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NewsAsda trialling automated age checks for alcohol purchases at two stores
Asda is one of five major supermarkets taking part in Home Office trials of ‘digital age verification technology’
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Comment & OpinionHow the wine industry can build a more sustainable future
Innovation, collaboration and leadership are key to driving change, says Kerrin Petty, chief supply officer at Treasury Wine Estates
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Analysis & FeaturesCO2 crisis: What’s happening to UK supplies?
There are no immediate signs of another shortage, but the long-term supply situation is far from resolved
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NewsDiageo to splash £73m on Guinness microbrewery and ‘culture hub’ in London
The investment demonstrated Diageo’s confidence in London as a tourist destination and its commitment to the hospitality sector, it said
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NewsUncertainty over future CO2 gas supplies with just days left of pricing deal
A government-brokered pricing arrangement for major supplier CF to continue production ends on 31 January
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NewsCity snapshot: Diageo resurgence underpinned by on-trade recovery
Diageo has reported double digit rises in sales and profits as the recovery in the on-trade was boosted by market share gains and premiumisation trends. Plus trading updates from FeverTree, Britvic and Greencore.
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NewsCraft brands distancing from BrewDog amid ongoing allegations about workplace culture
BrewDog found itself back at the centre of controversy this week, after a BBC Disclosure documentary featuring former and current staff made fresh allegations over a “toxic culture” and criticised CEO and co-founder James Watt
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NewsDistillery Eden Mill sells majority stake to investor Inverleith
The deal, for an undisclosed sum, would allow Eden Mill to “push forward” with the “ambitious build” of a new distillery at the mouth of the River Eden in St Andrews, said the brand
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NewsCity snapshot: Rémy Cointreau sales surge amid ‘exceptional’ spirits market
French spirits group Rémy Cointreau has posted sales growth of 21% in its third quarter as demand for cognac rebounded.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow brands are marketing high-strength gins for Dry January
Intensely flavoured, high-strength gin designed to be served in small measures is an eye-catching trend to emerge from Dry January this year. Could it catch on as a means of more virtuous drinking?
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NewsJamaica Rum Vibes wins backing from AB InBev VC fund
It follows the business completing an accelerator programme at Add Psalt, which focuses on growing black-owned brands in UK grocery.
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NewsDrinkWell claims first with fully biodegradable plastic water bottle
The bottle is made from polylactic acid and would degrade via home composting in three to six months, claimed the retailer
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NewsAustralian brewer Lion to sell Fourpure and Magic Rock after “difficult” two years
The business had encountered “difficult trading conditions over the past two years” in the UK, said Lion
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NewsACS launches campaign to boost Challenge25 scheme
The campaign will encourage retailers to adopt the long-running policy on all age-restricted products
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NewsFreixenet Copestick buys English winery Bolney Estate
Together the two businesses would “aim to realise the opportunities of English sparkling wine and continue to grow Bolney Wine Estate’s position”, said Freixenet Copestick MD Robin Copestick
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NewsPernod Ricard to distribute La Hechicera rum in the UK
The brand’s name translated into English means ‘The Enchantress’
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NewsFruit lager Jubel seals £2.7m funding to back growth
Magners producer C&C Group, which already owns a minority stake in the brand, provided follow-on funding.
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NewsBudweiser unveils Stella Unfiltered and takes Corona into non-alcoholic and hard seltzer
The new unfiltered version of Stella – news of which was first revealed by The Grocer in October, when BBG applied to register it as a trademark – is set to hit shelves in March
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NewsBerry Bros & Rudd sees Christmas sales fizz as drinkers celebrate at home
The fine wine merchant saw a further increase in sales over the festive period on top of a bumper 2020, with sales up a third on pre-pandemic levels
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NewsKopparberg targets Dry January with alcohol-free Mixed Fruit Tropical cider
It is suitable for vegans and has rolled into Asda and Tesco