All articles by Daniel Woolfson – Page 94
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Coke adds dairy-free Adez smoothies to UK offering
The brand was previously launched as a soya fruit juice by Unilever in the UK in 2006, but withdrawn from the market two years later
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Conviviality shares suffer following margins warning
The company’s shares fell c19% from 302.5p to 285p over the course of the morning, wiping £132m from Conviviality’s market…
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Halewood resurrects Crabbie's long-dormant Scotch whisky brand
Crabbie 30 Years Old and Crabbie 8 Year Old are the first whiskies to bear the Crabbie name since the 1970s…
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Analysis & Features
Asda and Sainsbury's lead in hikes for own-label wine
Own-label wine prices are rising in Asda and Sainsbury’s but remain relatively stationary in Morrisons and Tesco
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Wine drinkers turn noses up at cans, pouches and boxes
Brits were unimpressed by alternatives to the standard 75cl glass wine bottle, research found…
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Comment & Opinion
Is it time to remove the regulatory straitjacket on Scotch?
The idea of Scotch “infusions” and lower-alcohol drams are just some of the innovations being proposed for the hard stuff, much to the chagrin of some in the industry
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Wholesaler LWC Drinks sees sales soar by £35m
Revenues at the business grew by 16.2% (£34.5m) to £247.2m for the year ending 30 September…
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Kingfisher looks to craft IPA as UK Indian lager sales drop
The brand has applied to register the trademarks ‘Bombay Bicycle IPA’ and ‘Bombay Cycle IPA’…
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Fourpure readies new beers and revamped brewery
The brewer will open its upgraded facility on 8 February…
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Fever-Tree overtakes Schweppes in battle for mults' mixer sales
A festive surge means it now holds a 39% market share on the off-trade, compared to Schweppes’ 31%
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Bacardi snaps up posh tequila Patrón in $5.1bn deal
Bacardi said the deal would make it ‘the number one spirits player in the super-premium segment in the US’…
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Westons gives low-alcohol Stowford Press cider a makeover
The cider has been given fresh new bottles featuring “blue cues synonymous with the low and no-alcohol category”…
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Campaign for Real Ale to boost relevance by widening remit
Members will vote on proposals to extend remit to kegged ales, ciders and other types of booze…
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Analysis & Features
Ginspiracy: Are producers hiding behind ‘artisanal’ and ‘hand-crafted’ labels?
A craft-based, artisan-inspired gin renaissance has seen sales of gin soar. But is there a risk some producers are cutting corners and hiding behind ‘artisanal’ and ‘hand-crafted’ labels to make a fast buck?
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BrewDog poised to release new dry-hopped Lost Lager
Lost Lager uses classic Noble hops and will be ready for bottling in approximately three weeks time…
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Sainsbury's raises price of own-label 'house' wines
The supermarket has raised the price of all 24 75cl and 150cl SKUs in its ‘house’ wine range
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LoneWolf spirits to be distributed by Global Brands
Global Brands won out over two other as-yet-unnamed distributors for LoneWolf’s business in a three-way tender
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Halewood Wines & Spirits boosts growing posh gin portfolio
Halewood has brought back the limited-edition Liverpool Rose Petal gin and released two new flavours for Whitley Neill…
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Wimbledon Brewery signs ex-Paperchase CFO David Bateman
Bateman has made a personal investment in the company, which would “assist in supporting its growth”…
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Seedlip plans entire portfolio of new booze-free brands
Claire Smith-Warner, who previously oversaw spirit creation at posh vodka brand Belvedere. will helm NPD…