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Analysis & FeaturesIn the world of off-licences, is Bargain Booze a bargain?
Wine Cellar and Threshers went bust. Oddbins is on the brink of a CVA. So who would want to buy Bargain Booze and why? Elinor Zuke reports
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NewsExclusive labels drive Champagne recovery
The success of supermarket "exclusive label" Champagnes has helped to pull the overall market out of a two-year slump. Brits drunk five million more bottles of bubbly last year than in 2009, according to the latest Champagne Bureau...
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NewsQV Foods creating a new potato vodka
A British potato vodka is being developed as a mass-market alternative to premium potato vodka Chase. Potato supplier QV Foods asked visitors at this week's IFE show to rate potential designs for the 70cl bottles.
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Osborne, stop bashing beer and freeze duty!
Taxes on this lower-strength alcohol should be lower than on other drinks as it costs more to produce, argues Dr Isaac Sheps
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NewsProsecco in for fags and lager in nation’s shopping basket
Prosecco has replaced lager in the ‘shopping basket’ used by the Office of National Statistics to calculate inflation in the UK. In a sign of the times, vending machine cigarettes have also been ditched from the list.
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Original Sin hard cider
The 5.5% abv lightly carbonated cider provides “an easy-drinking, fresh apple taste”, according to maker Vertical Drinks
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NewsGreenall’s to target a new generation
Distiller Greenall's has given its London Dry Gin a makeover to attract a new generation of drinkers. The new-look bottle, which rolls out at the end of this month, features a green abstract Union Jack and a new "the Great British since...
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NewsTime could be right for UK to drink red wine from the fridge
A trend towards chilled red wine is gathering pace, according to retailers, as consumers increasingly opt for fresher and lighter or lower abv styles of wine. The UK market is now "ripe" to embrace chilled red wine; a style that has...
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NewsCellier des Dauphins fights back for French
Rhône producer Cellier des Dauphins is launching Les Dauphins, a new "highly promotable, volume driving" wine brand specifically for the multiples. Les Dauphins carries a retail price of £7.99, which can be promoted to £5, according to...
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Analysis & Features
World Food Special: New world order
With China expected to become a wine superpower in the next few years, what will the likely impact be on UK retailers and suppliers, asks Anna-Marie Julyan
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Interviews
Cider house rules: an interview with Magners' Gordon Johncox
Since its formation last August to look after C&C Group’s growing cider portfolio, Magners GB has been decidedly quiet. Until now. Boss Gordon Johncox tells Anna-Marie Julyan how Magners returned to growth and what Stella’s leap into cider means for the category
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NewsMeena goes Italian with new sauces
Premium Indian sauces brand Meena is going Italian with the launch of pasta and risotto sauces. The four-strong range, available now, consists of a Rich Bolognese with a hint of red wine, a Spicy Arrabbiata with roasted garlic variant...
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NewsMagners credits revival to a better methodology
The UK boss of Magners has put its recent sales revival down to improved relationships with retailers and reduced shelf prices. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, the boss of C&C's Magners GB division, Gordon Johncox, said past...
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NewsMarco Pierre White introduces The Governor - a pint of his own
Marco Pierre White says The Governor, his new beer, will satisfy the UK's growing thirst for full-flavoured ales more than lager a drink he "doesn't get." The enigmatic chef has teamed up with family-owned Manchester brewery JW Lees to...
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NewsBudweiser brewer AB InBev powers on in 2010
Cost savings and drinkers in key markets shifting to higher-priced beers helped AB InBev to a strong performance over the past year.
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NewsStone’s launches ginger beer as tache row brews
Constellation is straying into Crabbie’s territory with the launch of an alcoholic ginger beer under the Stone’s Ginger Wine brand.
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NewsDiageo buys Turkish spirit maker Mey Icki
Diageo completed the £1.3bn acquisition of Turkish spirits maker Mey Icki from TPG Capital this week. The Smirnoff and Guinness owner is now expected to use the deal to accelerate growth of its spirits brands in Turkey. The deal also...
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Salto
The Brazilian tipple – a citrus-flavoured cachaça – aims to extend the appeal of cachaça drinks outside its caipirinha cocktail heartland.
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NewsRivals blitz wholesalers to stymie Stella Cidre
Major cider makers C&C Group and Heineken are targeting wholesalers with competitive deals on their brands ahead of the launch of AB InBev's Stella Cidre, The Grocer has learnt.
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NewsChase lands national Waitrose listing for its posh vodka lines
Chase Vodka has struck a new national listings deal with Waitrose that it reckons will help boost turnover from £1m to £15m by 2016. The upmarket distillery, which is owned by Tyrrells founder William Chase, revealed this week that its...