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NewsAlcohol prices soar 10% as cost pressure mounts
Beer and spirits prices have soared almost 10% in the wake of commodity cost rises, duty and VAT hikes and weakened sterling as predicted by The Grocer in January. The retail price of spirits shot up 9.7% in the year to July and beer…
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NewsHarvest Pale success leads to Tesco listing
Sales of Camra's 2010 supreme champion beer of Britain have doubled in the past 12 months and are predicted to double again following a national listing with Tesco. Sales of 4.3% abv pale ale Harvest Pale have risen to £500,000 since it...
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World News: 20/08/2011
Australia: Foster’s Group is to unanimously recommend to shareholders that they reject a hostile bid for the company from SABMiller. The offer, of A$4.90 a share, values the company at about £6bn and is the same as the one put to the Foster’s…
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NewsNorwich’s co-op wine shop
East of England Co-operative Society has opened its first wine merchants. Le Château, which opened last week in Norwich, is “a modern concept store coupled with the high-quality service of a traditional wine merchants”. As well as beers,…
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NewsBag-in-box wines have shrunk in size and price
Wine suppliers and retailers are reducing the size of their wine boxes in a bid to hit lower price points. Value sales of Sainsbury's bag-in-box wines have increased 5% in the five weeks since the end of May, when it shifted all of its...
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NewsAnimals take over Badger beer bottles
Brewer Hall & Woodhouse is now rolling out new packaging for its range of Badger ales featuring a host of animals alongside the eponymous badger. The brand, which has been revamped in a bid to encourage shoppers to pick up beers...
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Analysis & FeaturesFoster’s Gold
Foster’s Gold is a more sophisticated version of the brand for lads to be seen drinking when out with the ladies
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NewsFirst Drinks to launch Grant’s RTD
First Drinks has unveiled Grant’s Scotch Whisky and Cola the whisky brand’s first RTD product. The 6.6% abv 250ml canned drink is rolling out this month (rsp: £2) and is set to be joined imminently by a Grant’s and ginger variant.
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NewsBrewers aim to broaden real ale’s female appeal
As lager producers increasingly target women, real ale brewers have revealed they also are attempting to take some of the beard out of beer. Female-led business Brewster’s is hoping to broaden the appeal of real ale to women with its…
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Comment & Opinion
Gordon's tonic
Daily Bread would have very little time for anything else if we pointed out every national newspaper ‘exclusive’ that comes from The Grocer’s archives.
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NewsGin maker Greenall goes it alone after management buyout
Spirits producer Greenall is splitting from its owner, the De Vere Group. Chief executive Christian Rose has led a management buy-out deal to create a new company dubbed G&J Greenall Group.
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NewsSelect & Save flagship sent to Coventry
A flagship Select & Save store has opened in Coventry. The store, owned and run by Kulwant and Gaz Bains, sells newspapers and magazines, beers, wines and spirits, chilled, frozen and fruit & veg and has an enhanced grocery...
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NewsFresh & Easy wines hit the UK as Tesco shakes up sourcing
A Californian wine previously available only in Tesco's Fresh & Easy stores is going on sale in the UK as the retailer ramps up efforts to harmonise its international wine sourcing. WineWrights 2010 pinot noir, which has a 13.9% abv....
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Animée
The 4% abv beer, which is lower in calories and less carbonated than standard beer, is designed to encourage women to reappraise the beer category
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Gordon’s hunts for its angry Gene
Who better than DI Gene Hunt to shatter the cosy complacency of an English summer garden party? It's lucky everyone in the new Gordon's ad is white, or a race riot might have ensued.
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NewsYoung drinkers flummoxed by wine aisle diversity
Young people are increasingly celebrating special occasions at home with a bottle of wine – but are baffled by the large choice on offer in supermarkets, according to new research.
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NewsBeer volumes and profits slide at Carling owner
Worldwide beer volumes at Molson Coors fell by almost 3% in the past three months, the Carling owner said yesterday. Despite the slump, price hikes meant second-quarter sales were up 5.7% to $933.6m (£569.3m). But profits for the period fell 1.2% to $231.6m.
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NewsVodgrad gets rebrand after Vodkat ruling
Landmark Wholesale's half-strength spirit brand Vodgrad has been rebranded as V*dgrad. The change of name follows a High Court ruling against Vodgrad's direct rival, Intercontinental Brands' Vodkat. Smirnoff maker Diageo had argued...
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NewsFosters set to give Karma rolling paper Zig-Zag treatment
The former owners of Zig-Zag rolling paper are set to go head-to-head with the current owners Republic Technologies, after launching their own range of papers and filters. The Karma range, which is due to hit shelves next month,…
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NewsThree new ‘curious’ flavours add spice to the Magners range
Magners cider is being expanded with a line-up of three new "curious" flavours, including spiced apple and rhubarb.