All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 38
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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol – spirits & RTDs 2022: Vodka and whisky steal gin’s thunder
Only eight of the UK’s top 50 spirits brands added value this year
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RankingsFive fastest growing products of 2022
Challengers like Madrí Excepcional are making great gains
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RankingsFive fastest falling products of 2022
The UK’s weather was the humble spud’s downfall this year
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RankingsThe 10 fastest falling categories of 2022 by value
The reopening of bars and restaurants was a powerful blow for grocery’s sales of spirits
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Comment & OpinionWhy Heineken is putting its dough into Toast Ale
The alcohol giant has contributed to a £2m funding round to help the craft brand pursue its sustainable mission
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NewsDiageo teams up with Encirc to produce net zero glass bottles by 2030
Encirc plans to build a furnace powered by electricity and low carbon hydrogen at its Elton plant in Cheshire
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NewsToast Ale secures £2m to continue food waste fight in beer category
Social enterprise brewery Toast Ale has raised more than £2m to grow the positive impact of its business, with investors including Heineken and former Unilever boss Paul Polman.
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NewsCity News: Naked Wines shares buoyed despite first-half loss
Naked Wines shares were buoyed this week by signs of a bottom line turnaround, despite slipping to a first-half loss
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NewsAdministrators seek buyer for Wild Beer Co
Beer brand Wild Beer Co has fallen into administration after struggling to recover from the pressures of Covid, while battling rising costs
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NewsCrumbs Brewing brings in crowd cash to fight food waste
Sustainable beer maker Crumbs Brewing has hit a £150k crowdfunding target to back its growth plans and fight food waste with new product launches.
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NewsDuppy Share Rum raises £2m to push UK growth
The business is forecasting 10% growth in the UK in the 2023 financial year and is aiming to gain a total of eight SKU listings across all the major mults by 2025.
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Comment & OpinionLow & no alcohol is about to cut through. Indie brands must seize the moment
Brands would be better off building their identity than pumping out variant after variant, says Nick Woods, strategy/creative director at Sunny Side Up
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Range PreviewPanettone Trios and Organic Prosecco: Whole Foods Market Christmas range 2022
A short and sweet range of new products from Whole Foods Market this Christmas – focusing on luxury Italian sweet treats
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NewsScottish alcohol marketing proposals would ‘cripple’ us, say convenience retailers
The Scottish government published the proposal for consultation last week and is inviting responses by 9 March
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Category ReportCan RTD booze continue to explode? Alcoholic drinks category report 2022
Premixed cocktails and hard seltzers have added value even as hospitality has reopened its doors. How can they sustain growth?
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Comment & OpinionBelvedere promises ‘best minute of your life’ with 007
Daniel Craig has found time to appear in the campest ad of the month. Possibly year. Maybe even century
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InterviewsGraham Norton talks celebrity booze brands… and why his is different
Graham Norton talks to The Grocer about the genesis of his best-selling GN drinks brand, and what makes his celebrity booze brand successful
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NewsHeineken-owned Beerwulf launches marketplace model
Beerwulf – an online shop since 2017 in 10 European countries including the UK – launched its new marketplace model in the Netherlands this week
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Comment & OpinionClever Cîroc balances celeb cool with off-licence approachability
Cîroc, making its TV debut, cleverly positions itself as an exclusive and approachable brand
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NewsEncirc acquires Accolade Wines’ UK bottling and warehousing site as part of £30m deal
The deal, which is scheduled to close in January 2023, aims to support the wine producer’s growth strategy in key markets including the UK and Europe