All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 314
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Skuttlebutt range for UK
Alliance Wine launched its Skuttlebutt range of blended wines into the UK at the Australia Day tastings in London this week.The range, produced by Stella Bella, includes a white blend of Chardonnay/Semillon/Sauvignon, a Merlot/Shiraz rosé and a...
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Guinness set to tackle rugby season
Diageo is ramping up activity on its Guinness brand with a £2.5m investment to coincide with the international rugby season and St Patrick’s Day.The marketing campaign will reflect both occasions through off-trade specific TV and radio...
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Beer price rises due to offset spiralling costs
Carlsberg UK and Coors Brewers are among brewers looking to put up beer prices this year due to increasing fuel costs.Carlsberg will be putting up its off and on-trade prices – the latter by 3% – and it blames the move on significant increases...
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Aussies fighting ‘bland’ image
Australian producers are fighting back against a growing perception in the UK that their wines are bland and lacking in diversity, according to industry leaders at this week’s annual trade tasting.Three record harvests in succession have...
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Push to put Stolichnaya vodka on top
Pernod Ricard UK is investing heavily in its newly acquired Stolichnaya brand, which it believes has potential to become the leading premium vodka in the UK.Stolichnaya will be the focus of Pernod Ricard’s first strategic repositioning activity...
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String of c-store offers
Neighbourhood retailers have unleashed a barrage of deals as they fight back against new year price-cutting campaigns by the big supermarkets.
Costcutter is advertising a string of offers in the national press, including eight-packs of Carling… -
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Twins send message in a bottle
An innovative wine range designed to educate consumers about the tastes of different grape varieties has been launched by Bottle Green.Twin Vines is a family of six wines, featuring three grape variety ‘twins’ from different areas of the globe....
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Special treatment for own label ales
UK multiple grocers are battling to be the first to offer a wide range of speciality own label beers as the sector continues to show healthy growth.Asda is planning to add two beers to its Extra Special premium portfolio. Ged Futter,...
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Greene King sales increase
Brewer Greene King has reported a 5% increase in sales for its ale Greene King IPA for the 36 weeks to January 8.Greene King said that sales of Abbot Ale increased by 6% for the period, and sales of Old Speckled Hen were up 10%.It...
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Price wars trigger drop in value
Heavy discounting in the multiples may have triggered a decline in value sales for the two leading festive alcohol brands in the run-up to Christmas.In the four weeks to Christmas Eve, value in the number one and two brands, Stella Artois and...
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Price wars trigger drop in value
Heavy discounting in the multiples may have triggered a decline in value sales for the two leading festive alcohol brands in the run-up to Christmas.In the four weeks to Christmas Eve, value in the number one and two brands, Stella Artois and...
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Pernod opens cellar door
Pernod Ricard UK is showing its intention to become a serious player in wine as well as in spirits with the creation of a dedicated sales and marketing wine team.The company has announced that the integration of wine brandsit acquired from...
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Pernod opens cellar door
Pernod Ricard UK is showing its intention to become a serious player in wine as well as in spirits with the creation of a dedicated sales and marketing wine team.The company has announced that the integration of wine brandsit acquired from...
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Queensland wines for UK
Darlington Wines is bringing a range of Australian wines into the UK from Queensland’s oldest winery.The family-owned Ballandean Estate is also the largest winery in the region and it has been producing wines there for over 70 years.The...
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Off-trade set for Dark launch
Budweiser-Budvar is poised to launch bottled Budvar Dark in the UK off-trade as well as significantly ramping up its marketing activity in the UK. The dark lager from the Czech Republic has already proved popular in pubs, where it was launched...
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Moramarco becomes CEO of Constellation Europe
Jon Moramarco is the new CEO for Constellation Europe. He joins the drinks group from Constellation Brands’ fine wine business, Icon Estates, where he has been president and CEO since December 2003.He replaces Christopher Carson who is...
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Holt rolls out ales across off-trade
Manchester-based family brewery Joseph Holt has begun a nationwide off-trade launch of its premium bottled ales.The range comprises six beers – Humdinger, 1849, Maple Moon, Fifth Sense, Touchwood and Thunder Holt – ranging from 4.1 to 5.5% abv...
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Off-licences are losing out
Off-licences and convenience stores are missing opportunities to make more money from beer sales, according to research seen exclusively by The Grocer.A survey carried out by TNS Global for Deloitte revealed that while 76% of 1,000 adults...
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Gilliland leaves InBev as part of restructure
One of the best known names in the UK beer industry has left brewing giant InBev as part of a major restructuring of its senior management team.Stewart Gilliland was running western Europe for the brewer but he has been replaced by Stéfan...
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Drinks-branded condoms fail to impress panel
Independent Distillers (UK) will cease to distribute Vodka Mudshake and Vodka Twistee Shots branded condoms following a complaint to The Portman Group.The complaint was upheld by the responsible drinking campaign group’s Independent Complaints...