All articles by James Beeson – Page 8
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News
Levi Roots gets ‘tropical’ energy drink brand extension
The extension comes with tropical flavours in energy growing value 19% year on year, according to NIQ
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Adnams ‘considers options’ as it downplays talk of outright sale
The brewer said it would prefer an injection of third-party capital or to sell some of its freehold pubs
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Thatchers to rebrand Cloudy Lemon Cider after Aldi High Court defeat
Thatchers insisted the rebrand was unconnected to its recent High Court defeat
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Category Report
Beer & cider trends 2024: The great drinkflation
Duty changes are shaking up beer and cider, leading to a stream of lower-abv innovation. But are shoppers being short-changed?
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Adnams appoints Jenny Hanlon as first-ever female CEO
Hanlon’s appointment comes with Adnams exploring new funding options
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Cornish Orchards goes posh with Avalen sparkling cider
The cider is fermented like a champagne and matured for over a year
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Innocent revamps Juicy Water range and cuts sugar content
The drinks contain 20% less sugar than their previous incarnations, and are HFSS compliant
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Fourpure applies for CVA to stave off liquidation threat
Fourpure’s owners insisted the ’short term move’ would shore up its immediate future
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Highland Spring enters flavoured water category with HFSS-compliant trio
The flavours will hit Tesco stores from April onwards
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Eebria deal offering ‘full repayment to all creditors’ collapsed in December
A subsequent pre-pack sale saw Beer52 pay just £30,000 to acquire the business
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‘Draconian’ Sheffield alcohol-free advert ban divides industry
The move prevents low/zero alcohol drinks from brands synonymous with alcohol from being promoted on authority-owned billboards
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Northern Monk boosts capacity with £500k investment
The investment will boost capacity by around 1.4m pints per year
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CMBC brings Brooklyn Brewery’s The Stonewall Inn IPA to the UK
The brew celebrates the legacy of the Stonewall Uprising in 1969
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Princes to manufacture Capri-Sun pouches from autumn 2024
The tie-up will create between 50 and 60 jobs
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Pimentae seals supermarket debut with Waitrose listing
The 14.5% abv trio would ‘elevate any occasion’, according to Pimentae
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Analysis and Features
Out of the ashes: Why pre-pack deals have left drinks suppliers raging
A spate of pre-pack administration deals have left hordes of suppliers out of pocket. How ethical is this so-called ‘phoenix-ing’?
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The Big Interview
Nathalie Roos: the CEO making black tea cool again
The newly revamped PG Tips has netted praise from Dua Lipa. For Lipton Teas & Infusions’ CEO, it’s all part of adding value back into black tea
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Edrington and Beam Suntory call time on UK distribution tie-up
Beam Suntory will now establish its own commercial venture in the UK
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Former Paralympian Ian Jones enlists daughter to launch Pop & Pip
Pip & Pop is to debut with a duo of flavoured waters, before extending into other categories later this year
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US powdered hydration brand Liquid IV lands in the UK
Liquid IV is the number one powdered hydration brand in the US by value