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Rankings
Britain's 100 Biggest Alcohol Brands 2011: Echo Falls to Bacardi
The fastest-growing brand in the top 50, Echo Falls has, like Hardys, benefited from sponsorship of Channel 4's hit show Come Dine...
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NewsFox on the box for Old Speckled Hen
Greene King appears to have brought in one of Basil Brush’s relatives for the latest Old Speckled Hen TV push. The new ad brings to life the Old Fox character that appeared in cartoon form in the 80s and 90s.
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: VK Cheeky
VK claims to have bottled the taste of student-favourite cocktail Cheeky Vimto in this 4% abv drink.
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NewsNew-look wine aisle and Finest line-up for Tesco
Tesco is overhauling its wine aisle layout next month and adding 150 new lines to its range. The retailer, which claims to sell one in every four bottles of wine bought in the UK, is broadening its selection and introducing a new look...
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Thatchers 2010 Vintage Cider
A distinctive, premium blended cider produced from some of the finest English apple varieties grown in the company’s Somerset orchards
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News
Bacardi takes its pre-mixes into off-trade
Bacardi is extending its Originals range of pre-mix cocktails into the off-trade, four months after its on-trade launch.Single-serve bottles of 5.4% abv Bacardi Mojito and 5% abv Bacardi Cuba Libre will launch into the major...
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News
Foster’s Gold bottles aim to bring a touch of class to lads’ lager
Lads may be happy to down a can of Foster's when they're with their mates but it's a different story when there are ladies around.That's the theory behind the launch of premium bottled lager Foster's Gold, which has been designed to...
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NewsStella Cidre ‘running out of apples’ as sales soar
AB InBev is struggling to source enough Jonagold apples to keep up with “unprecedented demand” for its new Stella Artois Cidre.
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Analysis & FeaturesEngland’s grape expectations
English wine makers have grand ambitions – to increase output and steal 10% of the booming Champagne market in the next five years. Can they do it? Rob Brown
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NewsBooming English wine sales spark supply fears
Producers are struggling to meet soaring demand for English wines after a host of rave reviews and international wine awards. Although production hit a record high last year at just over four million bottles [English Wine Producers],...
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Thorntons Chocolate Liqueur
The liqueur’s “quality and association of the luxury Thorntons name” would make it a perfect fit for today’s discerning consumer
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Comment & Opinion
Ad of the Week: Kronenbourg opts to Suggs it and see
Kronenbourg continues to Slow the Pace with another ageing icon reprising former glories. Now Madness top geezer Suggs, features sagging like a punctured balloon, offers a mournful take on Baggy Trousers, all wheezy sax and arthritic,...
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News
TfL insists tube stations not for sale to brands
Tube chiefs insist underground stations are not for sale, despite negotiating with a wine brand over renaming Oxford Circus as Oxford Landing.Australian brand Oxford Landing Estates had approached Transport for London in February and...
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News
Red Tractor thumbs up for Worthington’s
Worthington's Ale has become the latest beer brand to be certified by the Red Tractor assurance scheme. From August, all Worthington's ales will be made using 100% British barley sourced from Red Tractor-certified suppliers, "a really...
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NewsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2011: Top Launch of The Year
Jack Daniel’s cool premix oozes that can-do attitude. Not rocket science, perhaps but Jack Daniel's & Cola has won the admiration and respect of the entire trade even rivals with this premix execution, which has seen distribution exceed its parent brand and repeat purchase as good as any launch observed ...
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NewsBritish wine sales soar as it undercuts imports
Sales of budget "British" wines have soared more than 50% in value over the past year following price hikes at the low end of the import wine market. Unlike English wine, British wine is made from imported grape juice rather than...
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NewsHeineken caught up in row over S&N pensions
Heineken has denied breaking promises to Scottish & Newcastle workers over pension commitments passed on following its takeover of the company in 2008.
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Babicka Vodka
Made using 100% Moravian corn to create a “subtle sweetness” and infused with thujone extracted from hand-picked wormwood, Babicka Vodka will “appeal to the discerning drinker”
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NewsOnline wine growth set to outstrip food – Tesco
Online sales of wine at Tesco are predicted to grow faster than the retailer's online grocery and non-food sales over the next four years. Tesco BWS director Dan Jago said the "elastic walls and shelves" of Tesco's online business ...
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NewsBelfast offers Titanic Irish whiskey
A whiskey has been produced by the recently formed Belfast Distillery Company to mark the 100th anniversary of the launch of the Titanic. The 40% abv Titanic Irish Whiskey is matured in American bourbon casks and comes in five-year and...