All Beer and cider articles – Page 2
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Category ReportThe great drinkflation: Beer & cider category report 2024
Duty changes are shaking up beer and cider, leading to a stream of lower-abv innovation. But are shoppers being short-changed?
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NewsAdnams appoints Jenny Hanlon as first-ever female CEO
Hanlon’s appointment comes with Adnams exploring new funding options
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NewsCornish Orchards goes posh with Avalen sparkling cider
The cider is fermented like a champagne and matured for over a year
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NewsFourpure applies for CVA to stave off liquidation threat
Fourpure’s owners insisted the ’short term move’ would shore up its immediate future
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NewsEebria deal offering ‘full repayment to all creditors’ collapsed in December
A subsequent pre-pack sale saw Beer52 pay just £30,000 to acquire the business
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NewsNorthern Monk boosts capacity with £500k investment
The investment will boost capacity by around 1.4m pints per year
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NewsCMBC brings Brooklyn Brewery’s The Stonewall Inn IPA to the UK
The brew celebrates the legacy of the Stonewall Uprising in 1969
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Analysis and FeaturesOut of the ashes: Why pre-pack deals have left drinks suppliers raging
A spate of pre-pack administration deals have left hordes of suppliers out of pocket. How ethical is this so-called ‘phoenix-ing’?
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NewsBeer52 moves into distribution with pre-pack deal for Eebria
It came after Eebria was placed into administration on 19 March
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NewsCorona plots UK launch for vitamin D infused Sunbrew variant
The brew was introduced in Canada by Corona in January 2022
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NewsKeystone Brewing cuts jobs in Black Sheep restructure
The redundancies were a ‘last resort’ according to Keystone CEO Mark Williams
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NewsSandford Orchards appoints Richard Smith as sales director
Smith has sales experience from roles at Sharp’s and Dartmoor Brewery
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NewsStrongbow adds ‘citrussy’ Zest to fruit cider offer
Zest comes after Strongbow added a Tropical cider to its offer in 2023
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NewsAsahi to close Meantime brewery site in Greenwich
Meantime beers will no longer be brewed in Greenwich, Asahi has announced
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NewsAlcohol duty to be frozen for further six months, Hunt confirms
Alcohol duty had been due to rise by 3% in August
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NewsSt Austell Brewery unveils major brand refresh for Proper Job
The uplift was Proper Job’s first for six years, and its biggest ever, St Austell said
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NewsBlack Sheep Brewery boss Charlene Lyons to step down
Lyons departure comes less than a year after Black Sheep’s sale
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NewsBreal plots further acquisitions to hit £100m brewing revenue target
Last year saw Breal acquire four craft brewers out of administration
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NewsCraft beer platform Brewser nears £150k crowd target
The business, founded by Lewis Ryan, Oliver Morgan and James Atherton in 2021, connects drinkers directly with indie breweries in the UK and overseas
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Comment and OpinionIs salty Birra Moretti Heineken’s ‘Madrí moment’?
Madrí has been one of the major success stories in lager. With its latest two launches, Heineken has made it clear it wants in on the action