All Alcoholic drinks articles
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NewsVirgin Wines celebrates ‘exceptional’ market share gains despite swing to loss
Revenue increased by 3.4% to £61m in the year to 3 July 2026, as the company raced ahead of a declining online drinks market
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NewsAdnams explores outsourcing small-pack beer production to cut costs
Adnams CEO Jenny Hanlon is understood to have told staff the brewer needed to find a more cost-effective way to produce and package its small-pack beers
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NewsBeatbox RTDs ‘could appeal to under-18s’, Portman Group rules
Beatbox’s boozy 6.1% abv cocktails come packaged in Tetra Pak containers and are sold in Morrisons stores
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NewsFruit beer category hits £40m milestone after scorching summer
Growth is being driven by new dedicated fruit bays in Tesco and Morrisons, as well as the standout growth of market leader Jubel
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NewsPernod Ricard readies India IPO as US and China woes continue
The French spirits group posted a 19% increase in sales in India in the first three months of its financial year
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NewsWaitrose debuts gin and vodka made from its own crops
Some 30,000 bottles have landed in over 200 Waitrose stores nationwide
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NewsHalewood Artisanal Spirits insists ‘business as usual’ despite sweeping director changes
Halewood has also changed its name of its holding company to Charlie Stewart Spirits
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product Award 2026: Alcoholic Drinks
Given an increasingly competitive RTD category, it’s getting tougher for brands to dream up flavours or formulations bold enough to cut through
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NewsFierce Beer deepens spirits focus with 8% abv margarita duo
The new ‘Hard Coolers’ are spirit-based and produced in Aberdeen
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NewsServed debuts Vodka+ RTD range with coconut water and Himalayan pink salt
Cans in Blue Raspberry and Black Cherry have rolled out exclusively via Tesco and Booker
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NewsMalibu eyes high-abv RTD opportunity with Punch cocktail range
It comes with ready-to-drink cocktails bucking wider declines seen across spirits
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NewsRow erupts over new English Whisky Geographical Indication status
The basis of the SWA’s complaint concerns the fact that the English Whisky GI allows single malt English whisky to be mashed and fermented away from the distillery
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NewsKopparberg launches ‘world-first’ clear fruit cider
Sleek cans in Peach and Wild Berries have rolled out exclusively in Tesco stores
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ProfilesHayman Distillers MD James Hayman on exports, MJ and British brands
‘I am concerned that the government does not appreciate the value of British-owned businesses’
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NewsHatch Mansfield appoints drinks veteran as new CEO
The new CEO joins Hatch Mansfield from Stoli Group, where he was most recently CEO of its fine wine and spirits business Tenute del Mondo.
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NewsCarlsberg Britvic announces plan to close Marston’s Brewery
The Marston’s Brewery was acquired as part of Carlsberg UK’s merger with Marston’s Brewing Company in 2020
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NewsDrink Tank conference to help identify the next big innovation in drinks
Shortlisted suppliers will have the chance to present on stage to the conference audience
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s, Morrisons, Tesco & Majestic: inside grocery’s consolidation rush
Sainsbury’s explored a Morrisons merger before walking away and Tesco is circling Majestic Wine. What does it tell us about where the grocery sector is heading?
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NewsMoth adds Decaf Espresso Martini ahead of Christmas
The NPD is made using Wood Brothers vodka, coffee liqueur and cold brew espresso
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NewsDiageo culls breakthrough innovation team as part of global restructure
Projects pioneered by the Breakthrough Innovation team included What’s Your Whisky, Everpour and Fusion By Diageo