Alcohol news 5 – Page 4
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NewsCity snapshot: Food prices fall for first time in more than two years
Food prices have fallen for the first time in more than two years as inflation in the sector continued to ease. Plus, full-year results from Heineken and Coca-Cola HBC
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NewsAldi to give away free wine in exchange for reviews on social media
Thirty successful applicants will get three bottles from Aldi’s upcoming spring-summer wine range to test and review over an eight-week period
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NewsBrewDog accused of ‘ripping off’ gin brand with new tequila
Both bottles are similar in colour and design
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NewsBreal shutters London brewing operations in consolidation move
Consolidation had been on the cards following Breal’s 2023 acquisition spree
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NewsSuffolk brewer Adnams appoints advisors after losses mount
Losses at Adnams widened to £2.4m in the first six months of last year
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NewsDuty not included in Diageo’s £2m per year MOQ criteria
Given most of the products wholesalers order from Diageo are spirits, which will carry the highest level of duty, the final invoice value will need to be much higher than £2m
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NewsScotland to raise minimum unit pricing for alcohol to 65p
It means the cheapest price a bottle of wine can be sold for in Scotland will increase to £6.09
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NewsNorth Brewing’s unsecured creditors ‘highly unlikely’ to receive £1.7m owed
Administrators said there were ‘no solvent options’ available prior to the pre-pack sale
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NewsJubel expands Tesco offer with new lemon lager variant
The NPD is part of a ‘significant range expansion’ for Jubel in Tesco
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NewsCîroc expands with canned vodka cocktail duo
The pair are based on Cîroc’s most popular flavoured vodkas
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NewsFoster’s targets moderate drinkers with ‘nostalgic’ 3% abv shandy
It comes after Foster’s discontinued its 2% abv Radler in 2020
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NewsBrothers Cider ditches ‘sweet’ flavours in major brand refresh
The refresh is Brothers’ biggest ever and first since 2018
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NewsCity snapshot: Naked Wines appoints Rodrigo Maza as CEO designate
Naked Wines has promoted its new UK managing director to group CEO to work alongside executive chairman Rowan Gormley as the DTC wine retailer attempts to turn around its fortunes
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NewsWarner’s Distillery debuts spirits range made from ‘rescued’ ingredients
The range has rolled exclusively into Tesco
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NewsNirvana launches £600k crowd campaign amid low & no demand
Low & no brewer Nirvana is rolling out a crowdfunding campaign as it looks to capitalise on the growing demand in the sector following a successful Dry January
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NewsHeineken waters down John Smith’s Extra Smooth in latest ‘drinkflation’ move
John Smith’s, the second-bestselling ale and stout brand in retail, is about to get weaker
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NewsAbsolut Vodka & Sprite RTD rolls out in the UK
The launch represents a third foray into alcohol in the UK for Coca-Cola
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NewsKendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila seals UK retail debut in Tesco
The listing came with tequila ‘really on trend’, according to Tesco
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NewsDiageo prepares UK launch for ready-to-serve cocktail trio
The pre-mixed drinks will be sold in both bottle and can format from this spring
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NewsDiageo defends decision to scale back direct supply to wholesalers
Diageo GB managing director Nuno Teles said the move was necesarry to offer ‘good activation’ on its products to operators