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Scapa debuts aged single malt collection alongside visual overhaul
The new permanent range will launch next month
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City snapshot: Nestlé downgrades growth forecasts on weak shopper demand
Nestlé has lowered its growth expectations for the year after a disappointing third quarter as the world’s biggest food company struggled with soft consumer demand. Plus, Tate & Lyle shares boom on takeover speculation, and Deliveroo and Pernod Ricard report quarterly results
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Analysis & Features
A new dawn for tequila: how the UK is waking up to the opportunity
Tequila is now the second-biggest spirit in the US, and sales are also booming in UK cocktail bars. But how can the agave-based nectar translate that growth to the grocery market?
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Analysis & Features
China-EU trade war: what UK food and drink stands to gain… and lose
Tensions between Beijing and Brussels are running high – and UK pork and alcohol suppliers are watching with bated breath
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Duty rises to blame for off-trade sales slump, Pernod Ricard UK boss says
’It is not our game to chase prices to the bottom’
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Pernod Ricard denies China brandy dumping allegations
Producers were ‘very much mobilised’ against the threat posed by tariffs, Pernod Ricard’s CFO said
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Pernod Ricard takes minority stake in Lewis Hamilton’s Almave tequila alternative
The brand was founded by Hamilton in 2023
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City snapshot: Pernod Ricard hails ‘robust’ performance despite full-year sales decline
The group’s full-year sales for the year to 30 June were down 1% organically to €11.6bn
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Comment & Opinion
Tom Daley helps Malibu deliver swimming safety message
Malibu would struggle to find a better soundtrack or poolside partner
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Comment & Opinion
Pernod Ricard’s wine disposal will diminish its UK presence
Selling the likes of Jacob’s Creek and Campo Viejo makes sense, but it will make Pernod Ricard much less of a UK powerhouse
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Pernod Ricard rolls out Spanish wine brand Tapabrava
Red and white blends are hitting supermarket shelves this week
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Malfy partners with Remeo to launch posh spritz-flavoured lolly
The lollies contain a serve of Malfy’s blood orange gin
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‘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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Absolut Vodka & Sprite RTD rolls out in the UK
The launch represents a third foray into alcohol in the UK for Coca-Cola
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Beefeater to add alcohol-free variant in Spain
The 0.0% abv drink was ‘inspired by’ Beefeater London Dry Gin and the result of 154 different recipe iterations
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Beefeater 24 undergoes ‘striking’ refresh to cut plastic and aluminium content
The new look boasts of improved sustainability credentials
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Premium spirit sales forecast to come under pressure in 2024
Consumers are likely to trade down into cheaper alcohol in 2024 to add further pressure to premium drinks brands, according to Bloomberg Intelligence
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Chivas staff agree to new pay terms, ending strike threat
Staff had ‘overwhelmingly’ accepted improved terms over a two-year period, Unite said
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Unite confirms staff walkouts at Chivas Brothers’ distillery sites
It comes after 91.2% of Unite members voted in favour of striking last week
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Analysis & Features
The party is over for big spirits brands, so where do they go?
As recently as a year ago, spirit brand owners were boasting record demand, but now the boom looks to be over