All articles by James Beeson
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NewsChapel Down to target ‘urban epicureans’ with summer retail push
Chapel Down’s new summer campaign will seek to allign the brand with other British food & drink products.
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NewsCarlsberg shrugs off Middle East conflict fears in upbeat first quarter showing
The brewer reported organic volume growth of 2.8% and organic revenue growth of 3.6% in the first quarter of 2026
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NewsPernod Ricard and Brown-Forman terminate merger talks
Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman have terminated discussions over a potential merger
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Category ReportThe soft drinks brands refusing to jump on the functional trend
Fever-Tree, which first built its name as a mixer brand, has broadened its remit in recent years
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NewsCoca-Cola lifts earnings forecast after beating first quarter estimates
Revenues rose 10% organically to $12.5bn, ahead of the expected 7.1% increase forecast by analysts
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NewsWhitley Neill debuts gin-based RTD duo
At an abv of 8.3% abv, each can contains the equivalent of a double shot (50ml) of Whitley Neill gin
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NewsHydration brand Phizz readies sparkling ready-to-drink duo
The cans are made with natural fruit juice, electrolytes and vitamins
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NewsJam Shed launches ‘category first’ red wine and cola RTD
The NPD is based on the Spanish classic serve ‘calimocho’
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NewsAsian ‘chewable’ soft drink Mogu Mogu moves into iced tea
The rollout will be supported by a social-first campaign alongside a partnership with dance group Diversity
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NewsJob losses after Nyetimber downsizes The Lakes Distillery
The supplier said said the decision had been driven by the ‘rising cost of living, consumer spending habits and broader commercial pressures’
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NewsKingsland Drinks secures £65m funding package amid ‘challenging’ trading conditions
It comes after revenues at Kingsland Drinks fell by 10.6% to £268m last year
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NewsBevi and Vogo launch RTDs as category innovation hots up
Amid a blitz of new products and players, sales of alcoholic RTDs climbed £76.2m on volumes up 9.4% last year
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NewsGlobal Brands acquires low-calorie beer brand Skinny Brands
Skinny Brands joins brands including Hooch, VK and Franklin & Sons in the Global Brands portfolio
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NewsQueen drummer Roger Taylor launches Provence rosé wine
The wine is a bend of 70% grenache and 30% cinsault grapes
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NewsAlcohol duty receipts tumble by almost £200m after successive tax hikes
Total alcohol duty receipts declined by 1.4% to £12.4bn in the year ended 6 April 2026
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NewsHeineken beer volumes swell in ‘reassuringly uneventful’ first quarter
The results were bolstered by impressive showing in Heineken’s Asia-Pacific reporting region
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NewsLeading CBD brands reformulate drinks in line with FSA guidance
It comes after the FSA encouraged businesses to meet its CBD provisional acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 10 mg per day
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InterviewsLa Vieille Ferme’s Andrew Bayley on how the ‘chicken wine’ learned to fly
La Vieille Ferme has defied category weakness in wine after going viral. Andrew Bayley explains how he laid the groundwork.
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NewsBenchmark Drinks aims to reinvent wine with ‘stylish’ All (Good) Things brand
All (Good) Things was about ‘delivering wines that consistently outperform their price point’, Benchmark Drinks said
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NewsShowerings looks to take fine cider mainstream with Tesco listing
Showerings is one of several brands looking to take advantage of renewed interest in premium and craft apple ciders