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Each year we exclusively reveal the top 100 ranking of booze brands in the UK and take a closer look at the emerging forces that are shaping the landscape of the alcohol industry.
10 biggest alcohol brands in the UK 2019
Together, the top 10 alcohol brands have racked up an extra £3.4bn. So who’s up, who’s down, and what’s behind their performance?
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Tariff-hit scotch whisky producers call for urgent end to US trade war
SWA CEO Karen Betts met with MPs and government officials this evening
Spiritrade raises ‘seven-figure’ sum in international funding push
Spiritrade claims to be the first online booze trader to offer “truly safe and secure” transactions
Lucozade Ribena Suntory names Alpesh Mistry sales director
Mistry joined the soft drinks giant this week, taking over from Scott Meredith
Diageo’s Distill Ventures hires Gareth Bath as Europe MD
Bath, who stepped down from the helm of Curious Drinks in late December, will be based at Distill’s London office
Renamed Broadland Drinks unveils two new brands
La Fiesta, a ‘celebration’ perry, will roll out in February, followed by No Ordinary wines in March…
Halewood takes stake in craft vodka brand Vestal
Vestal, founded in 2011, is a traditional-style vodka made in Poland
Kolibri Drinks unveils customisable CBD non-alcoholic cocktails
The bottle’s cap contains 20mg of broad-spectrum cannabidiol suspended in flavoured agave syrup
Sugar tax should cover pre-mixed alcoholic drinks, claims Action on Sugar
The campaign group said today it believed the category was ‘unnecessarily high in hidden sugar and calories’
Trump’s tariffs trigger slump in UK food and drink exports
British food exports to the US fell by a quarter following the introduction of Donald Trump’s punitive tariff regime last year, with the situation now at risk of deteriorating further.
UK supply of Australian wine likely to be safe from bushfires
The country’s prolonged drought is more likely to have a negative impact on wine production
Australian brewer Lion creates UK craft beer division Little World Beverages
The move will see Lion’s Fourpure Brewing Co and Magic Rock managed by new division boss Gordon Treanor…
Haymans launches Symposium spirits distribution division
It will target “those who are no longer content to settle for ‘big-name’ brands”
Hawkes claims London first with 0.5% abv cider launch
Hawkes claims it is the first low-alcohol cider brewed in London
Fourpure falls foul of Portman Group for Juicebox IPA can
The complainant said Juicebox could appeal to under-18s
Baileys unveils limited edition Red Velvet Cupcake flavour
The 17% abv drink will roll out this month