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Category ReportFocus on Wine & Champagne: NPD
Britain’s two biggest selling wines, Blossom Hill’s Soft & Fruity red and Crisp & Fruity white, are shrinking…
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Category ReportFocus on Wine & Champagne: Kantar Worldpanel
The wine market has grown 2% over the past year, a slowdown compared with the previous year, and behind the growth of groc…
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NewsCider producers badly need warm weather
Continued cold weather may start to affect the cider category by delaying the apple growing and pollinating season…
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NewsWine thieves at Hedonism foiled by new security tags
A posh wine shop has developed a sleek security tag so it can openly display bottles worth more than £100,000…
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NewsSourz makes Spirited Mango variant permanent
Liqueur brand Sourz has added a new flavour to its permanent line after a limited edition achieved strong sales…
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NewsSecond Brains IPA craft beer hits Morrisons
Morrisons is to stock Boilermaker – the second Brains craft beer to go national – in 320 stores…
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NewsCo-op Group cuts weight of wine bottles
The Co-operative Group has reduced the weight of its own-label wine bottles…
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NewsFuller’s installs Simon Emeny as CEO
Fuller’s has appointed its current group managing director Simon Emeny as its chief executive, with effect from July 1.
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NewsScotch whisky exports hit by falling demand in France
Scotch whisky export volumes have dropped by 70 million bottles in the past year – with France accounting for almost three-quarters of the decline.
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NewsPremium bottled ale 'could double if stores give it space'
Growth in premium bottled ale is being held back by a lack of shelf space, a leading brewer has claimed…
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NewsGaymers and Rekorderlig launch 'exotic' new ciders
Two cider brands are launching variants designed to tap into interest in exotic flavours…
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NewsWine distributor Boutinot sold in management buy-out
Boutinot has been bought in a management buy-out that will see the departure of founder Paul Boutinot.
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ProfilesNigel McNally swoops on Kestrel
The drinks industry veteran is breathing new life into neglected brands, starting with old Scottish & Newcastle brand Kest…
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NewsBargain Booze passes on Budget cut in price of beer
Bargain Booze will take 1p off the price of a pint of beer from Monday as it passes on the drop in duty in this week’s Budget.
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget cut on beer marks end of parity with wine
The chancellor’s cut on beer duty in this week’s Budget marks the first time in decades the duty rates on wine and beer have differed…
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NewsIndustry reacts to Osborne's 'aspirational' Budget
Industry figures have reacted to George Osborne’s latest Budget, which maintained duty escalator rises on wine, spirits and tobacco, but scrapped the rise for beer.
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NewsBudget 2013: Osborne axes beer duty escalator
Drinkers will pay a penny less on the price of a pint of beer, the chancellor George Osborne announced in the Budget today, along with the scrapping of the beer duty escalator.
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Comment & Opinion
Duty fraud: we need legislation to help stamp it out
With the Budget days away, I will illustrate the imbalance in importance of anti-duty fraud measures proposed by HMRC…
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NewsCrabbie's extended with two new fruit variants
Halewood International is expanding its Crabbie’s alcoholic ginger beer with two fruit variants…
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NewsBooze industry implores Osborne to get off the escalator as sales fall
The wine and spirit industry has urged the chancellor to rethink the alcohol duty escalator in next week’s Budget, as a market report shows that shoppers are cutting back on wine and spirits.