Alcohol news 5
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NewsAsda trials Diageo digital spirits screens at Express stores
Currently Asda Express stores stock a spirits range of 13 or 26 products depending on size. The new system takes the range up to 50 products
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NewsBrooklyn Brewery to lead global collaboration showcasing ‘drought resistant’ fonio grain
Brewers signed up include Carlsberg, Guinness and Thornbridge
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NewsCava shortage fears grow as drought prompts Freixenet to furlough staff
Yields in the Cava DO appellation have been hit by dry hot weather in recent years
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NewsCity snapshot: PZ Cussons to sell-off St Tropez to refocus group
PZ Cussons is kicking off a sale process for self-tanning brand St Tropez as part of reorganisation of the group. Plus, Reckitt Benckiser, Heineken and Nichols report Q1 numbers, Supreme issues a year-end trading update, and Haleon appoints Tate & Lyle CFO as its new CFO.
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NewsAge verification company Innovative Technology launches in Scotland with Premier store
It works by alerting cashiers with red or green lights displayed on the screen to distinguish whether they need to request ID
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NewsNorthern Monk partners with Toast for Earth Day regenerative agriculture beer
Sixty per cent of the grain bill for the beer is regenerative agriculture malt from a single farm in Yorkshire
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NewsThousands of saplings in BrewDog’s ‘Lost Forest’ die
The project has to date received nearly £700,000 of public money
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NewsBig Drop successfully challenges ‘Dry January’ trademark application by Alcohol Change UK
The ruling means brands can talk about Dry January in terms of not drinking in January without fear of reprise
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NewsSupermarket booze prices continue to climb despite duty freeze
Some branded lines have seen price hikes of more than 40%
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NewsFive Points Brewing celebrates successful crowdfunding round to boost beer capacity
Five Points Brewing is set to boost its brewery and taproom capacity after surpassing a six-figure crowdfunding target
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NewsAspall unveils apple cider in ‘sleek, stylish’ cans
The tipple has a lower abv than Aspall’s core cider
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NewsBeam Suntory hails hydrogen-powered distillation success in government-funded trial
The trial used the energy source to directly heat the still used to produce whisky at Yamazaki distillery
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NewsBrockmans Gin appoints spirits veteran as new managing director
Jean-Dominique Andreu is also a founding investor in UK-based brandy house Burnt Faith
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NewsDigital deposit scheme rivals Polytag and DDRS Alliance join forces
Previously the two sides have clashed over the best way for a digital DRS (DDRS) to proceed and have been involved in separate trials
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NewsMolson Coors earmarks £100m for fresh investment in UK breweries
Molson Coors said the investment was needed to support the growth of brands including Madrí Excepcional
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NewsEl Rayo continues ‘super-premium’ tequila growth push with new seven-figure fundraising
El Rayo has raised an additional £1.3m in its latest funding round as it aims to become the second-biggest super-premium tequila in the UK in 2024
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NewsCMBC downplays Kronenbourg name in 1664 revamp
It comes after CMBC acquired the rights to the Kronenbourg brand last year
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NewsMoth extends RTD cocktail range with Cosmopolitan and Paloma serves
The NPD takes the size of Moth’s cocktail roster to ten
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NewsThatchers to rebrand Cloudy Lemon Cider after Aldi High Court defeat
Thatchers insisted the rebrand was unconnected to its recent High Court defeat