1. Department: Beverage

Lipton Ice Tea gets a makeover

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Britvic has given its Lipton Ice Tea a redesign and reduced the sugar content across its core range. Lipton Peach and Lipton Lemon have had a 33% reduction in sugar, while Lipton Green Mint & Lime contains 29% less sugar. The move is in line with the Britvic‘s overall sugar reduction, in 2022, 96% of …

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