All articles by James Beeson – Page 14
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NewsMolson Coors books $4bn in impairments as sales slide continues
The Coors and brand owner said sales in its financial third quarter fell by 3.3% to $2.97bn
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Category ReportLow & no’s road to success: trends in low & no alcohol 2025
Big strides in taste and tie-ups with sports stars are driving major gains for low & no drinks. And they look set only to accelerate
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NewsBrewDog pokes fun at itself in new OOH campaign
Digital screens have appeared across London and Manchester featuring ’fake but believable’ stories about the brand
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NewsLow & no wines bolster sales at Kylie Minogue Wines’ Benchmark Drinks
London-based distributor and brand developer Benchmark Drinks saw turnover climb by 29.5% to £36.9m
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NewsFix8 extends beyond kombucha with water kefir trio
Ambient cans and chilled bottles in Peach & Mango, Raspberry Lemonade and Grapefruit & Elderflower are to hit Waitrose stores later this month
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NewsBerry Bros & Rudd profits slump amid ‘exceptionally challenging’ trading
There was also an 8.2% decline in revenues excluding en primeur
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NewsCampari shares slump after £1.1bn in shares seized by police
Campari insists the dispute is unrelated to it or any of its subsidiaries
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NewsHeineken confirms end to Champions League partnership
Heineken has been UEFA’s official beer partner since the 1990s
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NewsCarlsberg bolstered by Britvic deal as beer volume slide continues
Organic volumes grew by 0.4% at Carlsberg last year, but have fallen in every quarter so far in 2025
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NewsCampari steps ahead of spirits peers amid lower-than-feared tariff hit
Sales at the Espolòn brand owner grew 4.4% organically in the three months to 30 September
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NewsDiageo moves to dismiss tequila class action lawsuit
It is one of several legal challenges that have been mounted against Diageo North America this year
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NewsTennent’s looks to tap premium lager trend with new Bavarian Pilsner
The 4.7% abv tipple will launch from this month in retailers including Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda and Spar
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NewsGuinness Open Gate Brewery in London set to open in December
The experiential brand home for Guinness in Covent Garden has faced a series of setbacks
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NewsLipton makes hot tea return with five new blends
Hot teas from Lipton were last seen in the UK in the late 2000s
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NewsSuppliers challenge Westons’ assertion that perry is ‘dead’
Producers including Ross-on-Wye, Little Pomona and Oliver’s have all pledged to support perry
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NewsLervig Brewery hails AI for helping it overturn Portman Group ruling
AI was ‘changing the game for small companies’ said Lervig CEO Anders Kleinstrup
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s in a name? Why Westons ditched perry tag to win over younger cider drinkers
The Herefordshire cidermaker says nobody knows what the term ‘perry’ means. But should it not be its job to educate them?
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NewsThree in four shoppers find functional drinks confusing, survey finds
Functional drinks growth is up 34% year on year, to £178m
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NewsCarlsberg Britvic-owned 1664 plots ‘fruity’ beer NPD
Fruit beers are enjoying a surge in popularity in the UK