All articles by James Beeson
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NewsWKD debuts Big Blue Keg for Christmas get-togethers
The launch will be supported by WKD’s £10m ‘Got A WKD Side?’ campaign
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NewsPunchy adds Hot Electrolyte sachet duo for evening occasions
Each sachet contains all six essential electrolytes and minerals, alongside zinc, copper and vitamins B6, B12, C and D
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NewsLas Olas founder to debut Hackey Marsh functional tonic brand
The brand will launch at the end of this month with a classic Indian tonic water with magnesium and B vitamins, and a lion’s mane and ginger tonic
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NewsDella Vite expands roster with ‘approachable’ DOC prosecco and mimosa spritz
It comes amid wider retail listings for Della Vite’s Hugo, Bellini and Sicilian Lemon spritzes across Morrisons and WH Smith stores
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NewsEx-Asda buying duo debut Oovi functional soda brand
The brand had been created to make functional soft drinks more accessible, according to its founders.
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NewsAdnams explores outsourcing small-pack beer production to cut costs
Adnams CEO Jenny Hanlon is understood to have told staff the brewer needed to find a more cost-effective way to produce and package its small-pack beers
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NewsBeatbox RTDs ‘could appeal to under-18s’, Portman Group rules
Beatbox’s boozy 6.1% abv cocktails come packaged in Tetra Pak containers and are sold in Morrisons stores
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NewsFruit beer category hits £40m milestone after scorching summer
Growth is being driven by new dedicated fruit bays in Tesco and Morrisons, as well as the standout growth of market leader Jubel
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NewsIntune CBD brand lands supermarket debut with Waitrose
The brand’s Pomegranate & Ginger and Elderflower & Hops will launch in selected stores on 19 October as part of the retailer’s BrandsNew programme
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NewsPernod Ricard readies India IPO as US and China woes continue
The French spirits group posted a 19% increase in sales in India in the first three months of its financial year
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NewsRebel Kitchen lands retail hat-trick as coconut water category tops £100m
Year-on-year sales of coconut water have climbed 44% to £111.2, according to new Circana data
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NewsWaitrose debuts gin and vodka made from its own crops
Some 30,000 bottles have landed in over 200 Waitrose stores nationwide
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NewsHalewood Artisanal Spirits insists ‘business as usual’ despite sweeping director changes
Halewood has also changed its name of its holding company to Charlie Stewart Spirits
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NewsASA bans Nutrition Geeks ‘bottom illustration’ creatine advert
The ad featured a before-and-after style illustration of a bottom that ‘appeared more shapely’ in the ‘after’ image, the ASA said.
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NewsFierce Beer deepens spirits focus with 8% abv margarita duo
The new ‘Hard Coolers’ are spirit-based and produced in Aberdeen
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NewsServed debuts Vodka+ RTD range with coconut water and Himalayan pink salt
Cans in Blue Raspberry and Black Cherry have rolled out exclusively via Tesco and Booker
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NewsMalibu eyes high-abv RTD opportunity with Punch cocktail range
It comes with ready-to-drink cocktails bucking wider declines seen across spirits
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NewsRow erupts over new English Whisky Geographical Indication status
The basis of the SWA’s complaint concerns the fact that the English Whisky GI allows single malt English whisky to be mashed and fermented away from the distillery
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NewsKopparberg launches ‘world-first’ clear fruit cider
Sleek cans in Peach and Wild Berries have rolled out exclusively in Tesco stores
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NewsHatch Mansfield appoints drinks veteran as new CEO
The new CEO joins Hatch Mansfield from Stoli Group, where he was most recently CEO of its fine wine and spirits business Tenute del Mondo.