All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 42
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Analysis & FeaturesAre limited edition launches stifling innovation in fmcg?
Brands are increasingly shunning expensive, permanent NPD in favour of more headline-grabbing limited editions. But are they preventing genuine innovation from breaking through?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe latest limited edition launches shaking up food & drink
From a collaborative Scottish beer to a vinegar-flavoured mochi, these are the latest limited edition launches aiming to shake up the status quo
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NewsJames Calder steps down as SIBA chief executive
SIBA’s senior management team will manage the organisation until Calder’s successor is appointed
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Comment & OpinionCould cardboard become the default packaging solution for booze brands?
Slowly but surely, paper-based packaging is becoming a reality in the BWS aisles
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NewsGreenall’s to launch paper gin bottle into Sainsbury’s
The brand has partnered with climate action organisation Ecologi to plant one tree for every paper bottle sold
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Comment & OpinionChanging the rules for low and no alcohol labelling is a no-brainer even Rishi and Liz can agree on
Reports suggest the threshold for a beer to be classed as ‘no alcohol’ will rise from 0.05% to between 0.5% and 1%, while ‘low alcohol’ will include drinks up to 3%
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NewsAmarula cream liqueur brand to make debut in gin
The spirit rings in at 43% abv and is claimed to be the only gin on the market made from marula fruit spirit, which is indegenous to sub-Saharan Africa
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NewsTax gap on alcohol and tobacco rises to an estimated £3.7 billion in 2021
The increase indicates that tax evasion and the illegal importation of tobacco is a growing problem in the UK
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Analysis & FeaturesHow forest-inspired Goosnargh Gin has grown sales while giving back to nature
At Goosnargh, ‘everything we do ties back to where we live, where we work and where we distil’
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NewsKingsland Drinks partners with Manchester Still to open new distilling facility
The facility will be “focused on the development of premium, innovative spirits and non-alcoholic beverages that will appeal to mixologists, bartenders and consumers alike”
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Comment & OpinionHow bottling closer to home can help the drinks industry adapt to rising costs
The traditional approach of brewing and packaging a product in its home market before shipping to consumers abroad looks to have gone down the drain, says Francois Sonneville, senior beverages analyst at Rabobank
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy is crowdfunding still right for craft beer brands?
Despite retailers rationalising craft ranges, investors still enthuse
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NewsMalibu gets major new campaign along with new mascot
The brand’s sales have risen significantly when compared to Malibu’s pre-pandemic value
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Comment & OpinionRepurposed gangsta rap is a hit for Crumpton Oaks
NWA’s Straight Outta Compton isn’t the most obvious candidate for a drinks ad remix
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Comment & OpinionUnder pressure at a festival: what can we learn from bar work?
Preventing the problem would have been ideal, but there will always be problems for a leader
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NewsMPs claim Australia trade deal will not reduce food prices in Britain
The Commons International Trade Committee’s report comes as government pushes debate on food import tariffs
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NewsNyetimber appoints Rolls-Royce director Richard Carter as CEO
Carter will take over from Nyetimber owner and shareholder Eric Heerema and MD Hans Sleeuwenhoek
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NewsBowl Grabber secures six-figure funding to disrupt wine category
The start-up offers wine across multiple formats – bottles, cans and bag-in-box – and has grown sales to £500k in its first year, with retail listings at Ocado and Amazon.
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NewsPortman Group rules against Marks & Spencer snow globe gins for under 18 appeal
Marks & Spencer claimed the bottles – which featured a light-up mechanism – were not designed as ‘a novelty, toy, or something that should be used by children’
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NewsHard seltzer sales up 39% - but mainstream moment still far away
The likes of White Claw, Topo Chico and Bud Light have made major gains over the last year