All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 302

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    Price wars trigger drop in value

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Heavy discounting in the multiples may have triggered a decline in value sales for the two leading festive alcohol brands in the run-up to Christmas.In the four weeks to Christmas Eve, value in the number one and two brands, Stella Artois and...

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    Price wars trigger drop in value

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Heavy discounting in the multiples may have triggered a decline in value sales for the two leading festive alcohol brands in the run-up to Christmas.In the four weeks to Christmas Eve, value in the number one and two brands, Stella Artois and...

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    Pernod opens cellar door

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Pernod Ricard UK is showing its intention to become a serious player in wine as well as in spirits with the creation of a dedicated sales and marketing wine team.The company has announced that the integration of wine brandsit acquired from...

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    Pernod opens cellar door

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Pernod Ricard UK is showing its intention to become a serious player in wine as well as in spirits with the creation of a dedicated sales and marketing wine team.The company has announced that the integration of wine brandsit acquired from...

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    Queensland wines for UK

    2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Darlington Wines is bringing a range of Australian wines into the UK from Queensland’s oldest winery.The family-owned Ballandean Estate is also the largest winery in the region and it has been producing wines there for over 70 years.The...

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    Off-trade set for Dark launch

    2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Budweiser-Budvar is poised to launch bottled Budvar Dark in the UK off-trade as well as significantly ramping up its marketing activity in the UK. The dark lager from the Czech Republic has already proved popular in pubs, where it was launched...

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    Moramarco becomes CEO of Constellation Europe

    2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Jon Moramarco is the new CEO for Constellation Europe. He joins the drinks group from Constellation Brands’ fine wine business, Icon Estates, where he has been president and CEO since December 2003.He replaces Christopher Carson who is...

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    Holt rolls out ales across off-trade

    2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Manchester-based family brewery Joseph Holt has begun a nationwide off-trade launch of its premium bottled ales.The range comprises six beers – Humdinger, 1849, Maple Moon, Fifth Sense, Touchwood and Thunder Holt – ranging from 4.1 to 5.5% abv...

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    Off-licences are losing out

    2006-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Off-licences and convenience stores are missing opportunities to make more money from beer sales, according to research seen exclusively by The Grocer.A survey carried out by TNS Global for Deloitte revealed that while 76% of 1,000 adults...

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    Gilliland leaves InBev as part of restructure

    2006-01-07T00:00:00Z

    One of the best known names in the UK beer industry has left brewing giant InBev as part of a major restructuring of its senior management team.Stewart Gilliland was running western Europe for the brewer but he has been replaced by Stéfan...

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    Drinks-branded condoms fail to impress panel

    2006-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Independent Distillers (UK) will cease to distribute Vodka Mudshake and Vodka Twistee Shots branded condoms following a complaint to The Portman Group.The complaint was upheld by the responsible drinking campaign group’s Independent Complaints...

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    Unwins hangs inthe balance

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Unwins could be plunged into administration as early as next week after a high court application by its directors, while The Grocer has uncovered further details of the chain’s plummeting fortunes.The application relates to Unwins Wine Group,...

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    Unwins hangs inthe balance

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Unwins could be plunged into administration as early as next week after a high court application by its directors, while The Grocer has uncovered further details of the chain’s plummeting fortunes.The application relates to Unwins Wine Group,...

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    Thai hibiscus RTD set for UK

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Red Bull UK is to make its first foray into alcoholic drinks in the off-trade with the launch of a Thai ready-to-drink brand. The company is to distribute the Thai hibiscus-infused wine-based RTD product Sabai, which means “chill out”, into the...

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    More mischief in Goats do Roam stable

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The mischievously named Goats do Roam wine range from South Africa is introducing two additions in the festive season.Bored Doe and Goat Door will join the other Rhône-style wines in the Goats do Roam Wine Company stable from the Fairview...

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    Swedish flavour for cider market

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    UK cider producers claim the UK launch of a Swedish product could threaten the premium image that has triggered a revival for cider this year.Kopparbergs – which is branding itself as cider and comes in mixed fruit, pear and apple flavours – is...

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    Red hot prospects for Chilean wines

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Chile boasts the perfect climate in which to grow ‘happy’ grapes, making it a paradise for the country’s winemakersChile is often described as a winemaker’s paradise and it’s not difficult to see why. Protected by the borders of the...

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    Roo Bros red comes to UK

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Another animal-branded wine brand is hopping its way over to the UK from Australia.
    Distributed by Vinoceros, the Roo Brothers brand features images of Clive and Doug, two lounging kangaroos.
    Roo Brothers Red currently has exclusive listings…

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    Thandi offers blend of reds

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The world’s first Fairtrade wine brand has launched a dual varietal wine in the range into the UK. Distributor Omnia Wines has released Thandi’s Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2005 exclusively into the Co-op, priced at £4.99.The wine is blended...

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    Baileys’ price drops to all-time low

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The price of Baileys has dropped again to a price even lower than last Christmas, reaching an all-time low in the annual drinks discounting war. The cream liqueur brand has this week dropped by a further 2p in Tesco to just £9.84 per litre,...