Alcohol news 5 – Page 9
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NewsMPs claim Australia trade deal will not reduce food prices in Britain
The Commons International Trade Committee’s report comes as government pushes debate on food import tariffs
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Nyetimber appoints Rolls-Royce director Richard Carter as CEO
Carter will take over from Nyetimber owner and shareholder Eric Heerema and MD Hans Sleeuwenhoek
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Bowl Grabber secures six-figure funding to disrupt wine category
The start-up offers wine across multiple formats – bottles, cans and bag-in-box – and has grown sales to £500k in its first year, with retail listings at Ocado and Amazon.
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Portman Group rules against Marks & Spencer snow globe gins for under 18 appeal
Marks & Spencer claimed the bottles – which featured a light-up mechanism – were not designed as ‘a novelty, toy, or something that should be used by children’
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Hard seltzer sales up 39% - but mainstream moment still far away
The likes of White Claw, Topo Chico and Bud Light have made major gains over the last year
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Pernod Ricard adds QR code responsible drinking warnings to all products sold in UK
The labelling will be rolled out globally to all Pernod Ricard brands by 2024
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African Originals beats crowdfunding target as its launches craft ciders in UK
Drinks start-up African Originals, which launched in the UK this month, has beaten a £600k crowdfunding target to back the next stage of growth at the craft producer.
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Biggar & Leith adds tiramisu-flavoured Stambecco liqueur
The 24% abv drink boasted the ‘delicious flavour of mascarpone, amaretti biscuits, cocoa and coffee’, it claimed
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Naked Wines shares plummet on gloomy outlook
Online booze specialist Naked Wines lost over 40% of its value on Thursday despite solid annual results, as its gloomy outlook spooked the City
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Vodka sales up as gin boom looks to be over at the mults
Gin brands like Gordon’s have lost ground, as the likes of Smirnoff saw sales increase
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Kylie Minogue wine takes UK supermarkets by storm with 314% sales surge
Benchmark Drinks said its success was thanks to the pop star being ‘personally’ involved with ‘every element of the brand’
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Whisky drinkers trade up as cheaper scotch offerings see decline
More expensive drams such as Johnnie Walker, Haig Club and Glenfiddich won out over cheaper mainstream options
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Tenderstem launches broccoli-infused wine
The wine is made from chardonnay from Lyme Bay Winery and infused with Tenderstem broccoli stalks
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Champagne sales sinking as shoppers balk at high prices
Nearly every champagne available in the UK’s supermarkets suffered a sales slump this year
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Carlsberg unveils fully recyclable fibre bottle with PEF lining
The brewer said its ‘ultimate vision‘ for the fibre bottle was to achieve ‘up to 80% less emissions than current single-use glass bottles’
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Dead Man’s Fingers moves into RTDs with trio of canned drinks
The move was ‘a natural next step for our brand, particularly as we enter into the summer months’, said Dead Man’s Fingers
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Broadland Drinks launches alcoholic cold brew tea brand
The NPD would resonate with ‘a new generation of RTD consumers’ and provide an ‘exciting opportunity for retailers’, said Twistea
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Smirnoff bolsters flavoured vodka line-up with Berry Burst
The NPD is billed as a ‘bold coloured liquid’ featuring ‘natural flavours of blueberries and blackberries’ combined with Smirnoff No 21 vodka
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BrewDog opens £12m bio-energy plant at Ellon base
The brewer claimed the anaerobic digester would power the production of 176 million pints annually at its Ellon headquarters
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Hops growers call for price renegotiations as costs soar
Hop growers are facing increases of over 15% in wage costs and approaching 100% in fuel costs, The British Hop Association warned this week
