All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 391
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New team for First Quench
Off licence chain First Quench has appointed a new management team following its restructure (The Grocer, February 3, p4). The chain, which owns the Thresher, Wine Rack and Bottoms Up brands, has divided its operations into three standalone...
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Wine: in for the kill
Wine businesses are looking attractive propositions for the big boys of the drinks industry. Tim Palmer finds out why The big sharks in the global drinks industry have just noticed that the wine minnows swimming happily beneath them have become...
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UK TARGET FOR SA SUPPORT
Global exports of South African wine are set to receive R17m (£1.7m) of marketing support this year. The lion's share of the cash will be directed at UK consumers as the country is South African wine's leading export market. North America, Germany...
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Capricorn launches SA range in competitive £4.99 arena
A new range of South African wines is being launched at the competitive £4.99 price point by Capricorn Wines. The operation is the New World wine division of Wineserve, created when Paul Boutinot Wines restructured last year. The wines from the...
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Australia: Merger of two giants adds to wine's global consol
A new global force in premium wines was created this week when two of the major Australian operations joined forces. Southcorp has acquired the country's largest family owned winery, Rosemount, for A$1.4bn (£500m). The joint portfolio will feature...
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New Fetzer varietals; Bonterra stands alone
Brown Forman is increasing the weight behind its Fetzer and Bonterra wine brands in the UK. Fetzer is adding two dual varietals at £5.99 which will fit in just below its premium varietal range. The Chardonnay/Voignier and Zinfandel/Shiraz are being...
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Tio Pepe takes on a modern wine styling in FDB bid to revive
The seemingly impossible task of putting life back into the sherry market is being attempted by First Drinks Brands. It took on the agency for Gonzalez Byass world leading fino sherry Tio Pepe a year ago and the two companies have been working on a...
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Independent retailers: Last chance saloon' gets wine Bluepr
An initiative launched this week by leading wholesalers and wine suppliers aims to give independent retailers the tools to tackle the multiples' stranglehold on the UK wine market. Coordinated by the Federation of Wholesale Distributors and funded...
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Cider's Spartan lifestyle
Somerset producer Thatchers is carving a niche for itself in the premium cider market in the off-trade. Its collection of single variety ciders have won listings in most of the major multiples. And it is now introducing another variant into the...
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Guinness buys up all that is macho about St Patrick's Day ce
Guinness is spending £4.9m in a marketing and advertising blitz designed to give its stout ownership of St Patrick's Day on March 17. In the biggest push that has gone behind the brand for the event anywhere in the world Guinness has lined up TV...
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Alcoholic drinks: Christmas best sellers - beer
in association with AC Nielsen Stella Artois reassuringly number one The momentum behind the overwhelming success of Stella Artois remains unstoppable, with rivals permanently struggling to catch up The Stella Artois star shone bright this...
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Alcoholic drinks: Christmas best sellers - mixers
in association with AC Nielsen Top 10 FAB brands (value £000) Nov/Dec '98 Nov/Dec '99 Nov/Dec '00 % ...
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Alcoholic drinks: Christmas best sellers - wine
in association with AC Nielsen Aussies tilt the French crown Jim Budd says French wines' dominance looks shaky. Just £3.2m stood between them and Oz's offerings at Christmas Heavyweight promotions on their wine brands have ...
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Alcoholic drinks: Christmas best sellers
in association with AC Nielsen Christmas winners (value £000) Nov/Dec' 98 Nov/Dec' 99 ...
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Tasting panel: PENCIL PINE CHAMBOURCIN
From Bottle Green. Barrington is the first Australian wine company to export this hybrid to the UK where it has been listed by Asda. Abv: 13.5% Price: £5.99 ...
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French wines usher in the new year with hopes of halting dec
A boost in French wine sales in the UK at the end of 2000 could herald a change of fortunes for the country. Its sales grew by 4% in November and December according to ACNielsen but this has been overshadowed by the unstoppable progress of the New...
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Lutomer moves
The distribution of the Slovenian wine brands Lutomer Laski Rizling and Tiger Milk is switching from First Drinks Brands to The Drinks Group. Lutomer was one of the leading white wine brands 20 years ago in the early boom in wine drinking. Its...
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Scooter power to drive 1664
Scottish Courage has switched the emphasis for its first major promotion of the year from Foster's to Kronenbourg 1664. For the last five years the brewer has unveiled big budget Fostralia promotions which it said had been a major success. This...
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Myliko acquires SA wine specialist
The Bolton based wine shipper Myliko has nearly doubled its business by taking over Hazeley Wines. Hazeley was set up in Chester in 1993 and specialised in supplying South African wines to the UK. Its acquisition should increase Myliko's turnover...
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Premium ale defies a flat beer market
Premium ale is continuing to be the most outstanding sector in a beer market which is struggling to achieve any growth. The latest ACNielsen figures show that pre Christmas beer sales were static at best when compared with the bonanza of the...