Lucozade said that it would lose the sugar but none of the fizz and that it would still deliver a “glucose injection” News Group Newspapers LtdThe Japanese maker of Lucozade and Ribena is to invest tens of millions of pounds in its factory at Coleford, Gloucestershire, as part of a “brave” initiative to cut 50 per cent of the sugar from its drinks. In a move it described as a “game-changer”, Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) plans to reformulate all of its drink brands, including Orangina and V Energy, so that they all contain less than 4.5g sugar per 100ml. The drinks manufacturer said that future products would have less than 4.5g of sugar and that all of its drink packaging would be changed to clearly display the calories on the front. The decision will require significant investment in its manufacturing facility in Gloucestershire, which has been making drinks since the…

Source: The Times November 09, 2016 09:32 UTC