All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 351

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    Tesco's chips are down and Sainsbury scoops the board

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's Savacentre in Washington provided this week's only full basket with the multiple continuing its offer on Stella and Hardys to keep the bill down to £38.59. It took our shopper a while to get round the "very large store" before whizzing...

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    Blue moves for Swedish spirit

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    The Swedish spirits producer behind a pink vodka is adding a blue gin to its range on September 15. Facile is launching Imagin, joining a line-up which includes Pinky ­ launched in February ­ and the company's main Seriously vodka brand. Initial...

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    Bells looks to colour

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    The results of instore merchandising experiments on beer and confectionery have provided Bells Stores with inspiration for its planned revamp. The north east England chain is spending £6.8m over three years on expanding store numbers and...

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    Beer goddess unearthed

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    A 4,000 year-old Sumerian goddess of beer is being used in a drive to convince more women about the pleasures of drinking ale. The Campaign for Real Ale's focus will be on cask ale, but any positive results could have knock-on effects in the...

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    Kiwi Beers Boost Lion

    2002-08-08T00:00:00Z



    CEO Gordon Cairns said: "Our New Zealand volumes also grew, up 3%, with the premium...

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    Heineken to Expand in Denmark

    2002-08-07T00:00:00Z



    Under the deal the Danish brewer will introduce Heineken, one of the biggest beer brands in the world, to the Danish beer...

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    Oktoberfest - London Battersea Park

    2002-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Fest Facts! Holsten Export is a premium lager brewed in accordance with the 'Reinheitsgebot' purity laws and is brewed to an authentic German recipe. Holsten's Hamburg brewery produces more than 400 million pints of beer a year!...

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    The Mexico way for Red Square

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Halewood International has added a new flavour to its burgeoning Red Square range ­ Mexican Lime. The newcomer takes the range total to seven and features vodka, a twist of tequila and Mexican lime. Available in both 275ml and 70cl bottles, it...

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    Lynx takes on silly' prices

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Cash and carry giant Booker will aggressively market its own label premium lager Lynx to ensure independents can match some of the "silly" prices the multiples may throw into the ring. Beer and cider buyer Steve Roper has overseen the new 330ml...

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    Safeway sharpens the UK spirits market with Spain's Larios g

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Safeway is firing some competition into the spirits market, claiming to be the first major British retailer to stock Larios gin. The brand, Spain's biggest selling gin, joins the multiple's line up now in what the retailer describes as an...

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    Unwins to introduce food and create new store type

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Rod Addy Unwins is planning to convert 300 of its 400 UK stores into food and wine shops. The plan is to reposition the company, because the off-licence sector is in decline. However Unwin's chief executive David Wetz denied the move meant the...

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    New survey reveals level of cork taint

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    More than one in 30 bottles of wine sold in retail are tainted by mustiness, oxidation or some other defect, a shock new study has revealed. The finding, highlighted in an 18-month study by the Wine and Spirit Association, is likely to step up the...

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    Procter & Gamble has unveiled a new campaign for Pringles f

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Pork Farms returns to TV in the Central region next Friday (August 2) with ads starring the pork pie range. Supermodel Helena Christensen is fronting a poster campaign for Carlsberg Export beer, aimed at catching the attention of young, urban...

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    AD boosts convenience focus

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Allied Domecq Spirits and Wine UK is seeking to boost sales in specialist and convenience channels with the appointment of Howard Sansome as general sales manager for the sector. In his newly created role, he will report to business group director...

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    Stunners and duds: how launches went down with our tasting p

    2002-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Simon Mowbray Marston's Late Hopped beer is this year's best new drink launch so far, Yangarra Park Merlot is the must-stock wine and Gordon's Edge is the most inspiring premium packaged spirit. Those are the findings of The Grocer's exclusive...

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    Great Danes to take home

    2002-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Danish supermodel Helena Christensen has been called up by Carlsbery-Tetley to turn heads in its latest campaign for Carlsberg Export. Playing on the theme that both Miss Christensen and the beer are great Danish exports, 48-sheet poster ads carry...

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    Coors vows to fight multiples over crazy' Christmas pricin

    2002-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Rod Addy Coors Brewers has pledged to fight multiple grocers which devalue top beer brands with "crazy" cut-price Christmas promotions. The brewing giant said the practice, which last year saw 24-packs of top-selling beers such as Coors' newly...

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    Black Tower gets Big Brother fame

    2002-07-20T00:00:00Z

    German wine Black Tower appears to be behind one of the most appalling moments in British TV history. The iconic brand found its way into the Big Brother house and was being downed on the night of Jade's infamous naked romp. Show producers have...

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    Ariel 1.1kg 3 for 2 Gondola end Morrisons

    2002-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Ariel Tablets 32 Price promotion £2.41 Gondola end Sainsbury Carlsberg 4 x 500ml 2 for £5 Floor stack Morrisons Coca-Cola 2l 2 for £2.09 ...

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    Cup-a-Soup: There's a Time and a Place

    2002-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Created by: Mother Launched: November 2001 The Batchelors brand rejected the familiar imagery of soup as a warming, comforting food associated with countryside and blazing fires in this campaign. Instead it showed soup replacing wine and water on...