All articles by James Beeson – Page 19
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NewsMedia Bites 23 June: Morrisons WFH changes, Sainsbury’s sunshine sales boost, cancer warning labels for booze?
Morrisons is forcing head office staff back to their desks, while leading health professionals are calling for mandatory cancer warnings on alcohol packaging
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NewsHoney Thief rolls out ‘UK-first hard honey’ liqueur
Hard Honey was ’naturally sweet and versatile’ making it perfect for many cocktails, the brand said
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NewsBrewDog leans into moderation movement with Baby Hazy launch
The 3% abv brew features Krush, Talus, and Citra hop varieties
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NewsHooch in £1.8m multimedia push to mark 30th anniversary
The campaign will comprise in-store and digital activity, alongside an OOH push
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NewsBeyond Belief Brewing Co seals Sainsbury’s listing for beer brewed with surplus pasta
Zenith Pasta IPA will roll into 400 Sainsbury’s stores nationwide next week
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NewsCarlsberg rolls out first beer brewed from entirely regeneratively grown barley
Initially, the beer will only be sold in limited quantities from Carlsberg’s brewery in Copenhagen
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NewsAG Barr extends Ka soft drinks brand into booze
AG Barr’s alcoholic drinks roster also includes Funkin Cocktails.
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NewsNescafé surpasses 2025 regenerative agriculture goal
Wider adoption of regenerative practices was helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Nescafé said
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NewsWine GB: Government spending review offers ‘barely any support’ for wine
Despite contributing millions to the treasury in duty and other payments, wine got ‘very little in return’, claimed Wine GB CEO Nicola Bates.
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NewsFunctional growth matches entire carbonated soft drinks category, new data shows
The biggest growth drivers for functional soft drinks were health shots, kombucha and gut health drinks, and CBD beverages
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NewsAsahi Super Dry backed by £2m retail-focused push ahead of Women’s Rugby World Cup
The campaign will include an on-pack promotion, in-store activations and digital activity.
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NewsAldi adds own-label kombucha range in response to growing demand
Searches for kombucha on Google in the UK are up 26% year-on-year
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NewsKeystone Brewing Group backed with fresh investment to reach £100m revenue goal
Keystone has generated circa £20m in revenue in the past 12 months
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NewsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru sale reports ‘speculative in nature’, Diageo insists
Diageo’s Indian unit insisted it was ‘not pursuing any such discussions’
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NewsPact Coffee responds to growing decaf trend with speciality-grade pods
The pods are the only speciality-grade decaf coffee listed by Waitrose
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NewsThe Whisky Exchange hires Berry Bros & Rudd CCO as new MD
She has spent the past 30 years in a variety of roles at wine and spirits retailer Berry Bros & Rudd
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Comment & OpinionCan the UK solve its ‘white cider’ problem?
White cider remains a shameful blight on the category, but a simple legislative change could have a transformative effect
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NewsEat Real taps Belazu for first-ever collaboration flavour
It comes after Eat Real overhauled its pack designs and added five variants in April
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NewsCaffeinated candy startup Ruly raises £500k for UK retail rollout
Each 42g pack of Ruly sweets contains 80mg of caffeine, alongside guarana and B vitamins
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NewsSpirits prices will have to go up if downturn proves structural, says Brown-Forman CEO
Lawson Whiting said GLP-1 drugs, cannabis use in the US and Gen Z drinking less were dragging on sales