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Coca-Cola has made its first move to bring the Costa brand to the drinks aisles since acquiring the coffee brand last year, with the launch of Costa Coffee Ready-To-Drink. The new range includes three of the brand’s most popular drinks in the Classic Latte, Caramel Latte and Black Americano. The …

USAopoly has detailed its latest collaboration, this time with Disney and Pixar for a raft of Toy Story licensed games. The range – which includes a Collector’s Chess Set inspired by the franchise, and a co-op deck-building game called Toy Story: Obstacles and Adventures, will land this autumn. Disney and …

Rocket Licensing has been appointed to represent the successful literary and lifestyle brand, Rebel Girls across the UK and Eire on behalf of its US licensor and publisher Timbuktu Labs. Rebel Girls is a lifestyle media brand on a mission to raise a generation of confident girls backed by a …

The Royal Horticultural Society has detailed a new partnership with the UK shoe maker Hotter for a selection of women’s footwear. Now under development, the selection will hit retail later this year. The Hotter RHS line will be available at www.hotter.com, via Hotter’s 75 retail stores nationwide and several large …

Horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book IP are no longer the murmurings of underground followings, but the basis of vast commercial potential in the licensing space, if current trends are to be considered. These pockets of pop culture have been gaining momentum in licensing terms over the last number of …

It’s a film made iconic for its pedigree of acting, iconic scenes and of course, its most quotable dialogue, and now the tale of Tony Montana is making its way into the pop culture aisles, thanks to the efforts of the film buffs at Fanattik. The firm has now added …

Following a sell out run in April this year, Where is Peter Rabbit? is returning to the West End by popular demand, for a limited season from July 20 to September 1 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Inspired by Beatrix Potter’s classic tales, Where is Peter Rabbit was met with critical …