All articles by James Beeson – Page 6
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NewsVimto turns to fans for new limited-edition flavours
Vimto Fans’ Edition was created to ‘deliver standout shelf presence and drive incremental impulse sales’
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NewsBeet It beats sales watermark on back of wellness boom
Beet it had now grown sales by 58% in the space of two years, the James White Drinks-owned brand said
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Comment & OpinionBrewDog fire sale: how did it come to this?
Scottish beer business BrewDog has been put up for sale and could be split up following five years of consecutive losses
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NewsAG Barr appoints first chief digital and technology officer
He joins from global healthcare specialist Haleon
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NewsDash donates cans to help convenience retailers support their communities
Selected retailers included Shop Around The Clock on Ashford Road in Kent and Nisa Local in Shrewsbury
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NewsPact Coffee to source core range exclusively from women growers in March
Women make up an estimated 70% of the global coffee workforce but just own or run just 20% of farms
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NewsBrewDog appoints advisors to run accelerated sale process
A quick-fire sale is likely to be executed by an administrator, rather than on a solvent basis, The Grocer understands.
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NewsNo-abv brewer Big Drop calls time on licensing agreements
Big Drop first entered into a licensing agreement with In Good Company in 2023
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NewsSunrise Beverages appoints new sales director
The new hire has previoulsy worked for the likes of AB InBev, Bacardí, Heineken, BrewDog and Asahi
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NewsMoth adds Mango Margarita and Strawberry Daiquiri to RTD lineup
It comes after Moth sales more than doubled in the off-trade last year.
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NewsScotch whisky exports to US down 15% since tariff imposition
Scotch was navigating ‘significant challenges across multiple markets’, the SWA said
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NewsEnglish sparkling producer Ridgeview Wine Estate sold to investor consortium
Ridgeview had fallen into financial difficulty amid rising costs and working capital constraints
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NewsAB InBev shrugs off weak beer demand in ‘solid’ Q4 showing
AB InBev’s volumes declined less than feared by analysts
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NewsCarling revives Black Label name for new upmarket British lager
The new brew promises ‘an intense flavour experience’
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NewsHeineken to cut up to 6,000 jobs amid beer sales slowdown
The cuts will come in both brewing and white-collar roles
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NewsNestlé Waters brings Maison Perrier line to UK shoppers
Maison Perrier first launched in Canada in 2024 and has since rolled out to more than 80 markets globally.
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NewsCoca-Cola misses sales forecasts on muted US, Asia demand
Sales in the three months to 31 December climbed 5% organically to $11.8bn
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NewsOne in five Scottish distilleries ‘in distress’ amid global whisky crisis
The number of Scottish distilleries in distress leapt by 40.8% (from 49 to 69) in last three months of 2025
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NewsHallgarten & Novum Wines ‘encouraging’ suppliers to lower abv
Last year’s duty changes that see wine taxed according to its alcoholic strength were the starting point for discussions around abv reduction, Hallgarten & Novum said
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NewsSurging RTD volumes help Au Vodka sales pass £80m mark
Turnover at the Swansea-based supplier grew by 27.3% to £82.8m in the year to the end of April 2025