All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 249
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Walders' alternative to Baileys
Cream liqueur specialist Walders has launched a vanilla-flavoured vodka cream liqueur as an alternative to Diageo's market leader, Baileys. Walders' dairy-free Vodka & Vanilla Creamy Liqueur (rsp: £13.49) is the second cream liqueur to be...
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NewsPicture This...Turning the tables on M&S
Fed up of losing trade to M&S when it ran its Dine In For Two For £10 offer, one wine bar and restaurant owner in Cheltenham has hit back. Andrew Billington of the Montpellier Wine Bar, which has been trading for 32 years, has started to display...
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NewsTyrrells founder eyes export market with patriotic debut in gin
William Chase, the founder of Tyrrells, who sold his potato chips business for an estimated £40m last April to private equity firm Langholm Capital, is venturing into gin for the first time with William's - a super-premium gin with a patriotic...
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Other Movers 9/5/09
Annabelle Kuhn is the new head of marketing for Champagne at Pernod Ricard UK. She was previously head of marketing for wines, where she oversaw the UK launch of the Jacob's Creek partnership with 20th Century Fox for the film Australia, Montana's...
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Duval-Leroy debuts champagne ‘easy stopper’
Revellers need no longer be in danger from flying corks thanks to a new ‘easy stopper’ that aims to make opening champagne a risk-free affair.
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Core range initiative helps Spar fight off slump in wine sales
Spar UK has bucked the recent trend of falling wine sales in the off-trade. The symbol operator’s wine sales for the first three months of 2009 were up 9.7% year-on-year to £17.8m.
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Export given overhaul by Carlsberg
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...
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Retailers push suppliers to absorb booze tax hike
Beer and cider suppliers have reacted angrily to increasingly aggressive tactics from retailers in the aftermath of last week’s tax increase on alcohol.
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Global Brands adds 1.2% abv variant to its Vodka Kick range
Global Brands is aiming to plug a "completely untapped" gap in the low-alcohol RTD market, with the latest addition to its Vodka Kick range. The new VK Lo drink contains just 1.2% abv and 49 calories, significantly lower than the 4% abv...
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Lambrini makes first move into rosé wine
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...
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The Big Interview
Big Interview: The man with a Sunny D outlook
Sunny D boss Jean Jacques Fredj tells Noli Dinkovski why the once-iconic soft drink brand is poised for a renaissance
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Beefeater launches super-premium gin in off-trade channel
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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NewsAcid Test: Jose Cuervo Authentic Margaritas
Perfect for lazy barbecues, or just for tequila fans?
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NewsWKD to shake up cider market with Core launch
WKD is breaking into the cider market in the brand’s first move into non-spirit products since 1996.
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Tastings and taste itself are the key for offies and indies
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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Campaign Trail: A ripping yarn from Foster's
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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Wells & Young’s rapped over Courage beer ad
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.
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NewsCellar & Kitchen put on hold as recession hits
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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NewsWine volumes fall as doctors call for minimum pricing
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,...