Supplier News – Page 68
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Alex Fisher joins Bibendum board
Alex Fisher, former managing director of Bidvest 3663, has joined Bibendum Wine Holdings’ board of directors in a non-executive role
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Premium cider worth £75m in June
Sales of top-tier premium ciders were worth £75m in the UK’s off-trade market in June as people opt for artisan ciders, this is an increase of £10m from the same period the previous year
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World Cup lifts ABInBev UK Q2 volumes
ABInBev, the Stella Artois and Budweiser brewer, saw UK sales of its drinks grow 13.5% in Q2 2014, due to ”strong World Cup volumes”
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Compass reports positive trends in Q3
Compass, the global catering company, says it saw the positive trends in Europe and Japan continue into the third quarter (to 30 June), with a slowing of organic revenue decline in the period
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Drambuie hosts Edinburgh Festival bar
Drambuie is hosting a ‘Summer Hut’ pop-up venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 30 July throughout the festival
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Ex-Molson Coors UK CEO to head brewer's global business
Mark Hunter, the former chief executive of Molson Coors UK and past chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association, is to succeed Peter Swinburn has chief executive and president of the global Molson Coors Brewing Company business
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AG Barr forecasts 5.6% H1 growth
AG Barr, the drinks supplier, has forecast a 5.6% like-for-like increase in sales revenue to c£135m for the six months to 27 July 2014
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The ongoing popularity of Italian lager Peroni has driven a 23% lift in UK net revenues for brewing giant SABMiller in the first quarter of the year
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Krombacher Pils sees 64% volume growth
Premium German beer brand Krombacher Pils has reported 64% like-for-like volume growth between January and June 2014
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Meantime to launch pop-up bar
Meantime Brewing Company, the London brewer, is to launch a pop-up bar made from customised shipping containers
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Britvic reports "strong quarter" with 4.1% revenue growth
Britvic, the soft drinks company, reported a 4.1% like-for-like revenue increase to £329.5m for the 12 weeks to 6 July 2014
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Green Flash Brewing signs European distribution deal
California-based Green Flash Brewing Co has entered a European distribution partnership with Belgian St-Feuillien to bring its craft beers to Europe
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William Grant & Sons bids to buy Drambuie
William Grant & Sons, the family business that owns Glenfiddich and Grant’s is looking at a £100m takeover of liqueur company Drambuie, Sky News reports
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Hygiene tops poll of food concerns for diners
Food hygiene is the greatest food safety concern for people when eating out according to a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA)
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Vianet: Pub sector trading has remained flat
Vianet has said that the first quarter of the current year has started largely as anticipated with trading in the pub sector remaining flat ahead
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Heineken launches Cities of the World app
Heineken has launched an app called @wherenext as part of its global campaign ‘Cities of the World’ that allows users to explore new experiences in their cities
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New brewery in St Helens
A family of ex-publicans has set up Connoisseur Ales Brewery in St Helens, Lancashire, which will brew 40 – 60 casks of ale each week to sell to the on-trade
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UK on-trade spirits market grows 5.1% in a year
The UK on-trade spirits market grew by 5.1% in value in a year to £5.4bn, according to a new report from William Grant & Sons UK, the new name for spirits company First Drinks
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Ice cream sales fall to ‘healthier’ frozen yogurt
Volume sales of ice cream fell by 3% between 2011 and 2014 to 345m litres despite value sales rising by 5% in the same period, according to research by Mintel
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Booker lfls up 3.8% for Q1
Booker Group, the food wholesaler, reported like-for-like sales growth of 3.8% for the 12 weeks to 20 June 2014 and said it is “on course” to meet full-year expectations