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When the Australians let the genie out of the alcopops bottle in 1995 no one realised how radically it would shake up the UK drinks industry. Now, alcopops and their more acceptable successors, flavoured alcoholic beverages (FABs) or premium...
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Evolution Holsten-style aims to open new routes for lager
Tim Palmer Holsten is planning to unveil a new drink next month which it claims will bridge the gap between bottled lagers and premium packaged spirits. The German brewer is trying to combine the best of both sectors but is keeping the brand...
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Stubbs plans to build enthusiasm for wine in Safeway
Safeway has recruited former Seagram wine director Matthew Stubbs as wine buying manager. He will report to commercial manager for beers, wine and spirits Tom Brooks. Stubbs will be responsible for the overall direction of the Safeway wine range. ...
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C-T pitch could be ruled outer bounds
Carlsberg-Tetley's multi-million pound warm-up plans for the World Cup could be shown a red card if a complaint by a rival brewer is upheld. The brewing giant is hoping to score millions of extra sales in the run up to this summer's tournament in...
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Slow gin looks to Gordon's as it changes shape and returns t
Tim Palmer Gordon's has been given its most radical change for 60 years as part of Guinness UDV's plans to revitalise the gin stalwart. The pack has had a major facelift and the brand will go back on TV for the first time in five years. To ...
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Coors makes a Breaker
Coors Brewers is wasting no time in filling the gaps in its UK beer portfolio. The company is running part of the former Bass operation, but without a number of key brands, including Bass Ale and the Tennent's range. These stayed with Interbrew...
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Woods heads sales into grocers
Interbrew UK's director of sales for business development Jon Woods has been appointed director of sales, grocery retail, at the company. Woods, 33, joined Interbrew UK (then Whitbread Beer Company) in 1996 as trade marketing manager. He was...
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The industry has entered a dangerous new era of the categor
Sainsbury used the description for its cheap Carling deal in December but other retailers say this was overdramatisation and that the tactics used by the major players were just part of normal trading. Nevertheless, the cash and carries and...
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Redesigning an art gecko
Western Wines is building on the success of its South African wine brand Kumala by developing its consumer advertising and revising the packaging. It will make more of the brand icon, a cartoon gecko, which will feature in the advertising breaking...
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Bacardi-Martini's position of total dominance of the premium
Bacardi Breezer has led the market since the late 1990s following the fall from grace of the Bass brand Hooch, but the brand's apparently endless growth curve appears to have reached a peak. Pre-Christmas ACNielsen tracked a 6% decline in Bacardi...
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Lager and Export relaunches key to C-T's £45m battle plan
Tim Palmer Carlsberg-Tetley has topped the league of big spending brewers by announcing a staggering £45m budget for its two key lager brands this year. The giant spend beats the £42m Interbrew is putting behind Boddingtons and Stella Artois, and...
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The winners and losers in the wine market in this critical e
The brand showing the best performance was Jacob's Creek from Pernod Ricard which had the top sales and increased its value growth by 20%. The best-seller was also given a big helping hand by the general consumer swing to premium wine. Marketing...
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London md for Codorníu
Spanish wine producer Codorníu has appointed Bill Breen as md of its London office. Breen commented: "Codorníu has a strong portfolio of premium, sparkling and table wines and I look forward to contributing to their development in the UK and...
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Anger at February cut price Carlsberg
Tesco's decision to slash the price of Carlsberg this week brought angry reactions from the trade. It offered a short-term deal on 24-packs of Carlsberg Lager 440ml cans which cut the price from £15.75 to £9.95, the same level as the cutthroat...
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Grants boosts US portfolio
Grants of St James's is introducing a new range of upmarket wines from California as part of a plan to develop a prestigious premium wine portfolio from the Americas. It plans to introduce four Ravenswood wines retailing between £6.99 and £11 at...
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JS warms to a cheeky partner for Rude Boy
Sainsbury is adding some fun to its wine shelves with three unconventional launches. It has created Rude Girl Shiraz to partner its Rude Boy Chardonnay, and Babe, a wine strictly for the girls. Rude Boy was a limited edition launch last year...
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Heineken has moved into the Russian market with a $400m deal
Bravo makes Botchkarev, one of Russia's most popular premium beer brands. It also has the local licence to sell Lowenbrau. Heineken has been exporting its flagship brand to Russia for over a decade and the Bravo acquisition will enable it to...
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Capespan closes UK Vinfruco
Capespan is closing its Vinfruco wine operation in the UK and linking with Vinoceros to sell its wines. From April, the South African company's wines, including Arniston Bay and Oak Village, will be distributed by Vinoceros. Its commercial manager...
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Kendall leads Coors Brewers
Peter Kendall has been named chief executive officer at Coors Brewers. He takes over from Gerry Fowden who has been made chief operating officer at Interbrew, Belgium (The Grocer, February 2). The move follows Coors' acquisition of Carling Brewers...
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Carling's sale signals the start of big shake-up for British
A fundamental restructure of the British brewing industry gets underway this month following the government's green light for Interbrew's sale of Carling Brewers to Coors. The sector is still led by a UK company, Scottish and Newcastle, with 28% of...