All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 320
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Pernod sales fall on disposals
French group Pernod Ricard said the strong euro has wiped 70m euros off its first quarter sales which fell 38% as it disposed of non-core businesses to focus on its wine and spirits portfolio.Group turnover came in at 740m compared to 1.19bn...
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Smirnoff Ice takes to can format
Rosie Davenport Diageo is expanding Smirnoff Ice and Smirnoff Ice Black into cans in a direct attack on its brewing rivals. The ready-to-drink (RTD) brand will be launched in a 300ml format in June to complement the current bottled range....
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Carry on cruising
The multiples have found their drinks operations in Calais lucrative, but times are getting tougher says Anne Bruce Ask Sainsbury which branch is its most profitable per square foot, or Tesco which store sells the highest volume of beers,...
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S&N won't stop at Bulmers
Rosie Davenport The drinks industry is bracing itself for another round of consolidation as a result of Scottish & Newcastle's decision to exit pub retailing and buy Bulmers for £278m. The brewer, which is seeking a buyer for its £2.3bn pub...
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Cheviot boosts top team
Cheviot UK Wine Agencies, based in Glasgow, has filled two newly created senior sales posts. Hugh Laughton is director of sales for England. He has spent 13 years with wine agents, including H Parrott, Domaines Drouhin & Associates and Lawlers....
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Heineken looks to Austria
Heineken is to launch an offer to acquire a majority stake in Austrian-based brewery group BBAG with brands such as Zipfer, Goesser and Edelweiss.The Dutch brewer has offered 769m euros for GeBAG, which owns a 68.7% of BBAG's share capital...
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Nun slips into something Slinky
Blue Nun is to break the habit of a lifetime – by bringing out a wine-based RTD bearing the famous brand’s name. Slinky will be the first drink of its kind in the UK to be associated with a well-known wine.However, retailers claim...
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Troch's successor
Dutch brewer Grolsch intends to appoint Ab Pasman as chairman to replace Jacques Troch who retires in April 2004. Pasman, an executive of electronics group Philips, will in the meantime be appointed to the Grolsch board of management. ...
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Gondolas at large for M&S Italian range push
Marks & Spencer is showcasing its Italian range until June, with new products and instore activity that includes tastings and gondola-end promotions. Sampling of some of the 250 products which cover prepared meals, sandwiches, wines, breads,...
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here for the beer
Coors Brewers is hoping that encouraging young consumers to wax lyrical about the "pleasures" of beer will bring back some of the hype it is losing to rival drinks. The brewer behind Grolsch and Carling is rolling out the Young voice of beer'...
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Will & Grace ads blossom
Blossom Hill has extended its sponsorship of Channel 4's TV comedy Will & Grace. The wine brand will be associated with the new series, which starts this week for a six-month run. A collection of branded break bumpers will appear in 15,10...
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Bravo for Heineken in Russia
Heineken’s Russian arm Bravo International has launched a non-alcoholic brand – Buckler – in Russia.Brewed at Heineken’s St Petersburg brewery, Buckler will be one of the first international non-alcoholic beer brands in Russia and will be...
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Origin Shiraz
Consumer's viewALEX STUDD, 30, md of an internet company, Kent Being a consumer of Spanish varieties, I was intrigued to try this new Australian wine. They seem to be getting more and more popular, and with offerings like this, I'm not...
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Whyte and Mackay in record shirt deal
Blended Scotch whisky brand Whyte and Mackay is venturing south of the border in a three-year sponsorship deal with Leeds United. The brand, which is distributed by Maxxium UK, is replacing Strongbow as the Premiership club's shirt sponsor in a...
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Warning of discounter control
Simon Mowbray Interbrew has fired the latest salvo in its ongoing battle with the multiples over pricing, claiming that retailers are in danger of taking the beer market the "way of Germany". In its latest annual market report, the brewer...
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Tesco's wine testbed at Calais refurbished
Tesco will complete a refurbishment of its 20,000 sq ft Calais Vin Plus drinks superstore this month to mark the store's eighth anniversary. The store, which sells more beers, wines and spirits than any other Tesco in the world, has been...
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New Cadbury names
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is adding a Wine Sours variant to its Maynards gums range next month and increasing the brand's marketing spend by 67% to £2.5m. The newcomer will also join CTB's Christmas range which it is backing with a total of £29m....
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Mills takes on UK arm of Constellation Wines
Rod Addy John Mills, managing director of Grants of St James's Wines and Strathmore Mineral Water Company, has become MD of Constellation Wines UK. The business is part of the global wine division of Constellation Brands and was created...