All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 203
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Category ReportTV remains critical to wine marketing
Banrock Station’s spend rocketed in 2012 in support of the January launch of lower alcohol variant Banrock Light…
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Category ReportFocus on Wine & Champagne: NPD
Britain’s two biggest selling wines, Blossom Hill’s Soft & Fruity red and Crisp & Fruity white, are shrinking…
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Category ReportFocus on Wine & Champagne: Kantar Worldpanel
The wine market has grown 2% over the past year, a slowdown compared with the previous year, and behind the growth of groc…
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Category ReportFocus on Wine & Champagne: How much for a bottle of wine?
Wine prices are soaring. Now the industry is trying to add value by launching even pricier, posh wine. Will drinkers swall…
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NewsCider producers badly need warm weather
Continued cold weather may start to affect the cider category by delaying the apple growing and pollinating season…
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NewsWine thieves at Hedonism foiled by new security tags
A posh wine shop has developed a sleek security tag so it can openly display bottles worth more than £100,000…
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NewsSourz makes Spirited Mango variant permanent
Liqueur brand Sourz has added a new flavour to its permanent line after a limited edition achieved strong sales…
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NewsCo-op Group cuts weight of wine bottles
The Co-operative Group has reduced the weight of its own-label wine bottles…
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NewsSecond Brains IPA craft beer hits Morrisons
Morrisons is to stock Boilermaker – the second Brains craft beer to go national – in 320 stores…
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NewsFuller’s installs Simon Emeny as CEO
Fuller’s has appointed its current group managing director Simon Emeny as its chief executive, with effect from July 1.
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NewsScotch whisky exports hit by falling demand in France
Scotch whisky export volumes have dropped by 70 million bottles in the past year – with France accounting for almost three-quarters of the decline.
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NewsGaymers and Rekorderlig launch 'exotic' new ciders
Two cider brands are launching variants designed to tap into interest in exotic flavours…
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NewsPremium bottled ale 'could double if stores give it space'
Growth in premium bottled ale is being held back by a lack of shelf space, a leading brewer has claimed…
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NewsWine distributor Boutinot sold in management buy-out
Boutinot has been bought in a management buy-out that will see the departure of founder Paul Boutinot.
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Profiles and QandAsNigel McNally swoops on Kestrel
The drinks industry veteran is breathing new life into neglected brands, starting with old Scottish & Newcastle brand Kest…
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NewsBargain Booze passes on Budget cut in price of beer
Bargain Booze will take 1p off the price of a pint of beer from Monday as it passes on the drop in duty in this week’s Budget.
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Analysis and FeaturesBudget cut on beer marks end of parity with wine
The chancellor’s cut on beer duty in this week’s Budget marks the first time in decades the duty rates on wine and beer have differed…
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NewsIndustry reacts to Osborne's 'aspirational' Budget
Industry figures have reacted to George Osborne’s latest Budget, which maintained duty escalator rises on wine, spirits and tobacco, but scrapped the rise for beer.
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NewsBudget 2013: Osborne axes beer duty escalator
Drinkers will pay a penny less on the price of a pint of beer, the chancellor George Osborne announced in the Budget today, along with the scrapping of the beer duty escalator.
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Comment and Opinion
Duty fraud: we need legislation to help stamp it out
With the Budget days away, I will illustrate the imbalance in importance of anti-duty fraud measures proposed by HMRC…