great Britain who are aged 18 or over and who are licensees or managers of an on-trade outlet in Great Britain, provided...
Ginger drinks: Gingerly does it
10-Jun-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Apparently we're getting more sophisticated as a nation - as far as our taste buds are concerned, that is. It seems prudent to point that out now...
24-May-2010 By Sonya Hook
A leading fruit juice brand from Azerbaijan is parachuting over to the UK as the country begins a major push to increase food and drink exports.
24-May-2010 By Sonya Hook
A natural juice drink from Belvoir Fruit Farms is ready to woo UK consumers with four flavours.
18-May-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Britvic, the UK-based soft drinks producer, today reported a 39% increase in profit before tax and plans to buy Fruité Entreprises.
10-May-2010 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson discusses details of the new requirement to provide free tap water to customers.
Vimto summer campaign targets teens
06-May-2010
The online ads will run during internet replays of popular programmes aimed at its target teen audience such as Hollyoaks, Glee and Big Brother....
High caffeine soft drinks forced to carry extra warning
28-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
Soft drinks with a high caffeine content will be expected to carry a warning that they are not suitable for children, pregnant women, or people...
28-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
High caffeine soft drinks must carry a health warning and not be promoted to children under-16, under a new code of practice. The British Soft...
23-Apr-2010 By Sonya Hook
A new range of juice drinks designed to go with food will be launched under the J20 brand at the end of May. J20 White Blend — in two flavours,...
23-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
The Barr's Originals range of retro soft drinks is being re-launched as a more upmarket quencher to tap into the growth in premium adult soft drinks...
17-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Coca-Cola has launched a report which identifies a £1.4bn growth opportunity for soft drinks within the next five years. The findings stem from its...
04-Mar-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Blueberry is set to add some excitement to the juice offer in the on-trade, as cranberry brand Ocean Spray launches two new blueberry drinks....
Energy drink Monster relaunches for on-trade
01-Mar-2010
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has marked its push to grow the distribution of energy drink Monster by re-launching the brand for the on-trade....
26-Feb-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Top golfer Marc Warren has signed a new sponsorship deal with Highland Spring. The Scottish European Tour player, 28, is the latest "sporting...
25-Feb-2010 By Sonya Hook
Fentimans is adding to its premium soft-drinks range with a botanically brewed Organic Smooth Lemonade and a Cool Ginger Beer. "We have been...
25-Feb-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Britvic is increasing the size of its bag-in-box format, used for post-mix draught carbonate serves. The bags in boxes for the entire Britvic...
Luscombe Drinks launches cranberry drink
09-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Devon based Luscombe Drinks has released a new sparkling soft drink called Cranberry Crush. The drink has a hint of Damascan rose water and...
'Beer cheaper than soft drinks in half of UK's pubs'
07-Feb-2010
Pubs are charging up to 60p more for a soft drink than a pint of beer, a Sunday Mirror survey reveals. A pint of standard bitter is cheaper than an...
05-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
Supply ties are hampering innovation among soft drinks in pubs, claims Mintel's On Trade Soft Drinks Report.
03-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
Coca-Cola Enterprises has appointed Dave McNulty to the new position of trading director on-premise.
Pub-goers want healthier soft drinks
01-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
Eight out of 10 pub-goers want licensees to stock healthier soft drinks and many resent paying high prices for poor quality draught products, new...
01-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
Resentment of soft drinks prices in pubs has reached "critical mass", with 63% resenting paying so much when they are so much cheaper in shops....
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Robyn Lewis reports on Britvic's £11m promotional spend to capture the attention of trade and consumers alike.
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Red Bull will be returning to the small screen next month with two new UK ads, retaining the brand's signature cartoon style and humour.
Red Bull announces new TV ad campaign
14-Jan-2010
Red Bull has announced a new TV advertising campaign off the back of what it has described as its "best Christmas ever". The new adverts will be...
Britvic cautious about prospects for the on-trade
25-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Britvic, which produces brands including Pepsi, Fruit Shoot and J20, said it remained cautious about a likely recovery in the pub sector, despite...
25-Nov-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Britvic, the soft drinks maker and distributor, has reported a 1.9% drop in on-trade volumes for the year to 27 September 2009. Although it...
12-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
The "Original Stig", Perry McCarthy, is to visit pubs taking part in Coca-Cola Enterprises' 2009 Designated Driver scheme. The scheme, set to run...
11-Nov-2009 By Sonya Hook
A fruit juice aimed at a younger demographic is set to hit the on-trade — Go-rilla is a 100% ambient juice range.
8,000 pubs join £2m Coke driving campaign
03-Nov-2009 By Sonya Hook
The number of pubs participating in Coca-Cola's Designated Driver initiative has swelled to 8,000, and this year a £2m campaign will also back the...