Supplier News – Page 26
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Gluten-free brewery launches £500k fundraise
Bellfield Brewery, which claims to be the UK’s first dedicated gluten-free micro-brewery, has launched a funding drive to raise £500,000 to support its rapid expansion.
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Bidvest Foodservice to become Bidfood
Bidvest Foodservice is to operate under the new name of Bidfood from 3 April.
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Butcombe unveils rebrand ahead of expansion push
Butcombe Brewery has unveiled a rebranding as it enters “a new phase of growth”.
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Heineken sees brand growth in UK
Heineken has reported double-digit volume growth for its eponymous brand in the UK in 2016 with growth in the premium segment of 3.7% worldwide.
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NewsCamden Town eyes tie-ups with AB InBev stablemates
Camden Town Brewery will collaborate with at least two US brewers in AB InBev’s (ABI) craft beer portfolio this year and is open to working with independent London craft brewers, according to MCA’s sister title, the Morning Advertiser.
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Rowe appointed Asahi UK director of on-trade sales
Pete Rowe, formerly sales director on-trade UK at AB InBev, has been appointed Asahi UK’s director of sales on-trade.
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Record 267% price rise blamed on Brexit
Purchasing company Beacon has blamed 267% growth in price rise notifications on Brexit.
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Asahi to launch gluten-free Peroni
Asahi UK is to launch a gluten-free version of Peroni Nastro Azzurro in April.
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Carling announces brand refresh
Molson Coors has launched a brand refresh for Carling which will roll out across the on-trade from March.
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AG Barr FY lfls up 1.5%
Soft drinks and mixers producer AG Barr has said like-for-like revenue for the 52 weeks to 28 January is expected to be up 1.5%, to £257m.
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Charles Wells FY turnover up 2.5%
Charles Wells saw turnover rise 2.5% in the year to October 2016 to £193.7m.
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Britvic UK revenue up 2.2% in Q1
Britvic has reported a 2.2% increase in revenue in the first quarter to 25 December, citing growth in foodservice channels and particularly Subway as a key driver.
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Matthew Clark/Bibendum integration ahead of schedule
Drinks retailer Conviviality has said it is ahead of schedule on the integration of Matthew Clark and Bibendum.
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NewsTesco/Booker deal ‘good for eating out sector’
The Tesco/Booker merger could have positive long-term impacts on the eating and drinking out sector, a leading analyst has predicted.
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Young to replace Keeling as Fuller’s head brewer
Fuller’s has announced that Georgina Young is being promoted to head brewer with John Keeling to focus on project work, including collaboration beers.
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Old Hands to introduce new hop to UK beer scene
Twickenham Fine Ales’ craft beer arm Old Hands is to introduce the Denali hop into UK brewing for the first time.
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Tesco and Booker agree merger
Tesco and Booker have announced they have agreed terms on a merger to create the “UK’s leading food business”.
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Hop House 13 drives Guinness sales growth
Diageo has reported sales in Europe for the six months to 31 December up 5%
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Fentimans aims to grab further share of mixer market
Fentimans managing director Eldon Robson has told MCA he expects the mixers side of the business to make up around 40% of turnover under its five-year plan.
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Carlsberg and Heineken report 2017 price increases
Carlsberg and Heineken are the latest brewers to unveil beer price increases for 2017.