All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 257
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NewsIn the depths of a recession, who's drinking posh spirits?
Consumers are scrimping and saving, yet premium spirits with hefty price tags are springing up left, right and centre. Graham Holter asks what's going on
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NewsAussie lager couldn’t give a XXXX about UK market
Australian drinks group Lion Nathan has announced that its Castlemaine XXXX brand, brewed under licence in the UK by Anheuser-Busch InBev, is being withdrawn from the British market next year.
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Food lovers love to love
Shock data from illicitencounters.com has revealed food lovers are more likely to be unfaithful than those without a penchant for pleasing their palate.Users of the online cheating portal rated food and wine top in a poll of interests, ahead...
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Stocks of lager and cider may run dry if summer is a sizzler
A beer and cider drought is likely this summer, drinks suppliers fear, because retailers are not keeping enough back-up stock.
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Bed and beer blamed for Tesco attack
Rare drama in otherwise sleepy Andover last week when a Rolls Royce ploughed into the local Tesco's windows, demolishing checkouts and terrifying shoppers - most of whom would only have seen such an impressive vehicle on Pimp My Ride.
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Adnams distributes Greek beer Mythos
Popular Greek beer Mythos is set to become more widely available in the UK following a distribution deal with Adnams.
The Suffolk brewery has won the rights to distribute the Greek brand, and manage its sales and marketing, from this week in… -
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Southern Comfort targets take-home
Southern Comfort is adding an RTD premix to its drinks portfolio to cash in on growth in the take-home booze market.Southern Comfort Lemonade & Lime launches next month in 250ml single cans (rsp £1.59) and four-packs priced £5.99. The 5% abv...
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Blackthorn revamp doubles Tesco sales
Gaymer Cider Company is reaping the rewards of Blackthorn's overhaul with storming off-trade sales growth since the makeover.Since the brand's re-launch in March, its sales volumes have increased by 110% in Tesco, 99% in Morrisons and 66% in...
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Pernod Ricard turns up premium appeal on core wine ranges
Pernod Ricard has added a raft of new wines to its core brands in an attempt to add value to stagnant sales.With price points in excess of £5, Pernod expected the new additions to the Jacob's Creek, Campo Viej0 and Montana ranges to...
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Stella 4% launch 'most successful of past year'
Stella Artois 4% is the most successful launch in grocery of the past year, new data from IRI has revealed. The InBev lower-alcohol lager, which was only launched last August, fought off competition from Cadbury's Creme Egg Twisted and Birds...
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The £4bn duty fraud scandal
The Government has announced new plans to crack down on duty fraud on beer. But it has also increased duty on cigarettes and alcohol - a move wholesalers fear will exacerbate the problem. So what can be done to stop the duty fraudsters, asks Peter Cripps
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Ethical vodka Snow Leopard set to grow off-trade presence
Ethical vodka brand Snow Leopard is poised to dramatically expand its off-trade presence following a new strategic partnership with spirits giant Whyte & Mackay.The deal will see the Vladivar owner take a minority stake in Snow Leopard,...
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Domestic whisky market 'congested by surfeit of choice'
Whisky producers are being urged to improve their UK marketing and encourage more drinkers to trade up to single malts in the wake of figures showing domestic sales lagging behind exports.
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Marston's rolling out light bottles
Marston's is introducing lightweight glass bottles across its beer brands in a move that it claims will save 1,000 tonnes of glass.The company plans to have rolled out lighter bottles across its entire ale portfolio by June this year....
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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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