All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 265
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M&S lightens up sparklers
Marks & Spencer is putting some of its sparkling wines in lighter bottles in an effort to cut down on packaging. The retailer claims the move will save hundreds of tonnes of glass a year. Bottles of Prosecco and the pink Prosecco Raboso now weigh...
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Magners to triple UK office to grow brand
Magners owner the C&C Group is planning to more than triple the size of its UK office in a bid to stem declining sales of the cider. The Irish company ran the UK business from its Dublin base until last March, when it appointed John Holberry,...
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Pre-paid card keeps student beer fund full
Sainsbury’s is launching an innovative new Meal Ticket scheme designed to assure worried parents their kids are feeding themselves properly at university. Next month, it is bringing out a pre-paid card that parents can top up at their local store,...
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Premium release from Arniston Bay
South African producer The Company of Wine People is boosting the premium appeal of Arniston Bay with a new Limited Release tier, which will be available for just a month. The Co-operative Group will be the exclusive stockist of the new range,...
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St George has UK distributor
Beer importer Pierhead Purchasing has added a Tasmanian lager to its portfolio. Boag’s St George (4.8% abv) is being pitched as a more easy-drinking alternative to Boag’s Premium (5.2% abv), which Pierhead already distributes in the UK. It will have...
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Corpora creating ‘Red Bull of wine’
Chilean wine producer Corpora is planning a blueberry functional wine drink, described as “the Red Bull of wine”. The functional wine is still in development and there is currently an issue over whether the tipple, which would also contain vitamin B...
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Wokka is a vodka, not sake – Extreme
Extreme Spirits has moved to rebrand its Wokka Saki drink as a vodka to avoid confusion among consumers and trade customers. Even though Wokka Fusion Vodka has always contained a blend of Japanese sake, fruit and vodka and would continue to do so,...
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Light bottles for Co-op ales
The Co-operative Group will use lighter glass bottles for its own-label ales from September, saving 131.5 tonnes of glass and 90 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year. “This proves it is possible for packaging to be resource-efficient without...
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Acid test: McGuigan Discover
McGuigan Discover COMPANY: McGuigan Wines RSP: £7.99 Expert’s verdict 6/10 This wine is a blend of red and white grapes. The white Viognier is designed to add a softer, floral dimension, but I found the Shiraz still dominated, with the red cherry and berry fruit and the vanilla from ...
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Kopparberg plays it cool over higher duty
Kopparberg plays it cool over higher duty: Cider maker Kopparberg has denied speculation it plans to fight the government over duty levels on flavoured cider and perry. The duty on a typical 15 x 500ml case of 4.5% abv cider is currently £2.16, but on an equivalent cider with added ...
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What the papers said - 2nd August 2008
Diageo is eyeing a move for a stake in Cobra Beer, according to the Financial Times. Diageo, the world’s largest drinks group, is in talks to acquire a 30% share in the Indian-themed brand, with the value of the stake likely to be between £25m and...
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One-size-fits-all drinks code comes under fire
Industry experts have warned the government against pursuing a ‘one-size-fits-all’ code of practice for the drinks sector. It follows a consultation published this week by the Department of Health, and also independent reviews that revealed the...
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What the papers said - 26th July 2008
The Observer: Coors UK has set up a new division dubbed ‘Eve’ to persuade women drinkers to switch from wines and spirits to beer, The Observer reported. “We’re trying to get to the heart of why beer is not seen as an attractive proposition by women,” said...
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Bulk purchasing to the fore in beer and cider
The multibuy x-for-y promotion has become the favoured mechanic for driving higher sales of beer, lager and cider
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In Brief: Wine website axed; Partnership rolls out; BRC Shop Price Index
Wine website axed Sainsbury's is closing its dedicated wine website at the end of July. Although the site offered wines by the case, customers already ordered wine by the case from its grocery site,...
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quick q & a with... as nature intended
Caroline Gooding is MD of As Nature Intended, a high street retailer of organic goods that sells fresh produce, meat, chilled goods, beer and wine. Its range extends to 5,000 product lines. As Nature Intended has three stores in Greater London...
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Adnams plans green store
Brewer Adnams is planning to build an eco-friendly flagship Cellar & Kitchen store in Southwold, Suffolk.The store, which will open this year and sell wines and kitchenware, will have a green sedum roof and natural ventilation and light....