All Drink articles – Page 3
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NewsCarlsberg volumes hit by bad weather
Despite weaker than expected sales in Q2, and a volume decline in Western Europe, the Danish brewer is lifting its forecast for full year operating profit
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NewsBirra Moretti overtakes Carling to become most popular draught lager
The Italian lager brand has seen sales grow by 9.6% over the past quarter, compared to the same period last year, CGA reports
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NewsPernod Ricard to offload wine portfolio
The owner of Australia’s Accolade Wines will take on brands such as Jacob’s Creek, Campo Viejo and St Hugo, as Pernod focusses on premium spirits and champagne
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NewsBritvic agrees £3.3bn takeover
The deal for the soft drinks group gives it an enterprise value of £4.1bn, with Carlsberg to create a single integrated beverage group in the UK called Carlsberg Britvic
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NewsInvestor revolt at Adnams
The chairman and director of the underperforming Suffolk brewer and pub company saw more than a third of shareholders vote against their re-election
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Analysis & InsightDiageo taps AI to predict summer cocktail trends
Umami, spicy and tropical flavours are predicted to be among the popular cocktail trends across the on and off-trade this summer
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NewsBeverage sector serves up cheap drinks for all
Despite current wobbles, selling drinks remains a good business, the Financial Times reports
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Analysis & InsightLocal craft beer equals global lager as most popular brew
According to the SIBA Independent Beer Report 2024, 55% of beer consumers now drink local craft beer in 2024, an 8% increase in popularity since 2023
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OpinionThe writing’s on the wall, literally
Peter Martin considers how wine in the on-trade can recapture the attention of younger customers amid a trend of falling consumption among millenialls and Gen Zs
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NewsBrewery insolvencies triple in 2023
Breal Capital, which recently rebranded its growing beer business to Keystone Brewing Group has been active in acquiring distressed businesses such as Purity, Black Sheep, Brew by Numbers and Brick
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NewsAsahi’s Greenwich brewery closure ‘another blow to British brewing’
Asahi UK is moving production of Meantime and Dark Star to Fuller’s Griffin Brewery where they will “retain their own unique brand identities”
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Analysis & InsightWhy Britain’s brewers are in crisis — and your pint is costing more
Covid lockdowns hit brewers and pub operators especially hard. Throw in the minimum wage rise and many businesses face closure unless something changes, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsCarlsberg Marston’s scrapping of Burton Union System ‘hugely disappointing’
The historic brewing system is being retired at Burton-on-Trent after the joint venture revealed it was no longer viable
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NewsCarlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company to close Ringwood Brewery
The joint venture has been trying to sell the Hampshire brewery since June, but will close it in January after being unable to find a buyer
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NewsCaribbean sales slump rocks Diageo: Shares in biggest fall since 1987
The drinks giant said sales in region to fall by 20% in six months to end of December, the Daily Mail reports
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NewsHall & Woodhouse offloads Rio
Irn Bru maker A.G. Barr has aquired the tropical drink brand for £12.3m
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NewsMolson Coors to pump £10m into Tadcaster brewery expansion
The investment would take place over a two-year period and increase production capacity as well as reducing carbon emissions
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OpinionPeter Martin: Pubs have changed, someone tell the Government
Peter Martin examines Rishi Sunak’s blundering PR spin on alcohol duty, announcements which were widely received as a “hammer blow” to the sector
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NewsBreal Capital acquires Brew By Numbers
The pre-pack acquisition of the craft brewery and bar operator is the latest deal for the private equity firm, which has also snapped up Vinoteca, Black Sheep Brewery and Brick Brewery
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News‘It all disappeared with Brexit’: Craft beer boom ends as more than 100 UK firms go bust
New trade barriers were compounded by Covid and tax changes, The Guardian reports