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Cavalier turns jollier in McEwan’s revamp
Jygsaw Brands has modernised the packaging of McEwan's ale, marking the final phase of a review of its heritage drinks brands, embarked upon when S&N set up its joint venture with Jygsaw in January 2008.The Staines-based company,...
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EFB Retail snaps up 109 stores in wake of Wine Cellar collapse
More than 100 stores owned by independent off-licence chain Wine Cellar have been sold after the company went into administration on Wednesday.Administrator Deloitte announced that 109 of the company's 170 stores trading under Booze...
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Drinks industry blasts minimum pricing calls
The drinks industry has dismissed two new reports calling for a minimum price on alcohol and called on the government to make tackling Britain's binge-boozing culture its priority. A Royal College of Physicians report claimed forcing...
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Duty-avoiding crooks ‘exploiting new tactic’
Laws brought in this summer to crack down on duty-avoided alcohol have failed to deter fraudsters, with some wholesalers reporting that the problem is "worse than ever". Some smaller retailers continued to source big beer and wine brands...
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Quality of Fairtrade wine improving, but still in need of work
Fairtrade wine still has a long way to go before it will be as relevant to consumers as Fairtrade products in other categories, Tesco wine buyer Graham Nash said this week.Although sales of Fairtrade wine have been rising, up 52% last...
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Gosch! Grolsch plays on its swing-top cap
Molson Coors is investing £5.4m in a new campaign for Grolsch from next month to re-establish its swing-top format as an asset in the struggling premium lager category.The campaign is themed around bringing the "quality experience of...
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NewsAcid Test: McGuigan Classic Cabernet Sauvignon
A bold and blackcurranty Aussie cab sauv, or over-priced plonk lacking complexity? Our panel decide
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Singapore Sling debuts in Selfridges
Singaporean drinks company True Heritage Brew is bringing its Singapore Sling Original bottled cocktail to the UK.The cocktail debuts in a trial run next week as part of Selfridges' Taste of Singapore fortnight, in its first venture...
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First Drinks gives Tia Maria big welcome
First Drinks has pledged to raise Tia Maria's profile in the UK, after securing distribution of the coffee liqueur last week.The brand, which has a UK sales value of £43.8m, would benefit from a host of "exciting brand-building"...
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Tesco lists Guinness pies in 300 stores
Debbie & Andrew's is to supply 300 Tesco stores with its Guinness-infused steak pies.A 600g family pie and a 250g individual pie will hit stores in October to coincide with the brewer's 250th anniversary. The pies would give...
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How radical do we need to be?
Wine in cans? Boxless breakfast cereals? Milk cartons made of chalk? Corn-based plastic? We look at the latest innovations - and what's on the drawing board. By Adam Leyland, Alex Black and Joanne Grew
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NewsC&C buys lager brand... to shore up ailing cider brand
Shelling out £180m for Tennent's shows C&C Group means business - but not necessarily when it comes to lager. Nigel Huddleston reports.
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NewsAcid Test: Brewdog Tokyo* Beer
Does the UK's strongest bottled beer taste of anything more than the bitter tang of controvsery?
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Eristoff takes on Smirnoff for top spot
Bacardi-Martini is launching a £1.5m campaign for its Eristoff vodka, which it believes will one day take over from Smirnoff as the UK's leading vodka.The drinks giant is pushing its two Georgian vodka variants Eristoff Original and...
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Pernod boosts luxury NPD for festive season
The prospect of a frugal Christmas hasn't stopped Pernod Ricard boosting its premium credentials.Pernod will launch a raft of luxury innovations across its spirits and wines portfolio in October to cash in on the strong performance of...
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‘Unreasonable’ banks are driving wine suppliers under
One wine supplier after another has collapsed or been bought as the banks turn the screw - but not everyone's struggling, finds Graham Holter
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English Wines Group set to close US export deal
English wine looks set to crack America following the final negotiations of a new export deal between the UK's largest wine producer and a Virginia-based distributor.The light and aromatic flavour profile of English wine was ideally...
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Makro’s first own-brand cider arrives
As the Pimm's and Sainsbury's copyright row rumbles on, Makro has taken on Bulmers and Magners by launching Felsgold, its own-brand pour-over-ice cider. However, the cash & carry retailer was quick to point out that Felsgold's pack...
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Picture This... Sailor Jerry comes up trumps
Sailor Jerry golden rum won a listing with Tesco last week its fourth big retailer account in as many months after Waitrose snapped it up in May, followed by Sainsbury's and Asda.