All articles by James Beeson – Page 31
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NewsTropicana looks to woo private label shoppers with two ambient ranges
Tropicana made its ambient debut last May
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News‘Bargain hunting’ shoppers won’t make us row back on pricing, Pernod Ricard says
The Beefeater owner has no plans to cut prices to claw back market share
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NewsBottlegreen targets older female shoppers with RTD cocktail trio
The cans will launch in Sainsbury’s and Morrisons from mid-April
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NewsStrongbow adds ‘citrussy’ Zest to fruit cider offer
Zest comes after Strongbow added a Tropical cider to its offer in 2023
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NewsAldi to launch ‘UK first’ own-brand paper wine bottles
Cambalala South African Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc will be available on 18 March – Global Recycling Day
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NewsAsahi to close Meantime brewery site in Greenwich
Meantime beers will no longer be brewed in Greenwich, Asahi has announced
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NewsAlcohol duty to be frozen for further six months, Hunt confirms
Alcohol duty had been due to rise by 3% in August
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NewsVolvic reintroduces Touch of Fruit Sparkling in cans
Volvic previously sold a sparkling Touch of Fruit product in bottles from 2015 to 2017
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NewsInnocent to offer £1m via regenerative agriculture fund
Grants of between £20,000 and £500,000 will be available through the fund
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NewsLewis Hamilton’s alcohol-free agave ‘spirit’ gets UK launch
Hamilton’s Almave brand was created in partnership with Mexican spirits group Casa Lumbre
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NewsAlcohol ‘not a focus’ for Monster in the UK, CCEP says
Monster’s boozy brand extension isn’t about to hit UK shelves any time soon
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NewsSt Austell Brewery unveils major brand refresh for Proper Job
The uplift was Proper Job’s first for six years, and its biggest ever, St Austell said
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NewsWilliam Grant & Sons to launch De Kuyper ready-to-serve cocktail quartet
The range includes Piña Colada and Espresso Martini serves
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Comment & OpinionAnyone for Pimm’s? Who will buy Diageo’s ‘quintessentially British’ brand?
Owing to its seasonality and lack of global appeal, an overseas buyer for Pimm’s seems unlikely
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NewsBlack Sheep Brewery boss Charlene Lyons to step down
Lyons departure comes less than a year after Black Sheep’s sale
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NewsIllva Saronno swallows up Engine gin
The Italian company first acquired a stake in Engine in 2021
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NewsBreal plots further acquisitions to hit £100m brewing revenue target
Last year saw Breal acquire four craft brewers out of administration
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NewsAustralian Vintage weighs up merger with Accolade Wines
Could McGuigan and Hardys soon share a single owner?
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NewsCoca-Cola targets flavoured colas segment with lemon flavour relaunch
Coca-Cola previously axed a lemon flavoured cola in the UK in 2006
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NewsLipton Teas & Infusions to co-fund ‘world first’ tea academy in Kenya
The academy will provide up to 3,000 Kenyans each year with professional training up to bachelors, masters and PhD level