Supplier News – Page 41
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NewsGK replaces as Marston’s as official beer of English cricket
Greene King has signed a five-year sponsorship deal to replace Marston’s as the official beer of English cricket.
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AG Barr expects Q4 sales above 2.5%
Soft drinks group AG Barr has said revenue in its fourth quarter to 30 January is expected to grow in excess of 2.5%.
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Diageo grows H1 sales in UK 3%
Diageo has reported net sales in the UK up 3% for the six months to 31 December with spirits and beer both in growth.
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Britvic UK revenue falls 1.2% in Q1
Britvic has reported a further fall in UK revenue – down 1.2% with Actual Realised Price (ARP) flat for the 12 weeks to 20 December.
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Fever-Tree UK sales up 84% in H2
Fever-Tree, the tonics and mixers supplier, has announced revenue is expected to be up 71% for the year to December, to £59.2m.
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Heineken launches moderation campaign
Heineken has launched a new responsible drinking campaign following research which found that 75% of millennials were limiting the amount of alcohol they drunk on nights out.
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Southern Comfort and Tuaca brands sold
US drinks supplier Brown-Foreman has agreed to sell the Southern Comfort and Tuaca brands to New Orleans-based Sazerac Co for $544m.
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Booker reports non-tobacco lfs down 1.3%
Wholesaler Booker saw its non-tobacco sales fall 1.3% on a like-for-like basis for the 16 weeks to 1 January.
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Breweries announce 2016 price rises
Three major brewers have revealed their wholesale beer price rises for 2015.
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Thwaites confirms brewery move
Thwaites has confirmed the location for its new c£10m brewery and said its existing Blackburn site will be demolished.
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C&C to consolidate production
C&C Group has announced it is consolidating production of Bulmers and Magners to one core site in Tipperary, Ireland.
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Asahi lines up bid for Peroni and Grolsch
Japanese drinks company Asahi is understood to be lining up a $3.4bn bid for Peroni and Grolsch.
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Arkell’s FY sales up 2.6%
Wiltshire brewer and pub operator Arkell’s has reported a 2.6% increase in turnover for the year to 31 March 2015, to £20.4m.
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Buckley steps down from Evan-Evans
Simon Buckley has stepped down as chief executive of the Evan-Evans group to hand over to his son James – the eighth generation of the family to lead the Welsh brewer and pub operator.
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NewsGlobal firms ‘will target more craft brewers in 2016’
Global beer giants will continue to target craft brewers for fear of losing market share but further opportunities within the UK market may be limited, according to Peter Hansen, of Sapient Corporate Finance.
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Cyclops reaches 400 brewery mark
Cyclops, the accreditation scheme for beer, has reached the milestone of working with 400 breweries.
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West Cornwall Pasty achieves £12.5m turnover
West Cornwall Pasty Co has achieved double-digit LFLs and has plans for greater expansion moving into 2016, executive chairman Chris Peck has told M&C.
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Bottled ale off-trade price at all time low
The latest issue of Butcombe Brewery’s Premium Bottled Ale Report has shown pricing in the category continues to fall in the off-trade.
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Majestic Wine sees festive sales boost
Majestic Wine saw sales rise 7.3% for the 10 weeks to 4 January, with group sales up a total of 42.6%, boosted by a strong performance from recently acquired online retailer Naked Wines.