1. Department: Beverage

Rubicon announces new campaign

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Rubicon has announced a major new campaign designed to drive shoppers to soft drinks’ chillers throughout the summer. As part of Rubicon’s annual £7m brand investment, the heavyweight ‘Big Flavour Behaviour’ campaign will run from May through to July, reaching 90% of 16 to 34-year-olds…

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