All articles by James Beeson – Page 15
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NewsJam Shed introduces premium tier led by ‘indulgent’ Dark Jam wine
The new tipple has landed in 373 Asda stores nationwide
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NewsDanone accused of hypocrisy over plans ‘to destroy local UK woodland’
The bottled water and dairy giant is planning to remove approximately 500 trees from Rotary Wood and the Pinewoods area in Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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NewsTilray eyes $1bn-plus valuation for newly acquired BrewDog brand
Tilray paid an initial £33m to acquire the global IP and UK assets for BrewDog out of administration last month
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NewsFairy Skip The Soak named top fmcg innovation in 2025 by Worldpanel
The NPD added £11.5m in incremental value to the dishwash category, Worldpanel said
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NewsCrosta Mollica adds first white pizza base to tap growing UK demand
The brand has also added a quartet of new pizzas, and a new Garlic & Rosemary Pinsa Bread, inspired by traditional Roman pinsa
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NewsIndependent brewers hesitant to embrace cans despite EPR hit on glass
The proportion of beer packaged into cans by SIBA members has fallen from 13% in 2021 to 11% last year
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NewsMadrí joins growing fruit beer trend with lemon-flavoured variant
Excepcional Limón joins Madrí’s flagship namesake lager and 0.0% abv counterpart, launched last year
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NewsYorkshire Tea doubles Proper Breaks range with two new brews
The duo join Malty Biscuit Brew and Cherry Bakewell in Yorkshire’s Proper Breaks range of teas
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NewsEl Jimador joins burgeoning RTD segment with margarita duo
The 6.5% abv pair would tap growing demand for canned bar-quality cocktails, El Jimador said
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NewsAccolade Wines sales slid £40m before Pernod Ricard wine merger, filings show
Company directors blamed the cost of living crisis and UK alcohol duty reforms for the showing
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NewsFunkin Cocktails adds RTD spritz trio for earlier drinking occasions
Rising demand for lighter, more sessionable drinks was behind the NPD, Funkin said.
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NewsFierce Beer lands Sainsbury’s listing to launch Fierce for Good Foundation
The foundation will be governed by an internal steering committee comprised of employees from across the business.
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NewsEfes becomes latest world lager to shift production to UK
Efes remained ‘an authentic Mediterranean lager, true to its original recipe’, supplier Sunrise Beverages insisted
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NewsRémy Cointreau launches transformation plan under new CEO
Rémy is seeking to become less tethered to macroeconomic cycles for growth
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NewsPernod Ricard rolls out top Irish RTD brand West Coast Cooler in the UK
West Coast Cooler first launched in Ireland in 1984 and is now the best-selling RTD in the market
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NewsModelo Especial to get renewed UK push from Budweiser Brewing Group
Budweiser Brewing Group is to roll out an above-the-line campaign for Modelo across TV, digital and OOH from this month
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NewsMount Gay enters spiced segment with Bajan Spiced NPD
The UK is the fastest-growing rum-based spirit market in Europe, according to Grand View Horrizon research
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NewsDrinks brands pull sponsorship of Wireless Festival over Kanye West booking
It follows a series of antisemitic remarks made by West in recent years
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NewsRosé defies broader wine malaise as blush sales boom
Year-on-year sales increases over the 12 weeks to the end of December matched those seen in the peak of summer
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NewsRow at booze bottler supplier Encirc escalates as further strike action announced
Staff argue redundancies pose a health and safety risk