All Soft Drinks articles
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NewsSavsé rescued from administration by Life Health Foods
Savsé called in administrators earlier this month after declining sales and financial pressures from Brexit
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News
City snapshot: Refresco pushes further into the US with AZPACK acquisition
Bottling giant Refresco has expanded its footprint in North America with the acquisition of AZPACK (Arizona Production & Packaging) as it continues its acquisition spree. Plus, shopping tech firm Eagle Eye continues to grow sales, new non-exec at McBride and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Comment & Opinion
Harsher sugar taxes won’t mean a healthier Britain
The soft drinks levy has pushed manufacturers to introduce new chemicals into our diet, says Jon Shayler, COO of Erudus
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News
Flat rate for bottle DRS could lead to ‘switch from cans to plastic’
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation claimed shoppers would switch en masse from buying multi-packs of cans to large plastic bottles
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Rejuvenation Water links with FareShare for ‘Advent calendar’ Christmas appeal
The water brand has called for 24 food and drink manufacturers donate 1,000 units of food and drink each
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Scottish DRS retailers could qualify for rates relief, says Sturgeon
Relief will be offered to retailers chosing to install a reverse vending machine
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Smoothie maker Savsé calls in the administrators
Declining sales, financial pressures from Brexit and the loss of a major listing in Boots sent it spiralling into crisis
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Refresco hit with £8.1m charge following acquisition of Cott
Bottling giant Refresco was hit with an £8.1m exceptional charge last year resulting from its £935m acquisition of fellow bottling firm Cott.
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Comment & Opinion
The next frontier for grocery robots? Instant gratification
The potential for delivery bots is huge – but they will need to speed up to satisfy the impulse market
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News
CCEP targets fitness market with functional energy drink Reign
The brand – a spin-off of Monster Energy - has debuted with a four-strong range of drinks
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Irn-Bru Energy to get nationwide rollout following strong Scottish performance
Owner AG Barr said the brand had “outperformed its closest competitors since launching in Scotland”
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Ugly Drinks secures ‘multi-million-dollar’ fundraise
The British-founded brand plans to use the funds for further expansion in Europe and the US…
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CCEP’s Honest Organic makes first foray into sparkling drinks
Sparkling Lemon and Sparkling Orange & Lemon, made with organic fruit juices and sugar, come in a 330ml can
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Sipling Beverage Company debuts range of alcohol-free cocktails
They roll into independent retailers and the on-trade from November
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Coffee startup Minor Figures lands £7.5m to push into US market
London-based coffee products supplier Minor Figures has secured a £7.5m investment to underpin a push into the US market and widen UK retail distribution.
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Acid Test
Wow Focus Mixed Berry: acid test
This sugar-free energy drink contains vitamins, amino acids and natural caffeine
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Michelle Norman promoted to lead sustainability at Suntory Beverage & Food Europe
In Spetember SBFE set out its plan to use fully recycled or plant-based materials across its entire portfolio
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Vita Coco joins CBD trend with sparkling soft drink trio
The lineup contains ‘the highest amount of CBD extract currently available on the UK soft drinks market’
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Brain Füd forced to change slogan after Red Bull legal threat
Red Bull objected to part of the energy drink’s on-pack slogan ‘No Monsters. No Bull’
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Coca-Cola unveils its first bottle made with marine plastic
The soft drinks giant has also announced goals designed to accelerate delivery of its sustainable packaging roadmap
