Soft drink brands should embrace the sugar tax
With a sugar tax set to be introduced on the soft drinks industry by the end of 2018, brands risk damage by being too critical of the government’s move according to experts.
Soft drink brands suffer blow as government pledges sugar tax for 2018
Thomas HobbsChancellor George Osborne has confirmed a sugar levy will be introduced on all soft drinks by the end of 2018.
How Coca-Cola, Britvic and Innocent are tackling the sugar issue
Leonie RoderickAs the public becomes more health conscious and plans for a ‘sugar tax’ remain firmly on the table, big brands such as Coca-Cola, Britvic and Innocent are determined to respond to consumer needs – and are more vocal than ever.
‘The soft drinks industry needs to adopt a more healthy portfolio’ says BSDA president
Leonie RoderickThe soft drinks industry has to adapt and change to produce a more healthy portfolio while allowing customers to make their own decisions, according to the British Soft Drinks Assocation’s president Peter Harding.
P&G says innovation has allowed it to adapt well to consumers’ ‘heightened needs’
Manny PhamProcter & Gamble saw a 5% revenue increase and credits this to “doubling down” on marketing and innovation over the past year.
Marketers must do more to end toxic masculinity
Tanya JosephSarah Everard was a marketer like us, and we can honour her memory through work and workplaces that exclude violence from the definition of masculinity.
Tesco beats supermarket rivals to gain biggest Covid brand health boost
Michaela JeffersonTesco CEO Ken Murphy claims it has strengthened its brand health across all metrics this year – but how does the supermarket compare to its UK competitors?
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