Alcohol news 5 – Page 14
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DrinkWell secures £600k backing to expand reduced calorie alcohol marketplace
Online drinks retailer DrinkWell has secured £600k investment to drive its development of a marketplace for ‘better choice’ alcohol
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Ukrainian wine brand Bolgrad makes UK debut through Kingsland deal
The wines are sourced from the Odesa region, an area ‘known for its unique terroirs, diverse range of grapes and growing conditions’
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Heineken ramps up sustainability with £25m Manchester brewery investment
Heat pumps and a heat pump network will be installed at the facility to capture and reuse thermal energy in beer brewing and packaging
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City snapshot: Virgin Wines UK hits forecasts as it makes strategic progress
Virgin Wines UK is trading in line with expectations, as the under-pressure DTC retailer is set to report falling revenues and profits
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Mirror Margarita claims category first with ‘clear’ RTD
The 15% abv drink comes from the menu of London cocktail bar Hacha, which specialises in tequila and mezcal
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RTD cocktail brand Whitebox ready for UK and export growth thanks to crowd backing
RTD cocktail startup Whitebox has beaten a £450k crowdfunding target as it aims to ramp up NPD and grow distribution in the UK and overseas
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Gipsy Hill launches offset-free carbon negative beers
The south London brewery has used regenerative barley and recaptured hops to create Swell Lager and Trail Pale
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Spanish wine brand Campaneo adds Sauvignon Blanc and bag-in-box duo
All three SKUs responded to an ‘increasing consumer thirst’ for Spanish wines and eco-friendly packaging options, said Campaneo owner Kingsland Drinks
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Booker to offer licensed traders discounts via new On Trade Club
The new initiative will allow customers to purchase over 80 of the wholesaler’s most popular on-trade products at discounted prices
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Bengali restaurant in Essex launches artisanal Phol Gin
Taking its name from the Bengali word for fruit, Phol is distilled from jara lebu, a citrus fruit grown in Bangladesh
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‘Crippling’ alcohol duty hike will hit consumers and brands hard
Another household budget bashing this summer as the government remains set to lift its three-year alcohol duty freeze
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Seven Brothers targets £500k crowdfund to build new brewery and distillery
The ambition is to have a new site up and running by 2026, says the recently expanded business
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Strongbow eyes fruity cider spin-off with Zest trademark
It has applied to register the name ‘Strongbow Zest’ with the Intellectual Property Office
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Carlsberg agrees to sell Russia’s biggest brewer Baltika
The Danish brewer has not disclosed who the buyer is or any financial details on the sale ‘to ensure that the approval processes go as smoothly as possible’
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Gin boom officially over as big brands see sales slump
Leading the decline in value sales is Gordon’s, which has shed £72.8m
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Deposit return scheme administrator CSL faces collapse after funding pulled
The supermarkets and suppliers behind CSL had hoped the body could serve as a model for the rest of the UK
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Accolade Wines unveils Italian rosé brand Cupiolo
‘We wanted to offer people an alternative to French Provence that was just as luxurious,’ said Accolade
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Brewgooder and Brooklyn Brewery launch beer made from fonio
The innovation aimed to highlight fonio as a ‘great-tasting’ ingredient with sustainability credentials
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Deposit return scheme shelved until at least October 2025
The Scottish government met with representatives from industry earlier today in talks which put the final nail in the coffin of the proposed launch in March next year
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‘D Day for deposit return scheme’ as axe could fall in next 48 hours
First minister Humza Yousaf wrote to prime minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, giving him until the end of today to back Scotland’s plan for an “all in” system