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NewsFocus On Beer & Cider: Why is cider rosy but beer flat?
Cider is enjoying strong growth, but beer has had it tough – thanks to heavy promotions and duty hikes. Does the success of premium lines offer a solution, asks Graham Holter
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Focus On Beer & Cider: Kegs come into their own
The next generation of products is breathing new life into kegs and they couldn't be farther from previous incarnations of bargain buckets of booze.
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Focus On Beer & Cider: Small but thinking big
Smaller producers are starting to find supermarket buyers surprisingly receptive to their artisan and locally produced beers and ciders. Aspall Cyder is among them.
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Focus On Beer & Cider: Four to watch
Marston's believes it can now offer cask ale quality in the home. Based on a bigger product recently launched in the on-trade, Fast Cask allows ale to fall "bright" within 60 seconds, rather than the 24 to 36 hours normally required.
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Focus On Beer & Cider: Pub strife boosts bottled ales
The economic downturn is taking a heavy toll on the pub trade as consumers opt to drink at home rather than visit their local, but it is helping to drive the steady growth of premium bottled ales.
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Beer on uneven duty playing field
Sir, While we welcome the decision in the Budget not to further increase duty, beer drinkers continue to live in the shadow of the beer duty escalator, by which the government has indicated it will raise duty at subsequent budgets by 2% above...
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A Smirnoff revolution in ready-to-serve cocktails
Diageo plans to "explode" the fledgling pre-prepared cocktail category with the launch of Smirnoff Perfect Pour Cocktails. A £1.9m print and PoS campaign begins this month to coincide with the national retail roll-out of Mojito and...
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My Alternative CV: Michael Boaler, Finlandia Vodka
Michael Boaler, brand manager at Finlandia Vodka, on missing out on being a vacuum cleaner salesman
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Fresh & Easy’s local sourcing boosted by new California hub
Tesco is to open a new sourcing hub in California to buy local wines and foods for its worldwide operations.
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NewsAcid Test: Wolf Blass Sparkling Rosé
"In a season of parks, picnics and maybe even an afternoon game of tennis, this is a lovely pink bubbly to sip in the sunshine."
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Tesco and Bacardi link for branded ice cubes
Tesco, Bacardi and the UK's biggest ice cube supplier claim to have brought the first bag of booze-branded ice cubes to the market - just seven weeks after the idea was mooted.
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Halewood launches Iron Press as a ‘soft drink for real men’
Halewood International is breaking into the "female-focused" adult soft drink market with a blokey beer-style brew called Iron Press.Made with a barley and malt base, Iron Press (rsp: £2 per 500ml bottle) comprises apple and lime...
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Lanson introduces first Champagne to dine for
Champagne lovers will soon be able to quaff the only Champagne range tailor-made to accompany food here as well as in France.This summer, Lanson is introducing the five-strong Besserat de Bellefon Cuvée des Moines range, which has been...
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Montana is rebranded in bid to leverage New Zealand heritage
Pernod Ricard's New Zealand wine business Montana is being renamed Brancott Estate three months after the brand's inaugural TV campaign sparked a sales revival.From October, the name of the Sauvignon Blanc specialist brand will change on...
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The Human Angle: Amanda Booth
Our vision is to be the most admired beer company in the UK. Each of our employees has a role to play in achieving our vision: to change the way people think about beer.
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NewsHeineken waves goodbye to loss-making Waverley
Heineken has sold loss-making drinks subsidiary Waverley TBS to private equity firm Manfield Partners for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsMontana becomes Brancott in brand revamp
Pernod Ricard is relaunching its New Zealand wine brand Montana as Brancott Estate and has secured a deal for the wine to be an official sponsor of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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Touchscreen technology hits wine aisles in Asda
Asda is introducing in-store touchscreen wine selectors to help demystify the category for shoppers.The retailer said the freestanding units would be trialled in the wine aisles of its Sheffield and Harrogate stores this week, with a...
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NewsDutch beer embroiled in World Cup ticket fiasco
Dutch beer brand Bavaria has been caught up in a row over the ‘ambush marketing’ stunt that resulted in the sacking of an ITV World Cup pundit.
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AB InBev merger fuels good times for brands
The merger of Anheuser-Busch and InBev has helped deliver two of the biggest successes in the alcohol category, with Budweiser and Stella Artois 4% reporting massive sales growth over the past year, according to The Grocer's Britain's 100 Biggest...