All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 282
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I want that job!
Coors Brewers, which boasts many of the UK's top beer brands, including Carling, Grolsch and Coors Light, is seeking a national account manager. The company is proud of its brands and is passionate about brewing - and if you share its passion...
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Store visit - Philglas & Swiggot
Established: 1991Turnover: £1.5m-£2mNo of stores: ThreeNo of lines: 1,000There aren't too many wine merchants in the UK that can lay claim to supplying Madonna with her plonk - she drinks white Burgundy, since you ask - but...
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Producers reject UK for more lucrative markets
The UK market is in danger of becoming unattractive to global wine businesses according to Constellation Europe vice-president Simon Thorpe MW. The news comes on the back of Foster's EMEA announcement this week that it is to stop...
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Wider selection of local wine at Tesco
English and Welsh wines have become the latest focus in Tesco's bid to stock more local products in its stores.The retailer is listing five new wines, which will be available in stores close to the vineyards where they are produced. They...
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S&N ramps up spend on cider over ice lines
Scottish & Newcastle is continuing to invest in the buoyant cider-over-ice category by launching a low-calorie Bulmers cider and a new flavour under its Jacques Fruit Cider brand.Bulmers Light has 159 calories per 568ml bottle but is...
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Majestic boss Lewis fearful of potential booze tax hike
Majestic Wine's chief executive in waiting Steve Lewis has warned there could be major increases in alcohol prices if the Chancellor of the Exchequer forces through tax hikes in the Budget next week. Lewis has been the company's chief...
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Schweppes' Classic way to revive flat adult soft drinks
Schweppes is hoping to inject some fizz into the flat premium adult soft drinks market with a £2m media spend this April supporting the launch a new range and the rebranding of its sparkling offer. Classic will include ginger beer and...
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Company Profile - Fever-Tree
Established: 2004Turnover: £1.2mLines: FiveIf you offer Charles Rolls a gin and tonic you'd better have a well-stocked drinks cabinet. The MD of premium mixer company Fever-Tree takes his tipple seriously - so seriously he set up a...
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Diageo strikes deal to outsource spirits
Diageo has outsourced the UK sales and marketing of two of its spirits brands in the first deal of its kind for the company.Global Brands, the producer of the VK Vodka Kick RTD, has won the contract to handle Myers's Rum and...
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Counterfeiters target UK's top value vodka
Counterfeiters have been targeting independents in a highly sophisticated scam involving fake bottles of Britain's biggest-selling value vodka brand Glen's.Counterfeit bottles of Glen's vodka have been found on sale by 24 local...
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Wine continues to lead the way in promotions
Although it often feels as though the alcohol market is dominated by beer and lager, wine leads the way in promotional activity.
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Gaymers launches pear cider variant
Gaymers is launching a pear version of its Gaymers Original ahead of a major music sponsorship strategy for the brand this summer.Following the drink's roll-out from this month, Gaymers will embark on a £4m sponsorship and advertising...
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gazza lacks red bull control
Last weekend The Sun reported that Paul Gascoigne was addicted to Red Bull. The ex-England soccer ace had told staff at a hotel he was drinking 50 cans of the stuff a day - on top of pints of beer, cider and double brandies - before voluntarily...
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Newcastle Brown fits bill for Heineken stable
Heineken has hinted it will keep Scottish & Newcastle's famous Newcastle Brown Ale - but may sideline Kronenbourg 1664 if its joint acquisition with Carlsberg of the company goes through.The publication of the official recommendation...
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Supermarkets try to avoid ending up in the drink
Since being hauled before the prime minister for a bit of a kicking at the end of last year, the supermarkets have been working on proposals to help solve Britain's binge-drinking problem. Over the past two weeks, Tesco and Asda have...
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In Brief: Blossom Hill revamp; Korean beer added; Californian venture
Blossom Hill revamp Blossom Hill has followed up its launch of wines from Italy, South Africa and Chile with new-look packaging to make the range more appealing to women aged 35-plus. Korean beer added Speciality beer importer Pierhead Purchasing...
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Company Profile Fever-Tree
If you offer Charles Rolls a gin and tonic you'd better have a well-stocked drinks cabinet. The MD of premium mixer company Fever-Tree takes his tipple seriously - so seriously he set up a company to ensure he never had a bad drink again....
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VK Mojito tries to revive RTD sector
Global Brands has launched what it claims is the first pre-mixed Mojito cocktail on the UK market in a bid to breathe life into the RTD category. The VK Mojito Original has 4% abv, like the company's flagship VK Vodka Kick RTD, and comes in 27.5cl...