All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 62
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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol – spirits & RTDs 2021: vodka booms as gin bubble finally bursts
For the first time in years, spend on gins has fallen
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NewsAccolade Wines launches ‘on tap’ Vino Società brand
The brand has debuted with a pair of 1.5-litre bag-in-box SKUs
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NewsBudweiser Brewing Group appoints new UK&I president
Brian Perkins, a 10-year veteran of the Budweiser and Stella owner, has been promoted from zone Europe commercial and marketing VP
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NewsBrothers Drinks brings Babycham back under control of Showering family
Cider producer Brothers Drinks has acquired iconic sparkling perry brand Babycham from current owner Accolade Wines for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsCarlsberg Marston’s to close London Fields Brewery with view to sale
The move “in no way reflects upon the hard work and dedication” put into building the brand, said CMBC boss Paul Davies
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NewsWhen In Rome hits £400k fund target to boost eco-wine packaging
The When In Rome and Philip Schofield brands are currently stocked by Waitrose and Ocado Eco-friendly craft wine supplier When In Rome has hit a £400k crowdfunding target to expand its range of sustainable packaging into paper bottles. Rob Malin, Andrea Marchesi and Lorenzo Canali founded the ...
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InterviewsMark Livings on Lyre’s plan to be the first low & no unicorn
Mark Livings is eyeing unicorn status for his booze-free Lyre’s. But gin obsessions, supermarket buyers and regulation stand in his way.
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Jessica Whittaker, marketing executive, SHS Drinks
Jessica works on brand projects for WKD, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year
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NewsBeavertown Brewery launches eight-strong Ghost hard seltzer range
Called ‘Ghost’, the range comprises four different strengths and flavours to ’suit every taste and occasion’, said Beavertown
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NewsFood trade attachés to be sent to ‘key markets’ including the US and India
The emissaries would help drive export growth and build “mutually supportive relationships with trading partners”, DIT said
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NewsHofmeister mascot George the Bear returns as brand launches £600k funding round
It had ‘spotted a clear gap in the market to catapult a Bavarian beer to the same level of success seen by its counterparts from other European countries’, Hofmeister said
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Category ReportEnd of the party? Wine category report 2021
Wine sales have remained high despite the return of the on-trade. Supply chain problems and alcohol duty changes pose a threat
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Category ReportUpsetting the applecart: beer and cider category report 2021
Cider sales have gone flat over the past year, despite a boozy summer for lager and ales. Why are the fruit drinks out of favour?
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Category ReportRipping up the whisky rulebook: spirits category report 2021
Whisky distillers are driving growth by abandoning outdated notions, while gin’s long boom could be finally coming to a halt
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NewsTonic wine Buckfast hits the buffers as Covid dampens demand
Newly filed accounts for Buckfast distributor J Chandler & Co show sales reversed by 10.8% in the year to 31 March 2021
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Comment & OpinionCamden Town gives us fresh Hells over gifting
“Hello bad gift giver.” It’s an ominous opening to an unusual Christmas advert
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NewsChampagne sales rocket by a third as in-person gatherings return
Brits bought the equivalent of an extra 2.3 million litres
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NewsCity snapshot: Rémy Cointreau upgrades guidance as sales surge past pre-pandemic levels
French spirits player Rémy Cointreau has upgraded its full year guidance after first half revenues jumped 52% driven by the global recovery from Covid. Plus results from Paypoint, Mitchells & Butlers and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsOnline wine merchant seeks £150k to back mission to ‘eradicate wine snobbery’
UK online wine merchant Smashed Grapes has launched a £150k fundraising drive
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s in-store pub shows it is thinking ahead as the craft beer boom slumps
The ‘pub’ in Asda’s Milton Keynes store could help inject some excitement and differentiation back into the craft beer category