All articles by James Beeson – Page 34
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NewsFormer Campari CEO Matteo Fantacchiotti joins Cygnet Gin as chairman
Fantacchiotti unexpectedly quit Campari in September
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NewsGuinness rival introduces waiting list as demand for dark beers soars
Anspach & Hobday expects to make almost half a million litres of London Black this year
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NewsKopparberg to launch Crisp Apple in renewed apple cider play
The 4% abv tipple will launch in bottle and can formats for the off-trade on 1 January
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NewsDiageo limits Guinness supply to retailers in hopes of avoiding Christmas shortage
Guinness allocation limits extend to the off-trade as well as pubs and bars, The Grocer understands
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NewsMajestic teams up with Club Soda to expand low & no-alcohol offering
Sales of low & no-alcohol drinks at Majestic have grown by more than 600% since March 2022
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Comment & OpinionBrewDog betting big on lager? It’s jarring, but it makes sense
BrewDog wants to become a top four brewer, and knows only lager will get it there
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NewsCampari taps William Grant & Sons veteran Simon Hunt to end CEO hunt
It ends a period of uncertainty for the Aperol and Courvoisier brand owner
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NewsBlack Sheep Brewery to produce Big Drop alcohol-free beers under licence
Previously, the beers had been contracted to In Good Company and produced at Fourpure
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NewsAldi brings back £3.49 côtes du rhône deal for Christmas
The wine sold out in just four days last year
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NewsMedia Bites 4 December: Coca-Cola, junk food advertising ban, pie theft
Coca-Cola has drawn the ire of environmentalists after weakening its recycling and reuse goals
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NewsCasillero del Diablo moves into alcohol-free with sparkling Zero wine
Casillero del Diablo Zero is made from 100% early-harvested Chardonnay grapes from the Chilean Central Valley
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NewsSHS Group buys mid-strength alcohol brand Shandy Shack
The deal is SHS Group’s first in drinks since the purchase of Rocks Drinks in 2018
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NewsCarlsberg to complete Russia exit following management buyout
Carlsberg’s Baltika Breweries subsidiary has been under state control since last summer
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NewsMoju adds Spicy Piña to ‘Immunity Blends’ range
The NPD will sit alongside Hot Mango in Moju’s ‘Immunity Blends’ sub-range
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NewsAdnams abandons sale plan in favour of property assets sell-off
It is not clear how much debt the brewer needs to pay down
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NewsBrewDog embraces lager in pursuit of top four brewer spot
BrewDog is currently the seventh-biggest brewer in the UK off-trade, with sales of £170m
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NewsVape maker Supreme completes £10.2m rescue of Typhoo Tea
It comes after Typhoo was placed into administration last week
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NewsTrueStart bolsters retail presence amid growing interest in low-decaf instant coffee
The listing will take TrueStart to more than 3,700 distribution points
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NewsDon’t slap tariffs on spirits that can’t be made in US, spirits group urges Trump
The spirits industry had been ’weighed down by retaliatory tariffs’ since 2018, Discus said