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Budweiser overtakes Foster's to become UK's second-biggest beer brand
Supermarket value sales of the AB InBev brand have surged by £17.5m
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CO2 crisis: Government urged to step in to prevent shortages
The FDF says there is a worrying lack of clarity over how long shortages will last and what will be done to resolve them
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Category Report
Craft on top of the world: Beer & Cider Category Report 2018
The World Cup has kicked off and it’s not just the footie fans and militaristic Russian ultras twitching with excitement
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Beer, fizzy drinks, chicken and meat hit by CO2 shortages
Supplies are running dangerously low right in the middle of World Cup fever and the crucial summer barbecue season
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Beavertown sells minority stake to Heineken in £40m deal
Heineken’s cash injection will go towards finance the building of a new 125,000 sq ft brewery in London, called Beaverworld, at a yet-to-be-revealed site.
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Analysis & Features
CO2 crisis explained: Causes, drivers and the impact on food & drink
Shortages in food-grade carbon dioxide are causing havoc for the UK food & drink industry. Here, we explain what’s behind the shortages - and why they’re having such a big impact on the industry
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Heineken hit by stock issues amid ongoing CO2 shortage
The brewer has emailed pubs alerting them to plummeting stock levels of Amstel and John Smith’s
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UK braced for fizzy drinks shortages as suppliers scramble for CO2
A Europe-wide shortage of CO2 is hitting production of carbonated drinks, with sources describing the situation as a ‘mad scramble’ and ‘a perfect storm’
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Innis & Gunn adds limited edition mango IPA
Mangoes On The Run is a 5.6% abv brew made with Hercules, Citra and Simcoe hops
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Gordon's launches two low-alcohol gin and tonic premixes
The Diageo-owned brand has launched two SKUs in “hint of lime” and “hint of grapefruit” flavours
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Halewood to distribute Beluga vodka in the UK & ROI
The Siberian brand, which was previously distributed by Cellar Trends, will join Halewood’s portfolio from 1 July
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Majestic Wine back in black but remaining cautious
Majestic posted a full year pre-tax profit of £8.3m after reporting a loss of £1.5m last year
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Cidermaker Thatchers' sales rocket 17% to grow profits
The manufacturer of Thatchers Gold and Thatchers’ Haze brands hit sales of £84.9m on the back of increased marketing investment
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Majestic Wine trials two new store concepts
The wine retailer has given its Cheam store a new colour-coded layout and a ‘wine fitting’ station
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Is price fixing behind Côtes du Rhône wine cost increases?
The French competition authority ruled that Côtes du Rhône winemakers have behaved illegally
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New Zealand Lighter Wines gains first UK national listing
New Zealand Lighter Wines is an £8.7m initiative led by New Zealand Winegrowers to produce naturally lower in alcohol wines,
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Analysis & Features
Rum: Can pirates' plonk become the next craft spirit?
Premium dark, aged and golden lines are making consumers see rum in a new light
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Greenall's Gin launches two new flavoured gin liqueurs
Greenall’s said it had opted for smaller 50cl bottles rather than the traditional 70cl in order to “appeal to new gin drinkers”
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Jacob’s Creek takes on Aperol with spritz-style cocktail
The 8.5% abv pre-mixed drink rolls out this month in a 750ml bottle
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Comment & Opinion
Wetherspoon’s ditching of champagne and other EU booze is canny
Tim Martin’s move has all the subtlety of an axe to the face, but it could also be a very savvy decision for his business, says senior drinks reporter Daniel Woolfson