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    Export given overhaul by Carlsberg

    2009-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Carlsberg is highlighting the premium credentials of its Export brand with an overhaul of its packaging. The revamped Export cans and bottles will retain the Carlsberg brand's traditional green and silver colouring but now feature a...

  • JOSE CUERVO MARGARITAS
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    Acid Test: Jose Cuervo Authentic Margaritas

    2009-04-25T00:00:00Z

    Perfect for lazy barbecues, or just for tequila fans?

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    Beefeater launches super-premium gin in off-trade channel

    2009-04-25T00:00:00Z

    Pernod Ricard is taking on luxury gin brands Hendrick's and Tanqueray with the off-trade launch of Beefeater 24, a super-premium gin.The new gin, which was launched into the on-trade in October 2008, will sit alongside its standard...

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    Lambrini makes first move into rosé wine

    2009-04-25T00:00:00Z

    Halewood International is cashing in on the growing popularity of rosé wine, with the launch of a new Lambrini variant.Lambrini Rosé, a semi-sparkling wine and the brand's first venture into rosé, would appeal to Lambrini's core consumer...

  • Interviews

    Big Interview: The man with a Sunny D outlook

    2009-04-25T00:00:00Z

    Sunny D boss Jean Jacques Fredj tells Noli Dinkovski why the once-iconic soft drink brand is poised for a renaissance

  • WKD CORE
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    WKD to shake up cider market with Core launch

    2009-04-24T00:00:00Z

    WKD is breaking into the cider market in the brand’s first move into non-spirit products since 1996.

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    Campaign Trail: A ripping yarn from Foster's

    2009-04-18T00:00:00Z

    Foster's is flexing its muscles with Hulk-like strength in S&N's latest ad for the brand's Scuba can. London Tube escalator screens will feature animated images with the metal of a Foster's Scuba can - which contains a lager widget - ripping apart...

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    Tastings and taste itself are the key for offies and indies

    2009-04-18T00:00:00Z

    Wine volumes are falling and independents are bearing the brunt. It's time to bring out the David and Goliath tactics, reports Nicolette Allen

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    Wells & Young’s rapped over Courage beer ad

    2009-04-15T10:37:21.930Z

    Wells & Young’s has been forced to pull a series of posters advertising Courage beer after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled the caption ‘Take Courage my friend’ breached its rules by implying the beer could increase confidence.

  • WINE-DEALS-BY-RETAILER
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    Wine volumes fall as doctors call for minimum pricing

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    While the Government faces fresh calls from health campaigners for minimum alcohol prices, Nielsen data seen by The Grocer this week shows off-trade wine sales are already falling. According to figures for the 12 months to 21 March 2009,...

  • LAMBS-SPICED-RUM
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    Acid Test: Lamb's Spiced Rum

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    The piratical panel get a taste of the Caribbean

  • CELLAR-AND-KITCHEN-WINE
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    Cellar & Kitchen put on hold as recession hits

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Brewer Adnams is to put on hold any expansion of its Cellar & Kitchen wine chain because of the economic downturn. The Southwold-based brewer this week reported a 64% drop in full-year operating profits to £1.5m for the year to 31...

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    Stassen set to rival S&N's over-ice cider offerings

    2009-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Belgium's leading cider producer is planning to enter the UK just over a year after winning its independence from S&N.Stassen was bought back by the family of the same name in January 2008, 16 years after being sold to Bulmers, which was...

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    Holberry leaves C&C in wake of influx of execs

    2009-04-04T00:00:00Z

    John Holberry's decision to resign as MD of Magners GB was unsurprising, say drinks industry analysts.

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    Holberry quits Magners hot-seat amid career worries

    2009-04-01T10:09:13.267Z

    Magners GB managing director John Holberry has quit after just a year with the company – blaming a lack of career opportunities following the installation of a new management team.

  • ABSOLUT PILLOW RIOT
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    Absolut cashes in on G20 controversy with new ad campaign

    2009-03-31T00:00:00Z

    A mass pillow fight between political protestors and the police features in the first UK advertising for Absolut vodka since it was bought by Pernod Ricard last year.

  • CODORNIU REINA
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    Acid Test: Codorníu Reina M. Cristina Reserva vintage 2006

    2009-03-28T00:00:00Z

    The panel try out a sparkling wine that's easier to drink than it is to pronounce

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    Bottled cocktail launches tap into staying-in trend

    2009-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Diageo and West Eleven are looking to shake up the RTD category – and tap into the trend for entertaining at home – with bottled cocktails. A bottled Margarita is being rolled out under Diageo’s Jose Cuervo tequila brand, while West Eleven...

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    Amigos lager gunning for Desperados

    2009-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Global Brands is taking on Heineken’s Desperados brand with the launch of a tequila-flavoured bottled beer.Amigos, which will be rolled out next month, is a 6% abv lager with a note of South American limes. It was being positioned as a drink...

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    Women targeted by new Coors business

    2009-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Coors Brewers has launched a new business to promote beer to women.The BitterSweet Partner­ship, which has evolved from Coors' 2008 campaign Project Eve to become a business in its own right, will provide a marketing, research and...