Melt Water

IFE 2013 round-up: Self-chilling drinks and 'melt' water

21 Mar 2013 | By Vince Bamford

From self-chilling drinks to water based on natural glacier formation and thawing, IFE 2013 presented a range of attention-grabbing drinks products.

Irn Bru

AG Barr profits up ahead of Britvic merger

21 Mar 2013 | By Guy Montague-Jones

Irn-Bru brand owner AG Barr has reported a 4.3% increase in full-year profit before tax to £35m.

Export crate

UK food and drink exports remained flat in 2012

18 Mar 2013 | By Guy Montague-Jones

After years of strong growth, UK food and drink exports remained flat at £12.1bn in 2012, according to the Food and Drink Federation

Does Carling have what it takes to be a Stella success

Does Carling have what it takes to be a Stella success? Subscription

19 Jan 2013 | By Vince Bamford

Molson Coors has had a bumpy track record of late when it comes to new product development…

more drinks company news

The fight for the nation's livers is certainly not over yet

23 Mar 2013 | By Ronan Hegarty

Ed Miliband cheekily asked David Cameron what, if anything, “he could organise in a brewery?”…

Duty fraud: we need legislation to help stamp it out Subscription

16 Mar 2013 | By Steve Parfett

With the Budget days away, I will illustrate the imbalance in importance of anti-duty fraud measures proposed by HMRC…

The alcohol access debate is a threat to off-licences Subscription

02 Feb 2013 | By James Lowman

The alcohol trade, thanks to David Cameron, is preoccupied with the debate about alcohol responsibility and price…

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Who will be the ultimate winner from the Morrisons deal with Ocado?

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Quality to the fore in wine

04 May 2013 | Updated: 07 May 2013

We read with interest your coverage highlighting the increase in demand for fine wines and the likely demise of under-£5 wines…

Rethink by PM on minimum pricing would be welcome

16 Mar 2013

Reports suggest the PM is reconsidering plans to hike up the cost of alcohol…

Scotland alcohol warning

09 Feb 2013

James Lowman’s feature on the alcohol ‘access’ debate is very timely…

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