All articles by Anna-Marie Julyan – Page 3
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NewsGreen & Black’s hunts for NPD taste assistant
Green & Black's is launching a Willy Wonka-style search for a taste assistant to help develop new chocolate bars and products. A national cinema and press campaign kicks off the hunt this weekend, giving consumers nine weeks to apply...
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Bunnies to the fore in Easter assault by confectionery giants
The rabbits will be rampant next spring as Cadbury and Mars make the Caramel and Malteaster bunnies a more significant part of their Easter "novelty" chocolates fixture.Cadbury is investing £1m in its Caramel Bunnies brand and in the...
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Sainsbury’s adds more fine wines to its range
Sainsbury's is almost doubling the size of its fine wine fixture and also launching 12 new Taste the Difference variants, claiming that premium own-label wine has "never been so popular". On the fine wine shelf, 15 new labels will roll...
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NewsJacob’s Creek nets Wimbledon sponsorship deal
Jacob’s Creek has been named as the new official wine of Wimbledon.
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NewsFocus On Alcoholic Drinks: New players, new strategies
Following a shake-up of key personnel in the beer, wines and spirits category, how are retailers coping with duty hikes and a reliance on promotions? Anna-Marie Julyan reports
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NewsDebut for Finest in Tesco’s beer and cider aisles
Tesco will up the premium credentials of its own-label booze with a debut beer and cider range under its Finest banner, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. The 10-strong line-up of bespoke bottled drinks includes a 9.2% abv American Double...
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NewsTalisker plots to oust Glenfiddich as UK’s top malt
Diageo is on a mission to knock Glenfiddich off its perch and turn Talisker into the UK's top malt whisky brand within the next three years, MD Simon Litherland has revealed. Talisker had been "under-exploited" admitted this week's guest...
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NewsGuaraná Antarctica hits UK to challenge big soft drink brands
Samba fever could soon grip soft drinks aisles as ABInBev introduces its Brazilian brand Guaraná Antarctica this month. Made from the guaraná berry, it is second only in size to Coca-Cola in its native country and is the main sponsor of…
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NewsQ&A with Diageo's Simon Litherland: "I’m not suggesting our proposal will solve alcohol abuse"
Simon Litherland, MD of Diageo GB, was our guest editor this week. Anna-Marie Julyan asked him about NPD, management and, first up, of course, duty
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New venture offers try before buy on all wines
A new concept wine store claiming to be the only retailer that offers customers the chance to try before they buy on all of its wines opened in London last week.Vagabond Wines is targeting people intimidated by traditional fine wine...
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Own-label Christmas puds soar 30% in price
Christmas puds could be off the festive menu this year as poor harvests and food inflation send the cost of ingredients soaring more than 20% and push the shelf price of own-label puds up 30%.
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NewsDiageo gets into festive spirit with £47m spend
Diageo is investing a record £47m in its Christmas marketing and predicts recent innovations will boost overall festive spirits sales by 5% to £833m this year.
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Former PepsiCo man aims to double sales of Streamline Foods
Reduced-sugar jam-maker Streamline Foods has set out ambitious plans to double turnover to £24m within three years.The Good Food Group-owned business is launching a range of fruit fillings/compotes into the multiples next month and also...
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M&S takes wine crown for third year in a row
Marks & Spencer was crowned Supermarket of the Year for the third year running at the International Wine Challenge awards last week, the judges applauding its ability to source wines from "unfamiliar places".The retailer's "quirky...
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NewsEvery cloud has a silver lining in Walkers promo
PepsiCo is making weather forecasters of Walkers crisp-munchers in a multimillion-pound campaign that will give consumers £10 when they correctly predict where it will rain in the UK and Ireland. The Walkers Rainy Days campaign is...
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NewsDiageo alcohol tax hike plan under fire
Diageo's proposal to raise the tax on beer, cider and wine to match excise duty for spirits has been attacked by rivals as a "very cynical and self-serving" move. In a submission to HM Treasury's review of alcohol taxation and pricing,...
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NewsWine aisle revamp cuts Sainsbury's volume sold on deal
Sainsbury's has slashed the amount of wine it sells on promotion and boosted sales following a major wine aisle revamp, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsGood call? Or are the rumours just silly-season deal talk?
Why would Campbell want to buy UB, or SAB Miller go for Foster’s, ask Adam Leyland, Anna-Marie Julyan and Hannah Stodell
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First Cape sails ahead as Jacob’s Creek flounders
South African wine brand First Cape has nudged Jacob's Creek out of the top five biggest off-trade wines in the UK, leapfrogging its Aussie rival for the first time.First Cape has taken fifth place following a 40% sales hike over the...
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Harvest to reap reward of ‘best beer’ accolade
Being crowned the 'Best Beer in Britain' will more than double sales of Castle Rock's Harvest Pale ale over the next year, the brewer's chairman has predicted. The 3.8% abv pale ale was awarded the Great British Beer Festival's highest...