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    Archers comes out to play

    2001-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Guinness UDV is spending a massive £8.5m on its Archers brand in the last two months of the year. It has lined up a new TV ad, press advertising, price promotions, sampling exercises and free taxi rides for girls over the next seven weeks. The new...

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    Morrisons goes for £4.99 Bordeaux

    2001-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has dropped its £2.99 own label Claret in favour of a £4.99 wine which will be the chain's only own label Bordeaux red. The chain is one of the first to abandon the sub £3 price point for own label Bordeaux and the move is part of an...

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    River Route wines flow

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Reh Kendermann is adding a new premium wine, La Cetate Merlot to its River Route range of Romanian wines. The German company and Halewood International (see p66) are among a small number of businesses helping to resurrect the Romanian wine...

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    Malibu could hold key to Seagram deal blocked by worries ove

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    The future of Diageo and Pernod Ricard's bid to buy up Seagram's wines and spirits empire could lie with the Malibu brand. The deal was blocked this week by US competition authorities but both Diageo and Pernod Ricard are confident that further...

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    Don Cortez pays his dues

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Landmark's exclusive relaunch of the classic Spanish wine brand Don Cortez this autumn has beaten expectations, according to the cash and carry. The brand was launched in the 1960s but in the last few years has had little support. Grants of St...

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    Scots failed to go for McEwan's SPA

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Courage has axed McEwan's SPA after only 18 months on the market. The brand was designed to put some life in the Scottish beer market and was a combination of ale and lager styles. It was backed by a £2m budget but failed to capture the...

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    MULLED WINE TURNS CONVENIENT

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    A ready to drink mulled wine in a box has been created by Matthew Clark to capitalise on the seasonal market for the drink. It has extended its Rougemont brand to create Spice, a mix of red British wine flavoured with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg,...

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    Stowells makes it 3-cornered fight for Christmas slot

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The fight for brand leadership in the wine market could feature a new contender this winter following the emergence in the summer of Stowells of Chelsea as a brand to be reckoned with. The battle for the top spot has been between Gallo from...

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    Nigel Wild, Spar, Ulverston, Cumbria

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    We don't expect a significant increase in pre Christmas sales where we are. We put special offers on via James Hall and the first week in December is when the special beer prices start. James Hall is not doing its usual roadshow this year. Instead...

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    beer: another cut-throat christmas­

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    ­but independents have a chance to make the most of smaller multipacks and chiller displays now the multiples have cleared clutter from the fixture All the excitement in the beer fixture at Christmas is likely to be price driven. The multiples...

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    wine: fanfare for the common man

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The New World has muffled elitism and is now playing to its strengths to push at the £5 barrier, and make radical changes to entry level styles W ine is set to take centre stage in drinks aisles across the country this winter as retailers attempt...

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    Grolsch in the autumn

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Bass is introducing Herfst Bok, a new variant of Grolsch for the autumn. This is part of an initiative to bring in seasonal beers from the Dutch brewer and it follows on from Lente Bok and Zomergoud which went on the shelves for the spring and...

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    Weaker abv boosts sales

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Bass' move to help drinkers avoid hangovers by reducing the strength of its popular Caffrey's beer has triggered a surge in sales, the brewer has revealed. It cut the strength of the brew from 4.8% abv to 4.2% in May after drinkers said they...

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    The value of alcohol being sold through the multiple grocers

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The market comprises beers, wines, spirits, cider and flavoured alcoholic beverages (FABs). Although in value terms share of these sectors is quite evenly spread, beer dominates volume sales. The value growth is against a strong performance in the...

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    Revamp for Riebeek Cellars

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Edward Cavendish has revamped the packaging for its Riebeek Cellars South African wine range. The company said the collection, which was launched in this country five years ago, needed updating. It features three white and three red varietals...

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    Morrisons overhauls wine offering to promote the best of all

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Wine buyers at Morrisons have just completed a mammoth' task to review every single wine on its shelves with the evidence going on show in London to to selected wine journalists for the first time this week. John Spurs, licensed trade director of...

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    The chiller from Stella

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Interbrew is ready to make hair stand on end with a showing of the classic horror film The Exorcist in a church setting. The chilling promotion is the latest element of film-based support for Stella Artois and matches films with appropriate indoor...

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    Bend in the River takes a new tack

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    The radically designed German wine brand Bend in the River has been revamped and the wine has been changed. The key difference is that the bottle has been changed from clear to frosted glass. Deborah Francis, brand manager at Grants of St James's,...

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    Heinz cans Premium Pasta

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Heinz is launching two new canned pasta meals which it hopes will "reinvigorate" the category. Its Premium Pasta range consists of Rigatoni ­ pasta with chicken in a creamy white wine and garlic sauce ­ and Fusilli, pasta in an arrabbiata spicy...

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    Name: Julian Twaites

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Position: Central Buying Company, category controller for wines Company: Nisa-Today's The ...