Soft Drinks Insight
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Milk drinks: how to maximise sales
Simple in-store changes and updates are key to maximising the potential of milk drinks. Read on to find out how.
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Features and analysis
Blue Lucozade blows up for convenience retailers
Shoppers are going mad for #Blucozade and independent retailers are reaping the benefits
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Features and analysis
Union warns of Lucozade and Ribena shortages due to strike action
Over 180 Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I workers are on strike this week
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Features and analysis
Unitas relaunches own brand products
The new range of Local Living cordials and carbonates hope to boost profits for Unitas members and retailers
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Features and analysis
Category Analysis: Carbonated Soft Drinks
The latest analysis from Circana examines carbonated soft drinks in convenience in terms of value sales and market share
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Features and analysis
Understanding your shoppers to help grow soft drink sales
Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I category controller Claire Woolridge discusses research into soft drinks to help retailers enhance their sales
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Features and analysis
More than 80% of consumers unaware of HFSS legislation
Research by Purity Soft Drinks has revealed a lack of consumer awareness about HFSS legislation
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Advice Guide
What you need to know about selling energy drinks
With no legislation on selling energy drinks in place, the pressure is on retailers to be responsible
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Features and analysis
SBF GB&I teams with retailers to donate 9,000 cases of stock to communities
50 retailers across England, Scotland and Wales have helped donate more than 90 pallets of Ribena, Ribena Sparkling and Orangina – equivalent to around 9,000 cases of stock – to a variety of community projects
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Why are energy drinks big business for convenience stores?
Energy drinks are now worth more than £922m and continue to go from strength-to-strength. Here, Pippa Foster, associate director of commercial development at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), explains what trends are driving the category’s growth and how independent retailers can tap into this opportunity.
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Features and analysis
Unite warns of Irn-Bru supply shortages as strike dates confirmed
HGV1 drivers at A. G. Barr are taking industrial action over pay
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Features and analysis
Has the Prime drinks bubble burst?
With Hydration and Energy drinks now on shelf, we ask retailers whether consumers can have too much of a good thing
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Features and analysis
Rockstar energy drink links up with Stormzy for virtual concert
The Spotify performance will celebrate the launch of Rockstar’s Press Play platform
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Promotional Video
Don’t miss out on a major soft drinks opportunity this summer
After the success in the soft drinks category last year, find out what opportunities are available for on-the-go and how you can grow your sales this summer.
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Features and analysis
Britvic sees £400m soft drinks sales opportunity for convenience stores
On-the-go soft drinks have bounced back, but there are big opportunities for c-stores, says Britvic
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Features and analysis
Free Skwishee Day drives strong footfall for retail partners
Skwishee stockists dispensed 71,000l of product on Saturday 22 April as part of the nationwide Free Skwishee Day event
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Features and analysis
Diet Coke releases Win What You Love promotion
The on-pack promo is a collaboration with Kate Moss
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Features and analysis
Lucozade Sport Zero Sugar hits shelves
The drink is designed to appeal to consumers who don’t currently buy into the Lucozade Sport brand
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The benefits of collaboration between retailers and suppliers
Convenience retail in 2023 is a fast-moving, innovative and high-pressured industry, but there may be a valuable tool to help retailers face the challenges in the year ahead.
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Features and analysis
Nichols launches Slush Puppie flavoured carbonates
The drinks contain natural flavours and no added sugar