All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 394
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Standard lagers fall out of favour with Interbrew. Now why i
So, Interbrew has finally been told what to do by Patricia Hewitt. The DTI minister has graciously agreed to agree with the Office of Fair Trading, which said that Interbrew's purchase of Bass Brewers was a step too far. Interbrew has decided that...
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Gallo's first joint venture
Californian winemaker Gallo has revealed what it claims could be just the first of many joint ventures. It has added a range of premium Australian wines to its portfolio through a partnership with McWilliam's Wines. And senior marketing manager...
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Guinness stirs a giant
Guinness UDV is supporting its premium blended whisky Johnnie Walker Black Label with advertising for the first time in five years. The whisky is one of Diageo's global priority brands and its brand manager, Stewart Herdman, said: "Our aim is to...
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Name: Paul Sullivan
Position: Senior brand manager Company: Western Wines The job: Sullivan, who joins in October, will be responsible for Western Wines' Kumala brand with annual sales of more than 1.1m 9-litre cases. He said: "My role is essentially...
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Diamond White hits back with Fruzion
Cider maker Matthew Clark is raising the stakes in its battle against premium packaged spirts by extending its Diamond White brand. Diamond Fruzion is the company's latest effort to curb the incursion on its cider business by PPSs. It has already...
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What is a wine brand? A relatively simple question that has
Even ACNielsen, one of the most accurate measurers of the market, has not laid down a finite definition. Peter Crean, a spokesman for the reseacher, says: "This is a complicated issue on which the industry has never decided. What we decide to...
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Carling sale process to start as fast as possible'
Interbrew has been given until February to find a buyer for Carling following the Department of Trade and Industry's ruling this week on its takeover of Bass. And the brewer said it hopes to have the issue resolved by the end of December. Although...
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Revamp for Don Cortez
Don Cortez, another of the old established wine brands has been revamped. Following the path of products such as Piat D'Or and Blue Nun, the Spanish wine has been given an extensive makeover by Grants of St James's. To bring the brand up to date,...
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Ehrmanns posts notice of wines for women and a new generatio
London based wine shipper Ehrmanns is taking a radical approach to brand building. It is putting the focus of its marketing on three key brands in its portfolio with a view to establishing them as a driving force in the wine market. A budget of...
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If Smirnoff made pet food'
"At a party, a crowd is gathered round a Weimaraner dog raconteur. He tells amusing stories, plays the piano and sings. The ad closes on the Smirnoff logo and the slogan: If Smirnoff made pet food.' It's a great ad, capturing the whole essence of...
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It's fowl play for Banrock Station ads
BRL Hardy is building on the wild and wet credentials of its Banrock Station wines with a £500,000 ad campaign. The Australian brand launched in the UK in January 1999 with a theme of wildlife and wetland conservation and will have donated £125,000...
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New World looks to high value for a fresh assault on French
Australia is extending its fight to topple France as Britain's favourite wine exporter by launching an assault on the premium end of the market. Winemakers from Down Under have already led a well-documented charge to dominate wine sales in the UK,...
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Oddbins pops its cork for Wine Merchant of the Year
Oddbins has been given a break from contemplating its uncertain future after being named Best Wine Merchant of the Year. The accolade was handed to the retailer by the judges of the International Wine Challenge and comes against a background of...
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Vodka links up with the Red Devil
A new Icelandic vodka and cranberry spirit, Ursus Roter Vodka, is going on test in Tesco this month. It will be promoted in the multiple by a linked purchase with Red Devil Energy Drink. The deal has been created by Maritime Foods which...
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putting sparkle
back into bubbly Champagne George Goulet is aiming to put some sparkle back into its UK sales by relaunching with new packaging. Two new wines a Blanc de Blancs and a Blanc de Noirs are also being added to the collection, which includes Brut...
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70cl for WKD Original Vodka Blue
The move to introduce larger bottles into the premium packaged spirits market continues with the introduction of WKD Original Vodka Blue into a 70cl format. Original follows its stablemate, WKD Iron Brew, and Halewood's Red Square pps range which...
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Southern Comfort goes for modern and masculine appeal with r
Southern Comfort has been given its first major redesign for 70 years. Guinness UDV has thrown out the old look in favour of a new one which aims to give it a more modern masculine appeal, as well as more presence on the shelf and behind the bar....
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blood and cuts
The £12.99 case of beer used to be the Christmas exception, but walk into any supermarket nowadays and you can pick up a cut price premium brand pack. Last year, shoppers were treated to a swathe of offers from the multiples in the run-up to the...
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First Quench boosts top team
Off licence operator First Quench has plundered talent from Somerfield, Wal-Mart and M&S to boost its senior management team. Robert Plummer joins as trading director beer/cider, tobacco and minerals. He joins from Somerfield where he was trading...
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San Miguel is spearhead'
Spanish lager San Miguel has been identified by Bulmers as one of its key drive brands alongside Strongbow cider. A company spokesman said: "A lot of effort is being put behind the brand which has become one of the spearheads of the portfolio."...