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Netto counts on quality booze to change image
Value retailer Netto is going all out to position its alcoholic drinks offering firmly under its Smart Shopping banner. A spokesman said the chain was "definitely punching above its weight" in booze. Current offers include three...
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Premium Spanish beer arrives in UK
Beer importer Pierhead is launching a super-premium Alhambra Reserva 1925 beer into the UK. The 6.4% abv beer is brewed with Spanish spring water sourced from the Sierra Nevada mountains to a traditional batch fermentation process that...
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Leffe relishes ad prospects
Relaxed conversation over a glass of Leffe is the theme of a new ten-week print advertising campaign, designed to reinforce the brand's positioning as a beer to relish. Breaking this weekend, the four executions form the third phase in a...
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Cinzano's alternative for a new generation
Cinzano, the brand made famous by ads starring Reggie Perrin actor Leonard Rossiter and small screen icon Joan Collins, is bringing out its first brand extension in 144 years. The wine-based drink, called Spritzz Up, is aimed at the RTD...
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Beer/lager
Brewer's have responded to buyers' calls for innovation over the past 12 months. Whether in the speciality segment, packaging, brand extensions or technology, brewers have injected life back into the beer category.Darran Britton,...
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300 years of quality service
If The Grocer Top 50 retailers were all members of a single family, Berry Bros & Rudd would be the aristocratic great-grandfather. Sitting comfortably in the top 5% of the fine wine market and at number 21 on our Top 50 list, it sells...
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300 years of quality service
If The Grocer Top 50 retailers were all members of a single family, Berry Bros & Rudd would be the aristocratic great-grandfather. Sitting comfortably in the top 5% of the fine wine market and at number 21 on our Top 50 list, it sells...
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Quinn's makes a splash with 100% fruit ferment
Diageo Great Britain has released TV advertising for its Quinn's fruit ferment, as part of an £8.5m marketing spend behind the brand. The drink, which was launched in April, was described by Diageo as the first of its type and a natural...
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Sheep, pigs get a taste for whisky
Two unusually named whiskies, Sheep Dip and Pig's Nose, are set to be relaunched into the UK off-trade. The two premium brands have been reformulated and repackaged by Spencerfield Spirit Company to appeal to younger experimental...
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Data shows slowdown in off-trade wine sales
Wine suppliers in the UK are urging retailers to help add value to the market in view of data showing a slowdown in off-trade wine sales, according to a new report. Research by ACNielsen for the latest Wine Report by The Grocer's sister...
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Shop profile - Berry Bros & Rudd
Store numbers: 4Number of employees: 125Turnover: £46mGrowth year-on-year: 21%Type of operation: Fine wine merchantIf The Grocer Top 50 retailers were all members of a single family, Berry Bros & Rudd would be an aristocratic...
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Wine Standards Board merges with FSA
The Wine Standards Board has merged with the Food Standards Agency.Defra said that the merger would simplify and reduce the number of enforcement bodies currently operating. The FSA will now be responsible for enforcing the EU wine...
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Hot for Chile as Aussie wine gets cold shoulder
Sonya Hook Chile could be the greatest threat to Australia's wine image in the UK, according to industry experts. Australia still leads in off-trade sales but its wine industry is increasingly dogged by problems with oversupply and...
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Beck's lemon for the zest of your life
InBev UK is trialling a citrus flavoured beer as the second brand extension to its Beck's brand this year. Beck's Green Lemon has a lower alcohol content at 2.5% abv than its 5% abv parent brand and the recently-launched 4% abv Beck's...
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What a little vodka corker!
Corky's, the flavoured vodka shots by Global Brands, will be available in smaller pack sizes from this month. The top flavours - Corky's Cherry and Corky's White Chocolate - will be available in 50cl packs, to sit alongside the original...
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In Brief: Honey Dew beer; Love wine; Uruguay online
Honey Dew beer Fuller Smith & Turner has set up posters to advertise Fuller's Organic Honey Dew beer. The 8o posters up until 7 July, at stations into London, include the strapline: 'Who says you can't bottle sunshine?' Love...
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Watch weather, not World Cup
Sir; Retailers keen to cash in on the boost of sales of beer during the World Cup may struggle to predict how much they need to satisfy demand. According to Deloitte, using England's performance in the World Cup as a forecasting tool could be...
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Fresh Bramley gets a kick from processors
Increasing demand for Bramley apples from the processing, juice and most recently the Irish cider industry and the Magners brand is set to generate growth for English growers. Higher revenues could lead to the opportunity to plant more...
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American brewers aim to increase UK exports
American beer is more than just mass produced lager. That was the message from the American Brewers Association, which held its first event in London last week as part of a move to develop UK export links. Representatives from 11...