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NewsWaitrose lines up for Bloody Mary vodka
Bloody Mary liqueur Bloodshot Vodka has secured its first supermarket listing.
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NewsBlossom Hill enters lower-alcohol wine
Blossom Hill is entering the lower alcohol segment with a 5.5% abv wine-based drink.
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NewsGlobal starts push for relaunched Reef
Global Brands - which this week announced it was bringing alcopop Hooch back to market - has relaunched RTD brand Reef.
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NewsDiageo's Walsh signed up as UK ambassador
Diageo CEO Paul Walsh is to be appointed the first UK business ambassador from the food and drink manufacturing industry.
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NewsWaitrose drops spirits to stop 'pre-loading'
Waitrose is to stop selling 35cl bottles of branded and own label vodka and gin in its c-stores in a bid to combat so-called ‘pre-loading’.
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NewsNow Carlsberg enters cider with Somersby
Carlsberg is making its first foray into UK cider with the launch of the Somersby brand.
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NewsDiageo brings £99-a-bottle Chinese spirit to UK
Diageo is launching its Chinese white spirit Shui Jing Fang in the UK – at £99 for a 500ml bottle.
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NewsOriginal alcopop Hooch returns over ice
Retro alcopop Hooch is returning to shelves – almost a decade after it was last available in the UK. Global Brands is…
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Sainsbury's stocks up on craft beers
Sainsbury’s is ramping up its craft beer offer with a string of launches over the coming months.
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NewsPlain packaging for alcoholic drinks ruled out by government
The Department of Health has ruled out pursuing plans for plain packaging for alcohol…
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NewsFoster's Gold succeeds in attracting younger, more affluent drinkers
Foster’s Gold has buoyed the original lager brand, as well as the overall beer segment…
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Category ReportBeers over 7.5% blamed for problem drinking
When duty breaks for beers below 2.8% abv were announced last October, the fact that beers over 7.5% abv would be required to pay more duty attracted relatively little attention.
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Analysis & FeaturesCraft works
In the thick of recession the brewing giants are struggling. So why is craft beer - at double the price of standard lager and with ‘mega’ margins of up to 50% - proving such a hit?
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Analysis & FeaturesJubilee booze cuts result in first fall in index this year
Beverage prices across the big four supermarkets fell in June, marking the first month-on-month price drop this year.
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NewsACS supports duty stamp plan for beer
The ACS has backed government proposals to combat illicit trade by introducing duty stamps for beer…
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NewsMajestic booze cruise profits soar
Supermarkets will be ruing the day they caught a one-way ferry to Dover after Majestic Wine revealed an increase in profits…
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NewsCrabbie's launches cooking sauce range
Fast-growing alcoholic ginger beer brand Crabbie’s is extending into cooking sauces.
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NewsSales of New Zealand wines soar
Sales of New Zealand wines are booming as deep discounts win over cost-conscious drinkers.
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NewsMolson Coors invests in film wrapping
Brewer Molson Coors is rolling out multipacks of Carling wrapped in film rather than cardboard after investing £6.3m…
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NewsWhitehall: alcohol safe from plain packaging threat
Drinks makers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Government ruled out forcing alcohol into plain packaging.