All articles by James Beeson – Page 18
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NewsRichard Hammond follows ex-Top Gear co-presenters into booze
The spirits are produced in partnership with Hawkridge Distillers
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NewsDash to make TV advertising debut with ‘playful’ 30-second spot
The advert was created by independent agency The Or
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NewsCo-op overhauls beer and RTD cocktail offer with UK craft emphasis
New additions include tipples from Lakes Brew Co and Boundary Brewing
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NewsJohnnie Walker volumes collapse after Red Label 1l is delisted
Johnnie Walker Red Label has lost £9m after volumes crashed by nearly 40% last year
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2025: Riding out the storm
A storm is forecast for Britain’s top booze brands. Input costs, duty changes, tariffs, EPR and National Insurance rises are all hiking expenses as the market declines
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NewsAldi switches 20 million wine bottles to new 'ultra-light' design
The move takes the average weight of wine bottles sold in Aldi from 409g down to 371g
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NewsCampari culls Cinzano as portfolio trimming gets underway
The Aperol brand owner set out plans to cut costs and divest non-core brands last October
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NewsBrits back banning booze adverts pre-watershed: YouGov data
A majority of those polled also backed a total ban on alcohol advertising online
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NewsCawston Press to make TV advertising debut this summer
A new 10-second spot will appear in advert breaks during Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off: The Professionals next week
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NewsVocation Brewery to cease Israel exports ‘with immediate effect’
It comes just days after the brewery defended its right to export to the country
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Comment & OpinionBanning alcohol advertising would hammer Britain’s beleaguered booze industry
As plans to ban alcohol advertising grow, the abstinence movement appears to have struck a body blow in its war against drinkers
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InterviewsBrewDog CEO James Taylor: ‘I don’t think BrewDog has an image problem’
With a new look and fresh faces at the helm, BrewDog is looking forward rather than back at its chequered past
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NewsBrewDog posts return to EBITDA growth despite flat revenues in 2024
Adjusted EBITDA in the year ended 31 December 2024 stood at £7.5m
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NewsStowford Press cider gets ‘modern’ overhaul in bid to halt sales slide
The new design includes a call-out that Stowford Press uses locally sourced apples
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NewsAustralian Vintage hires M&S grocery lead to head up UK sales
Holliday has joined the McGuigan and Tempus Two brand owner after three years with M&S
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NewsInnocent names third UK&I managing director in just over a year
The new hire succeeds John Taylor, who is set to move on to a new role as GB franchise operations senior director at Coca-Cola
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NewsVocation Brewery defends decision to ship beer to Israel following backlash
The brewer said it was continuing to monitor government advice in relation to doing business in Israel
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NewsM&S backs English wine and adds new spritz serves in BWS revamp
The overhaul includes a growing focus on English wine, alongside new lower-abv spritzes and more branded craft beers
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NewsSignature Brew restructures in bid to tackle pandemic debts
Like many other small breweries Signature Brew saw a drastic reduction in trade during the pandemic
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NewsAlcohol packaging should carry cancer risk warning, charities say
The government is said to be considering a raft of measures to tackle alcohol-related harm