All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 291
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Guinness supply under threat as strike looms
Fears of a possible Guinness shortage have been raised after workers in Dublin threatened to strike over redundancy terms.Staff at Guinness's St James's Gate brewery are to ballot this week on industrial action in a dispute with the...
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Top team at Little Dish gets two new recruits
Natural kids' food brand Little Dish has strengthened its management team by creating a head of marketing post and appointing Fresh & Wild founder Bryan Meehan to the board.Jane Hunter, previously European marketing director at Gallo...
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Crabbie's not just for winter
Traditional winter favourite Crabbie's Green Ginger Wine is being repositioned as a summer tipple to attract new consumers to the brand and increase sales outside the Christmas period.The campaign will kick off in Scotland this week and...
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My Alternative CV - Graham Dyer
Who was your first teenage crush and why? Debbie Harry. The Heart of Glass video made a big impact. When was the first time you got drunk and what did you drink? On a school trip to Germany. Suffice to say the beer is pretty potent over there.
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Hardys leads as wine dominates in alcohol
Wine continues to dominate the promotional beers, wines & spirits aisles, taking 46% of all alcohol offers last weekend. Hardys maintained its share of promotional offers with 32% of the top five chart.
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Stella gets biggest ad spend by InBev
InBev has launched what it claims is its biggest monthly campaign for a brand in 18 months, behind Stella Artois. The nationwide campaign is aimed at reinforcing the quality and heritage of the beer and signifies the brewer's commitment...
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A second stab at low abv for Plume
The makers of Plume, the low-alcohol wine that was banned by the Food Standards Agency last summer, have hit back with another range of low-alcohol wines that this time do not contravene EU regulations. The range, Plume Early Harvest is...
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Sainsbury's takes up Top 10 display tactics
Sainsbury's has taken inspiration from Blockbuster and Waterstone's as it tries to boost wine sales.The retailer is introducing a "Top 10" wine display to its wine aisles, following research showing the majority of wine drinkers were...
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Pomegranate wines enter the UK market
Pomegranates are set to be the next big thing in wine, according to two producers who are launching pomegranate wines into the UK.Armenian-sourced Anari and Israel-based Rimon Wines are hoping the health benefits associated with...
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Stores urged to tackle irresponsible drinking
Diageo is calling on retailers to get more involved in promoting responsible drinking as the industry ramps up activities to combat binge drinking.This week Pernod Ricard UK (PRUK) launched a campaign called Accept Responsibility, and...
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Bulmers varieties are apple of retailers' eyes
Cider accounted for 7% of total alcohol promotions last weekend, and leading the way with 33% of the activity was Bulmers.
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Red Stripe agrees first TV sponsorship
Wells & Young's is investing £500,000 in the first TV sponsorship for its Red Stripe lager brand.The Jamaican beer is to be the sponsor of Channel 4 music programme Rockfeedback Presents, a late-night weekend alternative music...
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Revenue up at SABMiller
Brewer SABMiller has reported a 16% increase in revenue and an 11% increase in lager growth for the year to 31 March.Revenue had been driven by price increases and mix improvements, offsetting higher input costs, the brewer said in a trading...
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Marston's doubles its exposure in off-trade
Marston's bought Ryland Thompson last week as part of a long-term strategy to dramatically boost its presence in the off-trade, Marston's MD Alistair Darby has revealed.Marston's, which makes Marston's Pedigree, Bank's and Jennings, was...
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Diageo trials new pre-mixed drinks
Diageo is looking to expand its presence in the ready-to-serve category and is trialling 250ml cans of Smirnoff vodka & Ocean Spray cranberry juice drink and Gordon's gin & Schweppes slimline tonic in selected grocers and c-stores.The...
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Value gives a clearer idea of performance
Stuart MacFarlane President, InBev UK & IrelandSir; I must take issue with the tone of your article on the performance of the Stella Artois family of brands ('Stella loses its throne', The Grocer, 5 April, p4). The headline is...
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Thresher mulls joint venture to sell branded food ranges
Thresher Group is sounding out a possible buying alliance with Musgrave Retail Partners GB.The off-licence specialist, which operates the fascias Threshers, The Local and Wine Rack, is considering a partnership through which its stores...
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How can InBev put Stella's shine back?
So how did it come to this? Stella Artois, one of grocery's most iconic and bestselling brands, has been overtaken in volume by Carlsberg, a beer that has morphed in a relatively short time from mediocre standard lager into a premium Continental...
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Carlsberg adds Tuborg cans to festival line-up
Carlsberg is rolling out premium bottled lager Tuborg in cans this summer as part of a £2m investment in the brand.The brewer has also announced that the beer will sponsor the Leeds and Reading Festivals, adding to its portfolio of...
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Ministry of Sound releases new vodka
Dance music label Ministry of Sound is moving into the vodka market this month.Ministry of Sound Vodka is being released in the on and off-trades and will initially be available in 240 Sainsbury's stores, priced at £12.99, and in clubs....