All articles by James Beeson – Page 11
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NewsHendrick’s adds Another Hendrick’s orange blossom & cacao gin
The gin was inspired by Hendrick’s Master Distiller Lesley Gracie’s love for chocolate and flowers
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NewsCruzcampo gets ‘crisp and refreshing’ Sevilla Orange line extension
Heineken UK research showed two-thirds of shoppers were open to trying flavoured beer
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NewsRTD challenger Arrowtown calls out AI copycat posts from rival
Arrowtown shared screenshots of a professional shoot it commissioned to support a rebrand in 2024, alongside near-identical imagery featuring Gullies products
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NewsPerfectTed looks beyond Japan to meet global matcha demand
Spiralling demand meant PerfectTed was no longer able to meet its sourcing needs from Japan alone, its founders said
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NewsDiageo to onboard latest Learning for Life cohort at Guinness Open Gate Brewery
This year around 1,100 students will participate in Learning for Life
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InterviewsBrewgooder: inside the ‘Ben & Jerry’s of beer’
Brewgooder’s founders James Hughes and Alan Mahon on pandemic pivots, their Gaza support collaboration and going beyond craft
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NewsPeroni aims to ‘broaden the shoulders of beer’ with 0.0% abv fruity duo
Fruit beer was ‘a major opportunity for UK retailers’, with sales having increased by £3.1m year on year, Peroni owner Asahi UK said, citing NIQ data
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NewsSuntory Global Spirits appoints new international president based in London
The new hire was previously head of SGS’ ready-to-drink division in the US
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NewsPernod Ricard sales slide on US and China woes
A 28% fall in sales in China and a 15% decline in the US were responsible for the majority of Pernod Ricard’s woes
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Comment & OpinionCarling Black Label: Can posh new lager help revive ailing beer brand?
Carling Black Label has gone posh, as the brand looks to make up ground lost to continental rivals
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NewsCarlsberg to be brewed by cannabis pioneer Tilray in the US
Carlsberg currently has a limited production footprint in North America, and the US accounts for only a small proportion of its total sales
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NewsUnion Coffee adds Half Caff blend for more mindful coffee drinkers
Over a quarter of UK consumers (26%) have increased their consumption of decaffeinated coffee in the past year, according to new research
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NewsVimto turns to fans for new limited-edition flavours
Vimto Fans’ Edition was created to ‘deliver standout shelf presence and drive incremental impulse sales’
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NewsBeet It beats sales watermark on back of wellness boom
Beet it had now grown sales by 58% in the space of two years, the James White Drinks-owned brand said
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Comment & OpinionBrewDog fire sale: how did it come to this?
Scottish beer business BrewDog has been put up for sale and could be split up following five years of consecutive losses
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NewsAG Barr appoints first chief digital and technology officer
He joins from global healthcare specialist Haleon
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NewsDash donates cans to help convenience retailers support their communities
Selected retailers included Shop Around The Clock on Ashford Road in Kent and Nisa Local in Shrewsbury
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NewsPact Coffee to source core range exclusively from women growers in March
Women make up an estimated 70% of the global coffee workforce but just own or run just 20% of farms
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NewsBrewDog appoints advisors to run accelerated sale process
A quick-fire sale is likely to be executed by an administrator, rather than on a solvent basis, The Grocer understands.
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NewsNo-abv brewer Big Drop calls time on licensing agreements
Big Drop first entered into a licensing agreement with In Good Company in 2023