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NewsNearly one in three Brits plan to take part in Dry January: data
As many as 17.5 million people could take part in the challenge in 2026, ACUK said
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NewsHeadcount slashed at Halewood Artisanal Spirits amid declining sales
The average number of employees at Halewood fell from 390 on 29 June 2024 to 225 by the end of this June
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Analysis & FeaturesDrinkflation, craft beer crises and Diageo upheaval: The top drinks stories in 2025
It’s been a challenging 12 months in booze, but functional soft drinks are on the up. These are the big stories that got us talking in drinks this year.
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NewsCampari offloads more liqueurs in €100m deal with Disaronno owner
It comes after Campari sold its Italian vermouth brand Cinzano in June
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NewsEU trade down by a quarter on pre-Brexit levels, FDF reveals
Exports to the EU between 2021 and 2025 were down by 23.4% compared with the five-year period between 2016 and 2020, according to the FDF’s Trade Snapshot for the third quarter of 2025
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Comment & OpinionWhy 2025 was the year of the BuzzBallz boom
If you have working eyes and live in the UK, you’re highly likely to have spotted an empty BuzzBallz container in the past 12 months
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NewsShoppers warned over ‘potentially unsafe whisky and gin’
The distillery in question had failed to provide evidence that its products meet safety standards, FSS said.
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NewsUK seals free trade deal with South Korea
The deal supersedes a previous rollover deal agreed after Brexit
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NewsMid-strength brewer Genius Brewing to enter administration
Genius Brewing co-founder Jason Clarke blamed ‘seismic shifts’ in the beer and hospitality industries
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NewsDevil’s Botany unveils ‘world’s first’ homegrown wormwood vodka
The tipple offered ‘floral and herbaceous tones,’ according to the distiller
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NewsAB InBev pens deal with International Cricket Council
It comes with AB InBev also in talks to become UEFA’s official beer partner
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RankingsAlcohol - beer & cider 2025: Hot summer not enough to revive lager
Lager has run out of luck: the sector has suffered declines despite the balmy summer
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RankingsAlcohol - spirits 2025: Mainstream spirits feel the squeeze
Not even a 2.1% increase in average price per litre has been enough to keep category value in the black
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RankingsAlcohol - wine 2025: Wine giants losing out to own label
Rising raw material costs, duty increases and EPR fees have driven ‘higher shelf prices and reduced promotional depth’
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Comment & OpinionWhy Guinness picked London for its new Open Gate Brewery
Guinness’ £73m Open Gate Brewery throws open its doors in Covent Garden today. But why has arguably Ireland’s most famous export picked London for its latest brand home?
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NewsCarlsberg hails 2019 restage for recent sales surge
Carlsberg tweaked the recipe of Danish Pilsner further in the UK in 2023
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NewsStrikes back on at Guinness 0.0 plant after workers reject latest pay offer
Staff are said to be angling for pay parity with those employed at Diageo’s site in Runcorn, England
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NewsDisaronno bottles recalled over possible glass risk
A similar recall was issued by the supplier in the Republic of Ireland on Monday
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NewsAB InBev invests in alcohol-free beer production in Wales
The new unit will enable AB InBev to produce lines such as Stella Artois 0.0 and Corona Cero in the UK for the first time.
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NewsNaked Wines turnaround ‘going better than planned’
Naked Wines has said sales will return to growth by 2028 but boosting margin is more important