Gail Hunt
- News
Wage hike hits retailers
Independent retailers fear the 6% increase in the national minimum wage planned for October 1 could have detrimental consequences for their businesses, leaving some unable to pay themselves the lowest rate of pay. According to The Grocer's...
- News
Juice almighty! It's got power
Let's face it, drinking juice is a whole lot easier than going to the gym as a way of treating your body like a temple and, as Innocent puts it, smoothies have "all the virtue of a long jog but with none of the chaffing". It is...
- News
Sci-fi health campaigns, or is that a fact?
Manufacturers need to choose their words carefully when making the decision between going down the scientific claims route or just keeping their products' positioning natural. Do juices and smoothies have to contain more than fruit to...
- News
Found a blueberry thrill?
Juice drinks may be battling against the might of pure juice but developments are driving up consumer demand. In a world where consumers are trading up from ambient to chilled juices it would be fair to presume that ambient juice drinks...
- News
The rise and set of Sunny D?
While Asda has dropped Sunny D from its listings, brand owner Gerber is not so quick to give up, with moves to reinvigorate a product that remains the number two chilled fruit juice. Asda's announcement last month that it had delisted...
- News
Smoothies and shakers latest
With the popularity of exotic fruits in juices, such as the Brazilian acai fruit set to be the next big thing, it's the good old orange that retains its place as the consumer's favourite. People may quibble about the statistics...
- News
PJ lets loose on juice market
With Innocent dominating the category, PJ Smoothies has embarked on the biggest campaign spend juice has ever seen. At the beginning of the year, PepsiCo UK relaunched the PJ Smoothies brand it acquired in February 2005 with a £5m...
- News
Got a crush on you
The smoothies market is the place to be for innovation, but there are always opportunities for more variants. New entrants, acquisitions, creative merchandising, more flavours, additional kids variants - you name it, it's been happening...