All Alcoholic drinks articles
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News
Canned wine challenger Vinca rolls lightweight recycled bottles into Tesco
The bottles had a 47% lower total carbon footprint than glass, said Vinca
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Majestic to accelerate on-trade ambitions with deal to acquire Enotria&Coe
Majestic said it had identified ‘significant potential’ to grow the business alongside its existing B2B arm
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Naked Wines founder Rowan Gormley steps aside as new strategic plan takes shape
Founder Rowan Gormley stepped in to rescue Naked in 2023, but has now elected to step away
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City snapshot: Naked Wines’ share price rises 16% on new strategy
The online wine retailer is undergoing a transformation under new CEO Rodrigo Maza, having finally begun to stem losses at the end of last year
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Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg bring ‘ultra-premium’ gin brand to the UK
The spirit is described as ‘clean, light’ and ‘supremely drinkable’
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Tesco removes over 300 tonnes of glass from wine range
The retailer said it hoped to remove a further 3,000 tonnes of glass from its range in 2025
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Virgin Wines to pump £20m into ‘turbocharging’ growth
The company is hoping the strategy will deliver £100m in annual revenue by 2030
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Comment & Opinion
Scotch must diversify to dodge Trump tariff threat
Scotch whisky producers must move now to protect their US market, says William Wemyss, founder and chairman, Wemyss Family Spirits
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Comment & Opinion
Spirits and hospitality can’t afford a gut punch in spring statement
The sectors took a quadruple hit at the last statement – it’s someone else’s turn, says Nick Gillett, MD at Mangrove Global
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News
BrewDog and Beavertown add fruity beers to tap growing trend
BrewDog has added a peach lager, while Beavertown has added berry and watermelon-flavoured brews
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City snapshot: Wetherspoons shares trading at two-year low after profit hit
Its share price fell over 9% after it released half-year results, bringing its total fall to over 11% since the start of the year
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Wray & Nephew launches first UK rum, at lower strength of 43% abv
The Jamaican spirit brand is renowned for its 63% abv Overproof white rum
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Aperol launches pre-mixed Spritz cocktail into grocery
Aperol’s ‘convenient’ tipple was designed for ‘ease of serve and consistency’
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St Austell Brewery plans job cuts to mitigate National Insurance increases
The business is reviewing its operational structure, and seeking to reduce up to 40 roles through redundancy
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Diageo plans push to restore Smirnoff Ice RTD to former glory
The lemon-flavoured alcopop is currently the fourth top-selling RTD in UK grocery
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Diageo GB appoints Barry O’Sullivan as MD, replacing Nuno Teles
O’Sullivan, previously managing director of Diageo Ireland, will take up the role on 1 July
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Bestway’s Bargain Booze advert banned for ‘appealing to under-18s’
Bestway’s Bargain Booze Christmas advert featured Santa arriving at a store and buying alcohol for customers
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When in Rome crowdfunds once again to fund ‘pioneering’ wine tech
Sustainable wine startup When in Rome has returned to the crowd as it looks to fund a lower alcohol range and deploy “pioneering” climate technology on its vineyards
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Alcohol industry scrambles to avoid being caught in looming trade war
The spectre of tariffs threatens the profitability of global alcohol suppliers
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Fever-Tree to debut boozy RTD with Margot Robbie’s Papa Salt gin
It is the second spritz launched by the supplier in less than a year