All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 325
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Diageo breaks inflation barrier
Diageo has become the latest drinks company this year to implement inflation-busting price increases in a bid to claw back margin. They include a 3% hike on Gordon’s Gin, which is heavily discounted in the multiples despite heavy...
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Asda plays cupid
Asda is claiming the lead on St Valentine’s Day wine deals after slashing the price of its sparklers and Champagne from this week. The deal runs until February 23 and includes a reduction on Asda Cava to £2.86, Asda Brut Champagne at £7.97,...
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Young’s rams home a modern approach
London brewer Young’s has revamped its entire range of bottled beers to present a more contemporary identity.Young’s ram emblem has been given a new look and incorporated on new labelling. The brewer has used a ram in various representations as...
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J+ a soft drink for an alcohol occasion
Own label RTD and wine producer Intercontinental Brands is branching out into soft drinks with the launch of a J2O lookalike called j+.The range of high juice drinks has two identical flavours to Britvic’s offering – Orange & Passionfruit...
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Manchester says Ta-ra to Boddingtons
Boddingtons’ famous Strangeways brewery in Manchester will shut down this afternoon after 227 years, despite a campaign by the Transport and General Workers Union to save it.The closure follows brand owner Interbrew’s decision to switch...
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Allied Domecq reports sales on target
Allied Domecq, the international drinks group, has said its sales for the first four months of the financial year are in line with expectations.Its premium wine portfolio is on track to meet targets and to deliver profits. It also...
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Free wine on Linda range
Heinz is offering consumers of its Linda McCartney meat-free range a free bottle of wine as part of an on-pack promotion.Shoppers need to collect four tokens to claim a free 75cl bottle of Kumala wine, worth up to £5, and a free Wine & Dine...
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Cobra signs deal to sponsor films
Cobra Beer is investing in new film talent as part of a £1m deal to sponsor all movies on ITV2 and ITV3.The sponsorship deal, which starts on January 31, will cover about 300 movies shown across a13-month period.Under a new initiative...
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Diageo targets JD with Bulleit
Diageo is set to take on Jack Daniels with the launch of a new bourbon.The drinks giant says Bulleit Bourbon will give maturing young spirits drinkers more choice and should appeal to drinkers of American whiskey who are looking for another...
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Asda Choirs pitch new English wines
Asda is to boost its English wine offering in 2005 with a new range of own label products.The supermarket has been working with Three Choirs vineyard in Gloucestershire to produce three new brands which will be released throughout the...
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Sutter adds new wines
Californian wine producer Sutter Home has launched a pair of entry-level wines for the independent and convenience-store sector.The two newcomers, Sutter Home Red and White (rsp: £3.99), have been produced with c-stores and small grocers in...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesTaybeh beerFrom: The Alternative Beer Company.Taybeh Beer is a 5.2% abv lager brewed to a Palestinian recipe. It is produced for the UK market under...
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Manchester’s Boddingtons brewery to close
Manchester’s Boddingtons brewery is set to close next month following the failure of a council-backed campaign to keep it open.InBev, the world’s biggest brewer, bought the Boddingtons brand in 2000, but the beer has been brewed in...
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Guinness to be sold in Russia
Drinks group Diageo is giving permission to Dutch brewer Heineken to make and sell the Guinness in Russia.The drink will be available in Russia in bottles and cans as Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, and it will be on sale from the summer in St...
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The French revolution
A younger generation of winemakers in Bordeaux is determined to reverse decline. Claire Hu reportsFor Yvon Mau, one of Bordeaux’s most powerful wine merchants, the time for straight talking about the problems being faced by the French...
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3i brings new blood to Fosters’ team
The chairman and managing director of Fosters Traditional Foods are to exit the company after deciding to sell off the family business.Chairman Nigel Foster is to leave now, while his brother, managing director Tony Foster, will act in a...
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La Reserve integrated
Following its acquisition of La Reserve Wine Merchants, Jeroboams has begun rebranding the new stores to integrate them into the Jeroboams portfolio.Refurbishments at the Walton Street, Hampstead and Milroy’s of Soho shops in London started...
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Clive Cooper takes on Buitekant’s Netto role
Hard discount retailer Netto Foodstores has appointed Clive Cooper as trading director to replace John Buitekant who left the company in the autumn.Cooper takes up the role next week, with overall buying responsibility for Netto’s beers and...
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Czech favourites bound for the UK
Grayrose Trading is poised to launch two Czech beers on to the UK market.Zubr and Holba are two of the Czech Republic’s most popular beers, according to the newly-formed company.There are six different products under the Zubr and Holba...
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Fosters acquires Southcorp stake
Fosters may be planning a bid for Australia’s largest wine group, Southcorp, after it unexpectedly brought 19% of the company this week.The full purchase would create one of the world’s biggest wine groups, combining the Beringer Blass...