All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 278
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Price Survey
This week Morrisons and Sainsbury's followed in Asda's footsteps by raising the price of Jacob's Creek Chardonnay by 33%. Last week Asda hiked the wine's price by the same amount, signalling the end of Christmas alcohol promotions. This...
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Slay's Perfect Serve
The mantra for Diageo right now in both the on and off-trades is 'the perfect serve'. The trouble with perfection is it often takes longer to achieve than one might like. Take the fortunes of Guinness. A surger kit was launched exclusively...
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Drinks industry toasts positive trade figures
The drinks industry has seen a rise in both value and volume over the eight-week Christmas period to 30 December 2006 despite evidence of deep discounting. Statistics from ACNielsen, seen by The Grocer, showed total beers, wines and...
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New flavours on way despite sell-off plans
Absolut vodka is to launch two new flavours in the UK this year, despite a proposal by the Swedish government to sell off brand owner Vin & Spirit (V&S). The newly elected Swedish government confirmed last week that it would put the...
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Hardys inspires UK with Shuttle design
Hardys, the UK’s biggest wine brand, has set itself the challenge of reinventing the UK single-serve market with the launch of Hardys Shuttle. The new packaging format is a single-serve 25cl bottle, released under the Hardys Stamp of…
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Corky's to hit the off-trade
Corky's, the vodka-liqueur shooter brand, is launching an off-trade offensive for its 50cl bottles targeting the cream liqueur category. Global Brands-owned Corky's has developed a Strawberries & Cream flavour that will appear exclusively...
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S&N sells Courage
Scottish & Newcastle has sold its beer brand Courage to the Wells & Youngs Brewing Company in a deal thought to be worth £10m.As part of the deal, a new company will be formed called Courage Brands, which will be 83% owned by Wells & Young's...
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Rosario wine range launch
A new Chilean wine range, designed for the independent and wholesale sectors is to launch next week. Rosario has been developed by Chilean winery Misiones de Rengo and UK-based agency Ehrmanns. The entry-level varietals are aimed...
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Cognac players braced for massive price wars
The booming Cognac sector looks set to be the next battleground for drinks brands and retailers, as multiple grocers look to sell own-label Cognacs at an 80% discount to their branded counterparts. A recent rise in brandy sales - TNS...
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Premium offer proves Absinthe's popularity
Absinthe, the notororious spirit nicknamed 'the green fairy', is becoming more popular and a new premium absinthe hopes to capitalise on this. Apsinthion Grand De Luxe is the latest hand-made product from Toorank Distilleries in Poland...
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Price Survey
Christmas alcohol promotions seem to be coming to an end, with Asda increasing the price of its 20-24 can box of Stella Artois by 20% this week, alongside a 33% hike in the price of Jacob's Creek Chardonnay. Elsewhere the price of Hardys Stamp...
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The spirits of Christmas are reluctant to depart
The top five categories for branded promotional activity reflect the legacy of the festive season. The data was collected on 30-31 December and shows that deals on the usual Christmas goodies dominated events. The alcohol...
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Baileys dodges bullet in Christmas price war
Retailers have dropped Baileys as their weapon of choice in the annual Christmas drinks discounting war. In the run-up to Christmas 2006 the Diageo-owned brand retained a price of £12.50 per litre for the whole period - amounting to £2.66...
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Retailers must help us push premium, not just low price
Beer and cider aren't just for Christmas. Or for major events like the World Cup. Every year we hear about the importance of getting off-trade right for customers at these times. But the sector has developed to a point where we must develop more...
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Harviestoun spins a tale on its labels
A Scottish brewer has refreshed the packaging across its range to make its beers more recognisable. Harviestoun Brewery, famous for its award-winning beers such as Bitter & Twisted, Schihallion and Old Engine Oil, has launched packaging...
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Retailers say... rules on deliveries are confusing
Double-yellow risks. Anoop Gakhal. Gak's wine. South Woodford. Size: 1,000 sq ft. ""There's plenty of space outside the shop as we're at the end of a parade of shops. We do have some deliveries two or...
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Cider: a glorious renaissance
Cider stands out clearly as the strongest growth category for the second year running, with a 15.4% increase over last year's take-home sales figures when combined with perry. Cider's strength appears to be have been gained by wresting...
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Buyer's View
The major trends are the continuing pressures on producers over pricing across beers, wines and spirits. I want to engage the industry to combat these pressures and to drive innovation. At our suppliers' conference we shared learnings about good...