Soft & Hot Drinks

Britvic chief calls for youth-focused innovation

22-Mar-2006

Britvic managing director Paul Moody has called on soft drinks producers to target innovation at the youth market.Speaking at the launch of Britvic's...

Coffee - Products

01-Dec-2005

Nescafe goes for machines

Britvic tests the water among 16 to 24s with new product

25-Nov-2005

Britvic is to launch Drench, a new spring water brand, and relaunch Pennine Spring in January 2006, in a drive to capitalise on the burgeoning...

Britvic to push serve to the Max

05-Oct-2005

As soft drinks prices continue to command a premium there is a fear that licenses are not providing the quality of serve needed to justify a high...

Soft Drinks - Going with the on-trade flow

01-Sep-2005 By Martin Hartridge

Martin Hartridge, managing director of Hartridges Soft Drinks, offers his views on the soft-drinks market. Soft drinks seem to be low down on the...

Soft Drinks - How to maximise sales

01-Sep-2005

Licensees have realised that it is no longer enough to offer a "me-too" menu and that extra effort is needed to make their food stand apart from...

'Passing off' energy drinks could lead to court action

24-Aug-2005

Licensees passing off energy drinks as Red Bull could find themselves facing court action.The warning comes after the owners of Red Bull were granted...

New products

11-Aug-2005

Wychwood Brewery brought its new limited-edition ale to the GBBF a 4.2% abv fruity ale called Battle Axe. Wychwood's head brewer Jeremy Moss said: 'I...

Football preview: PPV and Coca-Cola Championship matches

27-Jul-2005

Sky pay-per-view matchesAugustSaturday 13 12.45pm Everton v Man Utd5.15pm Middlesbrough v LiverpoolSaturday 2012.45pm Man Utd v Aston Villa5.15pm...

A-B to launch 'energy' beer in the UK

01-Jul-2005

Anheuser-Busch (A-B) has unveiled its new "energy" beer - despite telling The Publican in February that it had no plans to bring it into the UK.Be is...

Pub & Bar 2005: drinks news

26-Apr-2005

Hi Spirits has added two new flavours to its Antica Sambuca range. Banana and Mandarin are both now available from Waverley TBS with the Mandarin...

Morning Advertiser up for Britvic awards

14-Apr-2005

The Morning Advertiser has been shortlisted in three categories for the Britvic-sponsored Business Food & Drink Journalist of the Year Awards....

Licensees face problems with Britvic supplies

13-Apr-2005

Licensees are facing uncertainty over the supply of Britvic products following the introduction of a new supply system.The soft drinks company, whose...

Water, water everywhere...

02-Mar-2005

Water sales continue to increase in pubs as more people opt for a healthier lifestyle or decide to drink it with their meals. Adam Withrington...

Coke sets sights on J2O's crown with Deuce

17-Feb-2005

Soft drink company Coca-Cola is looking to wrest a share of the adult fruit juice drink sector from rival Britvic's successful J2O brand.Launching in...

Water, water everywhere

27-Jan-2005

ANDREW JEFFORD entertains some impure thoughts as he discourses on the importance of water Water matters for earthlings. We live on the blue...

Media brings down our winter warmers

13-Jan-2005

Andrew Jefford reported last week on the lively debate in Camra's (Campaign for Real Ale) newspaper What's Brewing on the subject of the ever-growing...

Yates Group under fire as pub opens without soft drinks

25-Aug-2004

Yates Group has been criticised for allowing one of its pubs to trade without any soft drinks.Its Basingstoke outlet opened on August 14 with no...

Britvic set for early float

23-Aug-2004

Soft drinks group Britvic could be floated on the Stock Market early next year.Majority owner InterContintental Hotels believes the time is right,...

Qibla-Cola accused of misleading consumers

06-Jul-2004

A Muslim charity has terminated an agreement with a UK cola company because of "misleading" marketing.Islamic Aid has pulled out of a deal with the...

New energy drink aims to fill hole in the market

01-Jul-2004

A new drink that will "ignite your libido" is being launched in the UK.Energy 69, which has been a huge success in the US, will be marketed using...

Britvic gets set to float

28-Apr-2004

Britvic is on its way to the stock market. The three former brewers controlling Britain's second largest soft drink group have agreed a timetable...

A soft spot

26-Mar-2004

Last summer had a dramatic impact on sales of soft drinks in the UK. But Britvic Soft Drinks' Category Report 2004 says there's more to it than the...

Emerald smiles

03-Mar-2004

Ben McFarland looks at how to make St Patrick's Day festivities go with a bang.You've got to feel a little sorry for the other saints at this time of...

Continental Copa

19-Feb-2004

Greene King pub Copa has taken the controversial step of destocking cask ale and replacing it with continental-style niche beers, reports Ben...

French ban on Red Bull upheld

12-Feb-2004

The European Court of Justice has upheld France's decision to hold back authorisation of the energy drink Red Bull on the grounds of the drink's high...

Long Island Iced Tea Shop

15-Jan-2004

Sutton, Surrey Neil Ainsworth, manager of the Long Island Iced Tea Shop in Sutton, knows exactly what he wants to give customers. "What we aspire to...

Ocean Spray gets it white with new juice range

15-Jan-2004

Ocean Spray is looking to strengthen its hand in the premium adult soft drink sector with the launch of a new range of clear cranberry juices.In an...

Opportunities: Tea and coffee

03-Dec-2003

Licensing reform will offer pubs the chance to cash in with coffee and tea.For all its many uncertainties, the 2003 Licensing Act heralds an...

The special branch

28-Nov-2003

The label 'speciality spirits and liqueurs' groups together a diverse range of drinks that don't quite fit in elsewhere. Ben McFarland reports.If the...

Pubs forced to display prices of soft drinks

06-Nov-2003

by Max Gosney Pubs have been ordered to display their soft drink prices after complaints that venues were charging more for lemonade than lager. The...

The bourbon cowboys

28-Oct-2003

With American whiskeys out-performing the home-grown market in terms of growth, Ben McFarland says its time to look across the Pond.Having run the...

Stocking up for Christmas: Spirits, Soft Drinks & RTDs

22-Oct-2003

Christmas 'spirit' can boost tradeWith more cash in their pockets, your customers like to get into the Christmas spirit - literally. The advice to...

The drambusters

21-Oct-2003

Despite scotch whisky being the UK's native spirit, malts and blends are underused by pubs. Ben McFarland suggests how this can be changed.Scotch...

Soft drinks profits - kidding around

20-Aug-2003

Britvic has developed brands with real kids appeal, just right for your pub.Britvic Soft Drinks is the leading UK supplier of soft drinks for the...

Soft drinks profits - it's child's play

01-Aug-2003

Catering for kids by stocking the right soft drinks will make your pub a winnerLeading Soft Drinks company, Britvic Soft Drinks, offers a range of...

Bacardi and Coke unite for pub push

07-Jul-2003

Bacardi-Brown Forman brands (BBF) and Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) have joined forces to promote a new spirit and mixer drink to UK pubs and bars.As...

Soft drinks is now the fourth largest drinks category in the

08-May-2003

Statistics can be manipulated to produce just about any prognosis imaginable. For example, a couple of years after Elvis's death, statisticians...

Qibla shows its bottle

07-May-2003

Qibla - the new cola kid on the block - has truly global ambitions, but can the brand extend beyond a Muslim following? Phil Mellows reports.Remember...

Espresso machines

27-Mar-2003

There are four principal types of machines piston, semi-automatic, fully automatic, and super automatic. PISTON is the classic espresso machine....

Britvic report shows growth in soft drinks category

25-Mar-2003

The soft drinks category grew by three per cent last year, ahead of both beer and cider, according to the Soft Drinks Category report, published by...

Hot or Not?

07-Feb-2003

Which drinks will be doing the moving and shaking in 2003 and which ones will be standing still? Ben McFarland gets his crystal ball out.While it is...

Britvic's Freekee show to hit town

27-Jan-2003

Britvic Soft Drinks has heralded the creation of a whole new drinks category with the launch of a "revolutionary" new carbonated milk-based...

Coca-Cola to axe returnable bottles

21-Jan-2003

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has defended its controversial decision to become the first major soft drinks company to axe returnable bottles.In what...

Six Continents goes soft on Britvic

01-Nov-2002

Six Continents is to put the soft drinks business Britvic back up for sale once it has completed the demerger of its pubs and hotels.The business,...

Stocking up for xmas: Soft drinks

24-Oct-2002

Worth an estimated £500m to the market, Christmas is crucial for soft drinksSoft optionsThe majority of pub-goers may be hell-bent on celebrating...

Britvic signs pact with Red Devil

23-Aug-2002

Britvic Soft Drinks has axed its Carbon energy drink following the acquisition of Red Devil.The soft drink giant is hoping its latest recruit will...

Soft drinks: formula for success

22-Jul-2002

Coca-Cola Enterprise's step-by-step guide to great soft drinks.Quality and serveThe perfect packaged serveAsk your customer if they wish to drink...

Boost for J20 as Britvic launches TV ad campaign

10-Jul-2002

Britvic Soft Drinks has bolstered its support for its J20 fruit juice brand with an inaugural TV advertising campaign.The adverts, which break this...

The soft touch

10-Apr-2002

Soft drinks consumption is on the increase and the category looks set to play a larger role in the on-trade. Ben McFarland investigates The pub trade...

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