All Beer and cider articles – Page 2
-
RankingsThe 10 brands challenging booze’s top 100
You’ve read about the established players in the category: now here’s who’s bubbling under. From established champagne houses to nascent brands targeting younger drinkers with innovative flavours and formats, the 10 players here are knocking on the door of the main ranking
-
RankingsBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2026: the top 100
Britain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands is The Grocer’s annual ranking of the biggest booze brands in the UK by value and volume
-
NewsDamm’s revenues propped up by UK expansion
UK volume and revenue soared 19% in 2025, thanks in part rapid growth in Damm UK’s private label and contract manufacturing business
-
NewsHeineken shares buoyed by appointment of Rafael Oliveira as CEO
Heineken investors have reason to raise a glass at last, after the Dutch brewing multinational named JDE Peet’s boss Rafael Oliveira as its next chief executive and chairman
-
NewsDiageo set to cull 150 jobs in Ireland as part of restructure
The Irish government said it had received notice of proposed collective redundancies from Diageo Ireland
-
NewsHeineken appoints JDE Peet’s boss as chief executive
The new hire is currently the boss of coffee giant JDE Peet’s and was set to lead the Global Coffee Co spin-off stemming from the group’s acquisition by Keurig Dr Pepper
-
NewsLost and Grounded Brewers teams up with Co-op for international lager series
The first release, which is in Co-op stores now, celebrates the US West Coast Pilsner style
-
NewsErdinger adds Brauhaus Helles to tap UK demand for continental lager
The launch comes amid growing retailer focus on continental-style lagers
-
NewsNorthern Monk founder warns craft beer against chasing fruit lager fad
Fruit lager has outperformed craft in the past year, but Northern Monk is not ‘actively pursuing’ the trend
-
NewsTimothy Taylor’s defies ale malaise to post sales and profit growth
The topline increase was a marked slowdown from the year prior, however
-
NewsWaitrose BWS trading head Pierpaolo Petrassi leaves the business
Announcing his departure on Linkedin, Petrassi said: ‘Leaving a place that has been such a massive part of my life is never easy’
-
NewsChance Clean Cider kicks off £1m raise for non-alcoholic cider expansion
The upcoming £1m raise will be used to fund growth across retail, ecommerce and the on-trade through a draught launch, alongside pushing into international markets. Chance will also scale its team to support the next phase of expansion
-
NewsStella Artois and Bud Light add fruity brews for summer
Sales of fruit lager are up by over 20% year-on-year amid a flurry of new launches and growing retailer focus
-
News‘Dominant’ Treasury could prompt an alcohol duty rethink, says Suntory Global Spirits MD
A freeze or cut to alcohol duty would provide much-needed relief to the sector, with suppliers having swallowed three rises since August 2023
-
Comment & OpinionThe drinks industry is solving the wrong problem
When it comes to low & no alcohol, the category may be booming but innovation is sadly lacking, says Chris Friend, managing partner Amsterdam at Superson
-
NewsBrewDog launches Tilray craft brews in the UK ahead of the World Cup
Many of the brews were landing on UK shores for the first time, BrewDog said
-
NewsC&C Group blames stock shortages for Innis & Gunn sales collapse
Sources told The Grocer that Innis & Gunn had all but disappeared in retail settings in Scotland
-
NewsNew Black Sheep Brewery owner ‘not that far away’ from break-even
The future of the Great British Drinks Company would revolve around a sustainable core focused around a smaller set of brands, its directors said
-
NewsTom Holland’s Bero adds ‘refreshing’ alcohol-free shandy quartet
The shandies are made from 30% Bero Kingston Golden Pils and 70% lemonade with ‘fruit flavours’
-
NewsTheakston Brewery profits plunge as packaging taxes bite
Operating profit at the Yorkshire brewer fell by over £200k to £108k.