AG Barr’s Irn Bru is looking to build upon its cheeky legacy with a risqué ad that urges drinkers not to be a “can’t”. The 40-second spot appears to make a brave play on the c-word. It echoes the brand’s infamous ‘Fanny‘ ads which provoked a string of complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority […]
The secret recipe of Scotland’s most popular soft drink, Irn-Bru, will be significantly changed over the next few weeks for the first time in 117 years, its makers have confirmed. AG Barr said the sugar content of Irn-Bru would be cut by around 50 per cent “later this month”, prompting devotees of the drink to […]
Irn-Bru’s iconic branding has redesigned to reflect the brand’s rich history while adding a modern twist to its famous girder symbol. It is only the eighth redesign in the 115-year history AG Barr’s most successful soft drink and has been led by design agency Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR). The new Irn-Bru’s cans and bottles see […]
Beverage brands are to pay a levy on the sugary drinks they sell which will raise £520m for primary school sports initiatives, the chancellor George Osborne has announced. The tax will arrive in two years with brands falling into one of two different bands depending on how much sugar is in their drinks, though it […]
Ribena and Lucozade have been sold to Suntory Beverage & Food for £1.3bn — the price of 2.3 billion cartons of the blackcurrant drink. GlaxoSmithKline, Britain’s biggest drugmaker, put the drinks up for sale in February as part of chief executive Sir Andrew Witty’s push on healthcare brands and vaccines. Private equity firms including Blackstone and […]