RTD iced tea brand Lipton is kicking off the summer season with a competition. The brand is giving one lucky retailer the chance to win a branded store takeover including Lipton branded merchandise and decorations, as well as stock and POS materials. Tapping into Lipton’s popularity and driving awareness of the new 330ml can format, Lipton will help retailers to engage with their community during the busy summer period.
One winner, selected at random, will win a year’s supply of stock, free POS, decorations and Lipton merchandise for their store takeover. Not only this, but they will also receive their very own Lipton prize wheel which consumers can spin with every purchase of Lipton, giving them the opportunity to win prizes ranging from product through to merchandise.
With Lipton Iced Tea growing year on year, the brand is driving the ready-to-drink tea segment and is already outperforming the total soft drinks category. Retailers can cater to the demand for ready-to-drink tea with Lipton, offering shoppers a tasty alternative to traditional soft and carbonated drinks. Lipton offers a range of irresistible, refreshing, and tasty flavours that are low in calories and free from artificial colourants and preservatives. Available in Peach, Lemon and Raspberry, and Mango, Lipton Iced Tea also comes in a variety of formats. The brand even expanded its on-the-go offerings by launching a new single serve 330ml can earlier this year.
“At Britvic, we’re keen to support our retail partners,” said Ben Parker, retail commercial director at Britvic. “ With Lipton we can do just that, particularly during the summer months, which is a key moment for Iced Tea and Lipton’s range of flavours and formats. Following the launch of our 330ml can earlier this year, we’re able to expand the consumption occasions of Lipton even further.
“We know retailers sit at the heart of their communities and love to think of new ways to engage with their customers. The Summer Spin to Win competition does just that, giving one lucky retailer the chance to transform their store as well as the tools to interact with their customers on behalf of the Lipton brand.”
To enter the competition, retailers must log in or sign up for Britvic’s At Your Convenience platform and fill out the short form between 12 June 2024 09:00am and 28 June 2024 5:00pm.
To celebrate the Summer Spin to Win competition, Lipton will also be hosting an in-depot activation where retailers can get their hands on free Lipton product and spin the Lipton prize wheel. Join Lipton on Wednesday 12 June at Bestway Park Royal in London.
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GB 18+ only. Promotional period: 00:01 10.06.2024 until 23:59 28.06.2024. NPN. Visit atyourconvenience.com/liptonwin either sign in or register and enter your email address via the promotional entry form to be entered into a prize draw. Prizes: 1x year supply of Lipton 330ml cans (x24) (x36 cases), 1xLipton POS kit, branded merchandise and store decorations up to the value of £2000 and a Lipton Branded Spin to Win wheel and prizes for 50x of your consumers. 1x winner. Max 1 entry and prize per outlet. Internet required. Draw date: 01.07.2024. Registration & a valid email address are required. Visit atyourconvenience.com for full terms and details. Promoter: Britvic Soft Drinks.
Leading confectionery wholesaler Hancocks has revealed its range of Mother’s Day treats for 2025.
The range offers a wide variety of gifting options, from elegantly packaged confectionery and premium chocolate boxes to beloved classic treats.
The Bonds Pun Boxes are an award winning range and with vibrant packaging, these fun confectionery boxes are retailed for £2.
Hearts & Kisses and Love You More Than Pizza boxes are some of the best sellers from this range and excellent choices for Mother’s Day.
Another popular Bonds gifting option is the Bonds Pick ‘n’ Mix Set (RRP £3.50), filled with customer favourites including Teeth & Lips, Mini Jelly Babies, Watermelon Slices and Pink and Blue Bottles.
Chocolate Rose is a confectionery take on the traditional rose flower, a fun, loving gift, sure to wow and retails at just £1.
Candy Realms, The Sweetest Mix Candy Cup is a mix of classic confectionary favourites. Combining a range of Candy Realms sweets in one with an RRP of £1.99.
Hancocks also stocks the popular Anthon Berg premium chocolates, providing a luxurious Mother’s Day treat. This range includes chocolate cocktails and chocolate liqueurs, 16 pieces retail at £12.99.
Lindor Truffle Boxes are a popular choice of chocolate, with a selection to suit all tastes from dark to white chocolate and mint to blood orange flavours, with an RRP of £5.99.
Hancocks also stock options for vegetarian and vegan confectionery for Mothers Day.
Booja-Booja is an award-winning brand of luxurious vegan chocolate, perfect for treating mum. This premium vegan gift choice has an RRP of £14.99.
This month sees the UK launch of CANS, an unsweetened carbonated soft drink range. On a mission to create a new 'non-sweet' category, the fledgling brand combines sparkling Alpine water with real fruit and effervescent bubbles. Made with just three ingredients, the range contains no added sugar, no sweeteners and nothing artificial!
Initially launching with three SKU’s, Apple, Cherry and Lemon (RRP: £1.39/330ml can), the drinks will be hitting the UK soon, with the full range will be available to independents via wholesalers in the coming months.
The brand, which first launched to market in the Czech Republic 15 months ago, has seen strong early success, selling more than 1million CANS to date. 2025 marks the entry into two new territories, the UK and the US, in a bid to secure sales of 8,000,000 CANS before the end of the year.
CANS is the brainchild of three co-founders, Jaroslav Beck, Dominic Rice and Jan Rambousek, who came together not to start a company, but to create an alternative to sweet drinks, one that people would actually want to drink and enjoy without remorse. When they couldn’t find anything that they were satisfied with already on the market, they decided to “rethink drink” and launch their own product.
Co-Founder and CEO Dominic Rice says: “Since we started our CANS journey 15 months ago we have been shaking up the soft drinks category with our ‘non sweet’ offering and we can’t wait to launch in the UK market. CANS does everything you would expect from a soft drink: quenches thirst, has a refreshing taste and yet comes without artificial additives, without sweeteners and without added sugar. The soft drinks are filled in a 330ml can that has already been recycled and can be recycled again.”
“Our goal is to reduce global overconsumption of sugar by rethinking simple things and making them right. Why do we drink so much sugar in the first place?" says Jaroslav Beck, co-founder, creator and main investor. “After the brilliant market launch in the Czech Republic in August 2023 with over 1 000 000 CANS already sold, which corresponds to a saving of 33 tonnes of sugar (equal to 8,250,000 sugar cubes) compared to conventional soft drinks, the launch in Slovakia and Germany followed in late 2024. Now the UK is the next step in CANS' mission to create and grow the best possible non-sweet drinks and with that fully establish the non-sweet category itself. We can’t wait to hear what our new customers think.”
CANS will also have a presence at five National trade shows including; Lunch! North and IFE in March, National Convenience Show in April, London Coffee Festival in May and Lunch! In September. The brand will also be at festivals during the summer including Taste of London and Goodwood Festival of Speed in July with the aim of sampling 500,000 CANS before the end of the year.
Mars Wrigley is set to reinvigorate the chocolate wafer category with the return of the iconic Milky Way Crispy Rolls (22.5g) and the launch of two brand-new variants: Twix Crispy Rolls (22.5g) and Bounty Crispy Rolls (23.4g).
Rolling out across grocery, convenience and wholesale channels from 1 February in a single format, the new range taps into growing shopper demand for nostalgic and exciting new products alike.
With 70 per cent of shoppers seeking a unique, multi-texture chocolate experience and with chocolate wafers making up 20 per cent of the chocolate bars category [Barry Callebaut Report, 2024], Mars Wrigley said the new Crispy Rolls range is perfectly positioned to tap into this demand.
“This is going to be an exciting year for Crispy Rolls,” Lauren Godfrey, Twix brand manager at Mars Wrigley, commented. “This range features well-known and loved brands from the Mars Wrigley portfolio, tapping into shopper demand for varying textures and flavours, and is sure to drive excitement and enjoyment within confectionery aisles.”
The Milky Way Crispy Rolls return as a fan favourite, combining rich chocolate, a creamy centre and crisp wafer for a comforting, indulgent treat that is steeped in nostalgia. Featuring a creamy coconut filling and milk chocolate coating with coconut shavings, the Bounty Crispy Rolls combines a much-loved format with the iconic Crispy Rolls recipe. The Twix Crispy Rolls feature a caramel cream, differentiating it from the Bounty and Milky Way variants.
SERVED, Ellie Goulding’s award-winning RTD brand, has announced the launch of its new range of super premium full-strength cocktails targeting the at home drinking occasion.
SERVED is the fastest-growing ready-to-drink cocktail brand in the UK1 following the success of their double measure 250ml 8% ABV premium accessible range in both retail and convenience channels.
The new super premium full-strength range, with an RRP of £3.90, specifically targets consumers looking to replicate bar serves at home and includes four cult bar favourites: Lychee Martini (14.9% ABV, 125ml), Strawberry Daiquiri (14.9% ABV, 125ml), Espresso Martini (14.9% ABV, 125ml), and Cosmopolitan (14.9% ABV, 125ml).
Each cocktail is expertly crafted with SERVED Founders Reserve spirits and the finest natural, sustainably sourced ingredients – and designed to be shaken in the can before pouring into glassware to deliver a perfect bar serve every time. The tactile design is deliberately elevated to replicate that super-premium experience you would expect, but delivered in an easy-to-serve, sustainable format.
The range has recently won two Gold (Lychee Martini and Cosmopolitan) and two Sliver (Strawberry Daiquiri and Espresso Martini) Awards at the Pre-Mixed & RTD Masters 2024.
The premium RTD cocktail category is growing at 82% year-on-year2, the fastest growing category within the total alcohol, as consumers look to enjoy high-quality cocktails in a convenient and sustainable format. A trend that shows no signs of slowing down.
The range has a national retail roll out planned from February 2025.
Dean Ginsberg, co-founder of SERVED, explains: “We’re hugely excited about this launch. We are delivering genuine innovation to the super premium cocktail category with new cocktails not currently on shelf. As a brand SERVED also attracts a much younger consumer compared to current super premium brands on the market - so we can add real value and drive incremental growth to the category”.
Ellie Goulding, co-founder of SERVED, adds: “These are my new go-to cocktails at home when I want to enjoy a fancy cocktail with my friends or family.
"They’re as fresh and delicious as the cocktails in your favourite bar, but in a convenient super premium format, allowing everyone to enjoy a high-quality drinking experience at home.”
Nestlé Cereals has launched a new £5 million media campaign for Cheerios, promoting the “great taste and nutritional value” of the UK’s leading multigrain breakfast cereal brand.
The campaign, launched this month, is forecast to reach more than 24 million UK parents and 93 per cent of households with children, strengthening brand awareness and consideration.
The campaign highlights Cheerios key nutritional attributes – high in fibre from oats, wheat and barley. The cereal also contains 7 Vitamins & 2 Minerals, including Vitamins B2 & B6 to help start the day with energy and Iron to support immunity, while ensuring a delicious taste in every bite.
For the first time since 2019, the brand will appear on TV with a new creative running alongside popular family programmes. Running throughout 2025, the integrated campaign is also supported by digital media, featuring on BVOD, YouTube, Social and OOH.
Furthermore, with a radio partnership with Bauer Media, Cheerios will connect with parents through widely favoured programs on Absolute, Kiss and Magic Radio, leveraging trusted voices to promote brand consideration and engagement.
“Cheerios is an iconic brand loved by families everywhere. We are excited to launch our new campaign in the UK, highlighting what makes Cheerios exceptional,” Sarah Fordy, head of marketing, Cereal Partners UK – makers of Nestlé Cereals in the UK, said.
“As a delicious multigrain cereal that is high in fibre and with vitamins and minerals, our little O’s make little wins for all the family. This multimillion-pound investment is our largest campaign yet, reinforcing our commitment to Cheerios and the growth of the breakfast category.”