All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 339
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Pernod Ricard claims a seamless switch for Seagram wine and
Pernod Ricard was up and running with its newly acquired Seagram brands within four days of the joint acquisition with Diageo winning approval. The US Federal Trade Commission cleared the deal on December 20 and the drinks giant said it was able...
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Coors places faith in Carling's top team
US brewer Coors, the surprise victor in the bidding battle for Carling Brewers, is giving its total commitment to the current management and plans to retain the Carling name for the business. Coors senior vice president Rob Klugman told The Grocer:...
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Xanadu UK expansion boosted by Normans brands
Australian wine company Xanadu plans an aggressive expansion in the UK. The company was selling 70,000 cases a year in this country, but this will shoot up to 250,000 by the middle of this year following the integration of the key Normans brands...
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Fells picks up four Aussie wines
Wine shipper John E Fells is moving into the UK's Australian wine market with four new agency deals. It has become the UK distributor for Bleasdale Vineyards, Red Earth and Temple Bruer from South Australia and Delatite from Victoria. Fells...
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Becks 24 x 275ml Price promotion £11.99 Floor sStack
Becks 24 x 275ml Price promotion £12.49 Floor stack Tesco Cadbury's Chocolate Mousse 4 x 55g Price promotion 79p Gondola end Safeway Cadbury's Dairy Milk 200g 50% ...
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Mark Spowart
Asda beer buyer Beer sales in the multiples have remained healthy in 2001 and Asda's beer offering has dominated the marketplace with a focus on providing value for the leading and growing brands. Key brands in mainstream and premium lagers have...
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N'Ice and easy
Guinness UDV is planning to make Smirnoff Ice a key part of this year's New Year's Eve parties in London through sponsorship of the capital's transport system. The brand will provide free transport on the buses and Underground. The deal features...
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Interbrew co-operation wins it a reduced fine
Close co-operation with EU anti-trust authorities in their crackdown on beer cartels has worked in Interbrew's favour and reduced the fine for its anti-competitive practices in Belgium from 10% of its turnover to just 46.5m euros (£30m). The...
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Designer water bottles may hold fountain of youth for Welsh
Mary Carmichael Welsh water company Ty Nant is bringing out its first PET bottles in a bid to reach a younger, trendier audience. The brand is best known for the distinctive cobalt blue wine-shaped bottles designed for formal eating occasions....
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Carling 24-pack at £9.99 is lunacy'
Sainsbury's move to slash the price of Carling has brought howls of outrage from the wholesale sector. Sainsbury shocked the trade with national advertising for a 24 pack of Carling 440ml cans at £9.99 (down from £12.99). This is a pack exclusive...
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RECALL FOR
RED SQUARE Halewood International has recalled part of its production of one litre bottles of Red Square vodka following the discovery of glass particles in some bottles. A spokesman said this was isolated to a small number of bottles which were...
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Santa with a rosey nosey
Batemans has introduced a bit of fun to the Christmas beer fixture by adding a Santa Claus hat to its seasonal Rosey Nosey Ale. The ale comes in a gift pack complete with a deck of cards and retails at £2.49. Sainsbury, Safeway, Booths, Unwins and...
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Interbrew circles over SAB
Interbrew's determination to be one of the key players in the global beer market was revealed this week when it admitted looking into the potential of taking over South African Breweries. But the City is sceptical it would be able to pull the...
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Famous Grouse gets to the bottom of the matter in a party t
The Famous Grouse bird gets into the spirit of the office party in a new TV ad for the blended whisky. The latest addition to the campaign shows the bird taking part in a popular office party prank. The grouse is seen on top of the photocopier...
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Posh 'n' Becks in another Somerfield
Regular readers of this page will know that Posh and Becks are big fans of the Somerfield store in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. So a picture of them in one of the multiple's stores should not be too surprising. But wait a minute. This is the...
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Simplicity, with Fruits of France
Boutinot is aiming to ease consumer confusion over French wines by bringing out out a simply titled Fruits of France range. Four single varietals Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah make up the offering and have been chosen because...
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The Director General of Fair Trading is inviting written rep
Pernod Ricard has denied reports that French wine firm Castel Frères is the only company left in the bidding for Oddbins, which Pernod is expected to sell after it has acquired the chain as part of the Seagram portfolio. French food giant Danone is...
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Multiples focus on major wine deals
Tim Palmer The multiples are putting their weight behind major deals in the wine aisles in a pre-Christmas push to attract consumers' attention. So far the beer and spirits shelves have remained relatively unscathed as the grocers focus on wine to...
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Archers revamp
Archers Schnapps has been redesigned as part of Guinness UDV's multi-milliion pound support for the brand this year. The new look 70cl bottle hits shelves in the multiples next month and will be rolled out in other pack sizes and trade channels...