All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 299
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M&S gives Reid extra role
Marks and Spencer has appointed Syd Reid as category manager for wine and drinks, marking the fourth change to the position in two years.Reid will add the responsibility to his existing role of category manager for the retailer’s flowers and...
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Meantime spices up specialist beers
Meantime microbrewery has reformulated its chocolate and coffee beers and put up the price in order to offer a more premium product.
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Somerfield offer angers brewers
Brewers are outraged at Somerfield’s latest beer price promotion, believed to be the lowest ever recorded in retail.The deal involved Interbrew, Coors and Carlsberg brands and offered any two packs of 20 cans of 440ml Carling, 20 bottles of...
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Rosé wines in the pink
Morrisons is taking advantage of the growing demand for rosé wine through its summer Drink Pink promotion.The promotion will run until mid July, with offers available across the whole of the rosé range, such as £1.50 off Fetzer Syrah Rosé....
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Wine brands chill out for summer
Brands including Fetzer and Jacob’s Creek are introducing wine cooling innovations to compete with chilled beer in preparation for this summer’s heatwave.Producer Fetzer Vineyards is offering a re-usable Cool-Air tube to Sainsbury shoppers...
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Bottled BE beer has a sting in tail
Anheuser-Busch is hoping to attract former ready-to-drink (RTD) fans with the launch of an energy-boosting bottled beer.The Budweiser producer is launching BE, a 5% abv lager containing caffeine, guarana and ginseng, to the UK off-trade this...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesProduct: Magners irish ciderCompany: MagnersPrice: £2.99/LITREConsumer’s VerdictRecommended to be...
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Supplier Spotlight
Beer drinkers who dipped chunks of cheese in their pints in the 1960s inadvertently led to the creation of the Ilchester Cheese Company.Dunking punters gave Ilchester pub landlord Ken Seaton the idea of making a cheese blended with beer, which...
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Penguin pair for UK store
Southcorp is launching its Little Penguin Australian wine range into the UK.The wines, initially a Chardonnay and a Shiraz, are priced at £4.99 each and are available at Sainsbury.They are described as easy-drinking and the Chardonnay is...
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Mateus in the pink with duet of Rosés
Mateus is rolling out a £1.2m advertising campaign this month to coincide with growing interest in rosé wine in the UK.The campaign will support its latest variant, Mateus Rosé Temperanillo (rsp: £4.99), as well as its Mateus Rosé Original wine...
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A room with a brew
The chance to create her own beer was an exciting prospect for senior drinks reporter Sonya Hook, but a day at Young’s Brewery made her wish she’d spent a few more sessions in the gym firstCreating my own beer from scratch was an...
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Clydesdale appointed as CEO of Carling UK
Doug Clydesdale has been appointed chief executive officer of Carling UK, replacing Lars Fellman, who will retire at the beginning of next year.Clydesdale will take up his new position in January 2006, reporting directly to Nils S Anderson,...
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Licensees at risk from Act
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has implemented an action plan to help eliminate confusion about the new Licensing Act. The Act comes into force on November 24, when retailers will not be able to legally sell alcohol without a new...
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Call to bolster beer image
The drinks industry can build up the beer category by looking at ways to present it to a wider audience, states Interbrew UK in its 2005 Market Report.The report, published this week, indicates that beer could be made relevant for a...
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Mills MD for Gaymer
Constellation Europe has appointed John Mills as the first-ever managing director of the Gaymer Cider Company.Mills will take responsibility for the management and growthof Constellation’s cider division, which includes Blackthorn, Diamond...
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Climbing up the premium stakes
South African wine is growing in popularity with a 12% increase in sales in the UK. The next challenge is to bump up bottle pricesAfter years of suffering a reputation in the UK for sometimes dubious quality and low prices, South...
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ScotCo pushes premium cider
Scottish Courage is poised to launch a premium cider into the off and on-trades as part of its offensive to capture a greater share of the cider category.The company is rolling out the red cider to wholesalers later this month in two different...
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Imports offer wider choice
Beer drinkers will have a wider choice this summer, with the launch of two imported brews.Weissbier Etalon will be available in Tesco after the beer won the Best New Imported Beer category in the chain’s Brewing Awards in 2004. Steve Holt,...
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KWV chief raises a glass to a clearer proposition
KWV chief Willem Barnard is driving a clearly communicated and ethical strategy for South African wine. Sonya Hook reportsSouth African wine company KWV recently announced it was setting up a committee of winemakers to offer a...
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Staying with Liverpool
Carlsberg has renewed its partnership with Liverpool Football Club as Official Club Sponsor.The brewer is extending its contract for a further two years after false speculation that it was planning to end the sponsorship deal.The deal...