This February, Tango is launching its latest new "Editions" flavour, Strawberry Smash, an explosion of great tasting strawberry and pineapple flavour.
The product is one flavour in Tango’s annual rotational flavour series, which has seen considerable success. Previous Editions, including Tango Mango, Paradise Punch and Berry Peachy, have all been crowned number-one new product development in the fruit-flavoured carbonates category in their respective launch years. The product is launching into the £1.2 billion fruit-flavoured-carbonates category , to provide greater choice to shoppers and further strengthen the growing category. Strawberry is a familiar flavour to consumers and when combined with pineapple it is set to smash taste-buds with the brand’s signature Tang.
Tango Strawberry Smash follows in the footsteps of Tango’s popular Mango flavour, which is already worth £12.7 million RSV following its 2024 launch. The new product aims to give shoppers the chance to enjoy a new, delicious sugar-free option, with no compromise on taste.
The launch will cement Tango's position as the second most purchased fruit-flavoured-carbonates brand in the UK, with over 5.3 million buyers, representing a big opportunity for retailers to increase footfall and sales from their soft drinks chiller.
“We know how hotly anticipated the next big launch from Tango always is, and with its refreshing strawberry taste and striking pack design, we anticipate this launch being a big hit with shoppers," said Ben Parker, VP Sales Off-Trade, Carlsberg Britvic. "Soft drinks is a crowded but exciting category so, we know how important it is to create innovative flavours and products that will stand out in the chiller and appeal to all ages – from Gen-Z through to families. We will continue to support retailers in keeping their shoppers engaged, and we’re excited to see Tango Strawberry Smash in action this year”.
Rolling out from February, the fruit-flavoured carbonate will be available for a full year. The product will be available in 330ml cans, 500ml bottles (including price-marked packs), two litre and multipack (8 or 24 cans) formats, allowing shoppers to enjoy it at home or on-the-go.
Leading confectionery distributor World of Sweets has unveiled two new product launches catering to different snacking preferences. The latest additions include Sweet Vibes Mallow Dunkz, a bold and playful marshmallow treat, and Bonds Trail Mix packs, a nutritious and flavour-packed snack designed for health-conscious consumers.
Sweet Vibes Mallow Dunkz
Following the successful launch last year of Sweet Vibes, a confectionery brand aimed at teenagers, World of Sweets has introduced Mallow Dunkz – a delicious and innovative snack designed to stand out. These treats feature marshmallows dunked in chocolate and coated in a crispy candy shell, available in two flavours: strawberry and vanilla.
Packaged in bright, eye-catching pouches, Sweet Vibes Mallow Dunkz is set to be a hit among younger consumers looking for unique and exciting confectionery. Retailers are encouraged to stock up on the new range to appeal to this key demographic. The new Mallow Dunkz pouches are available for a recommended retail price of £2.50.
“We’re always looking for ways to support our customers and fill those gaps in the market,” Hannah Rodenby, Brand Manager at World of Sweets, said. “We are so pleased to be launching these innovative mallow bites - they are expected to be a best seller among retailers. We can’t wait for customers to get their hands on them, they're delicious!”
Sweet Vibes Mallow Dunkz Vanilla Pouch
In addition to Mallow Dunkz, the Sweet Vibes lineup includes Freakshake Cups in Banana, Strawberry, and Choc-a-Lot flavours (RRP £3.50) and Freakshake Bags (RRP £1.25). To support retailers, Sweet Vibes also offers various merchandising solutions, including branded shelf edge strips and free-standing display units (FSDUs).
“We always encourage retailers to stock a variety of products for every age group - and the Sweet Vibes range hits those right in the middle, teenage customers who can be difficult to reach through confectionery products,” Rodenby added.
“Teenagers and young people often feel like there’s nothing left for them in the confectionery market. Everything either feels too young or too old to them. “This is where Sweet Vibes can help! Freakshake Candy Cups, Freakshake Bags and Mallow Dunkz are all available now for retailers to shop.”
Bonds Trail Mix
For those seeking a more nutritious treat, World of Sweets has launched Bonds Trail Mix packs, designed as part of their healthier snacking initiative. The new range offers snack-sized 25g pouches, perfect for on-the-go indulgence, with an RRP of just 70p per pack.
Bonds Trail Mix is available in three flavours inspired by classic desserts:
Banoffee Pie Mix – Dried banana chips, caramelised peanuts, dried diced dates, and yoghurt-coated bananas.
Each pack contains 114 calories or fewer, making them a portion-controlled and guilt-free indulgence. The Bonds Trail Mix pouches align with the growing trend towards healthier snacking, with major grocers increasingly segmenting their healthier options to meet consumer demand.
Bonds Banoffee Pie Trail Mix
“We’re very excited to announce the launch of our brand new Bonds Trail Mix packs,” Kathryn Hague, Head of Marketing at World of Sweets, said.
“This innovative new product line combines healthier snacking with classic dessert flavours, offering health-conscious shoppers a delicious snacking option for when they’re on the go.
“With many major grocers and retailers already stocking a wide selection of healthier snacking products, it’s important for retailers to tap into the healthier trend to remain competitive.
“In order to drive sales, we’re encouraging retailers to group their healthier products into eye-catching displays to provide shoppers easier in-store navigation.”
The male toiletries brand Lynx is ensuring young men smell great and targeting further growth in 2025 with the addition of Sunset Fresh to its core portfolio.
Available across convenience and wholesale channels, the revitalising Sunset Fresh fragrance is available in multiple formats - body spray, anti-perspirant, stick and shower gel formats* – to appeal to a wide range of shoppers. The fragrance profile has been designed to resonate with Lynx’s core audience of 11-34 year olds.
Formulated using refreshing ingredients from nature, the fragrance aims to leave consumers smelling great and bursting with energy throughout the day. Tapping into the trend for "aquatic fragrances", Sunset Fresh is a refreshing, crisp and invigorating scent. With uplifting tropics notes of mango and sweet mandarin, it’s a natural cocktail for success.
“Innovation is vital when it comes to exciting shoppers and bringing new consumers into the personal care category," said Monique Rossi, General Manager, Deodorants, Unilever UKI. Lynx is a signpost brand for male grooming and Sunset Fresh has been developed with a clear target audience in mind, whilst helping retailers to freshen up their shelves.
“Fragrance is still the number one confidence driver amongst young males, who are looking for ways to stand out from the crowd and feel good about themselves. We’ve had considerable success with our two latest editions to the Lynx core portfolio, Epic Fresh and Jungle Fresh, which have contributed to the brand’s recent growth. We expect Sunset Fresh, with its vibrant fragrance profile to appeal to young guys by resonating with the latest personal care trends. We’ll be supporting the launch with substantial marketing investment across the summer months, so now is the ideal time for retailers to refresh their personal care shelves.”
Lynx Sunset Fresh will be backed by a £2m marketing campaign running from July to September. All Lynx products are PETA Approved Vegan, and all new Lynx innovation is packaged in infinitely recyclable cans.
Unilever is the number one deodorant manufacturer, with over 54 per cent of the market. Its three market-leading brands, Sure, Lynx and Dove, all lead in the three key need states which form 97 per cent of the market – Protection, Protection & Care and Fragrance. In the last year, the deodorants category continued to see significant growth, with Unilever contributing £42m of this.
Philip Morris Limited (PML), the UK and Ireland affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI), has announced the expansion of its TEREAPearls capsule range with the launch of two new dual-flavour variants; Riviera Pearl and Provence Pearl.
Featuring innovative capsule technology, the TEREA Pearls range enable users to switch seamlessly from a traditional tobacco blend to a unique flavour with a single click. This enhancement elevates flavour delivery, offering an enriched experience for users of its IQOS ILUMA heat-not-burn device.
The latest duo adds two new flavours to the portfolio, bringing the full TEREA flavour range to fifteen, meeting the top taste preferences of legal-aged nicotine users in the UK:
NEW Riviera Pearl: Raspberry Rose (on a click)
NEW Provence Pearl: Grape with Menthol (on a click)
Abora Pearl: Strawberry and Basil (on a click)
Amelia Pearl: Watermelon with Menthol (on a click)
Starling Pearl: Green Apple with Menthol (on a click)
Twilight Pearl: Blueberry with Menthol (on a click)
The TEREA Pearls range caters to the high demand among adult smokers and nicotine users for smoke-free, capsulated tobacco products. Early sales data revealed that nearly one in five TEREA packs sold in a top-four grocery multiple within the first three months were Pearls, demonstrating a strong preference for these capsulated products.
“For some adult smokers, having responsible access to a preferred flavour can be an important factor in making the switch from smoking cigarettes,” said Anthony Loinsard, Head of IQOS at PML. “Capsulated heated tobacco products offer retailers a unique proposition for legal-aged nicotine users to seamlessly switch from traditional tobacco blends to unique flavour blends of their choice with a single click,” he added.
“With the addition of two new flavours, Riviera and Provence, we will continue to strengthen the taste portfolio of IQOS ILUMA, providing an appealing and real tobacco alternative for adult nicotine users who would otherwise return to smoking cigarettes,” Loinsard concluded.
Available across all indirect retail channels, retailers can benefit from profit-on-return (POR) offers on selected TEREA Pearls, which are used exclusively with IQOS ILUMA.
IQOS ILUMA complements gantries because, when used with TEREA, it delivers tobacco taste and satisfaction, but with 95 per cent less harmful chemicals compared to cigarettes and enables savings of up to £3,300 a year.
IQOS ILUMA is part of PMI’s expanding portfolio of smoke-free products available in the UK, including ZYN nicotine pouches and VEEV ONE, the latest innovation in PMI’s VEEV E-Vapor range.
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Unilever sponsors Women's EURO 2025 with top brands
Unilever and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have on Thursday named brands from Unilever’s foods and personal care business groups as official sponsors of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025.
The tournament, set to take place in Switzerland this summer (2–27 July), is anticipated to be the most viewed and attended UEFA Women’s EURO to date. With the game’s growing popularity, Unilever aims to leverage the platform to showcase its portfolio of brands – including Power Brands Hellmann’s, Knorr, Dove, and Rexona (also known as Sure) – with integrated campaigns.
“We are thrilled to partner with the UEFA Women's EURO 2025, enabling our foods brands to connect with a large audience who come together enjoying the thrill of a football match with friends whilst sharing delicious foods,” Robbert de Vreede, general manager Unilever Foods Europe said.
“Just as a great BBQ brings people closer, football unites fans in a shared experience of passion and camaraderie. In this partnership we will create memorable moments that highlight the best of summer – good food, great company, and beautiful games.”
Fulvio Guarneri, general manager Unilever Personal Care Europe, added: “This is an exciting opportunity for some of our biggest brands to tap into a big cultural moment and connect with millions of consumers who will be watching the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025. It’s a great time for women’s football, and this partnership fits perfectly with our Personal Care products which are all about feeling clean and confident, and taking part in sports.
“Together with our retail partners, we look forward to building on the success of last year’s men’s tournament, delivering unmissable campaigns across a variety of channels that celebrate the power of women’s football.”
The partnership builds on Unilever’s previous sponsorship of the UEFA EURO 2024, in which it activated across 16 brands, 24 markets, and over 126,000 stores. It will see the brands activate a range of initiatives designed to enhance the fan experience and promote the company's commitment to growing the women’s game, removing barriers to entry, and inspiring the next generation.
A centuries-old Indian spirit, banned during British colonial rule, is poised to make a dramatic entrance onto the UK drinks market.
Six Brothers Mahura, distilled from the culturally significant Mahura flower (Madhuca Longifolia), will launch in the UK in 2025, marking the first time this unique spirit has been sold outside of India. This launch follows the unveiling of a limited-edition ultra-premium release, the Six Brothers 1922 Resurrection Mahura, of which only 102 bottles are available.
Also known as Mahua, Mahuva, Mahuda or Mhowra, the Mahura tree is native to the forests of western and central India. Its flower has long been cherished by indigenous tribal communities and royalty alike, but its distillation was suppressed during colonial times to protect European spirit imports. Now, South Seas Distilleries, one of India’s oldest malt distilleries, is reviving this forgotten heritage with two Mahura expressions.
Six Brothers Small Batch Mahura, the spirit launching in the UK, is a premium spirit, double-distilled in copper pot stills and platinum filtered. Its complex and aromatic profile offers sweet, earthy notes of dried fruits, pepper, and ginger, followed by a clean, spicy finish with lingering raisin and hay. The spirit is expected to be versatile, lending itself to a range of sophisticated cocktails.
To celebrate the UK launch and introduce Mahura to the market, South Seas Distilleries has launched the Six Brothers Mahura Masters cocktail competition. Set to take place in March at the prestigious Scarfes Bar at the Rosewood London, the competition invites top bartenders to create innovative cocktails using Mahura.
Andy Loudon, Director of Bars at Scarfes Bar, said the venue was the perfect setting for the launch of a new spirit category.
“With a legacy of redefining cocktail culture through creativity and narrative driven storytelling, Scarfes Bar naturally aligns with the symbolism of the Mahura flower: rare, vibrant, and full of possibility,” Loudon commented.
“The venue’s history of hosting world-class competitions and championing forward-thinking bartending makes it a fitting stage to unveil a spirit that, like the Mahura, signifies growth, transformation, and a bold new chapter in the world of cocktails.”
Drinks critic Douglas Blyde, a judge for the competition, added: “The competition provides an opportunity to introduce this groundbreaking spirit to the UK market, engaging the capital’s best talent in the process. Bartenders will have the unique chance to shape the way Mahura as a category is received in the UK, and to push the boundaries of what this versatile spirit can do in cocktails.”
The competition will see two winners being rewarded with a luxury trip to India to learn about the spirit’s cultural and distilling heritage, timed to coincide with the Mahura tree’s blooming season.