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SHS expands portfolio with Shandy Shack acquisition December 5, 2024. SHS Drinks has acquired mid-strength beer brand Shandy Shack. The company said it wants to target the 40% of adults seeking to moderate their alcohol consumption.
Drinks Retailing Trends Report 2024 – NIQ bestsellers
Mar 27, 2024 · Which are the top supermarket brands across beer, cider, spirits and wine? In the latest Drinks Retailing Trends Report, NIQ shares key data from the grocery multiples BEER In good news for beer, four out of 10 brands experienced a rise in sales value, compared to only two brands in last year’s Trends Report. AB
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British Guild of Beer Writers renames award to honour Susanna Forbes November 25, 2024. The British Guild of Beer Writers has renamed an award to honour the memory of board member, drinks writer, editor, and cider producer Susanna Forbes, who died earlier this year.
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A guide to Sicily’s chillable light red wine: Frappato December 5, 2024. As Mount Etna watches over Sicily and street vendors sell cannoli and arancini, Lizzy O’Riordan arrives on the island with a singular mission: to learn more about the grape Frappato.
Alcohol tax rise is “kick in the teeth” - Drinks Retailing
Oct 30, 2024 · The UK drinks industry has expressed disappointment and anger after chancellor Rachel Reeves announced alcohol duty will increase. In her statement to the House of Commons today, Reeves said that alcohol duty on non-draught products will increase in line with the Retail Price Index from February 2025. Spokesperson for the UK Spirits Alliance,
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Asda upgrades Extra Special wines to Exceptional – Interview, Clive Donaldson, senior manager, sourcing, Asda Wine October 17, 2024 “We’re about to go through a rebranding exercise for our premium own label,” starts Asda’s Clive Donaldson.
The four drinks trends that defined 2024 – Waitrose
Dec 3, 2024 · Waitrose has revealed four key drinks trends from the past year in its Food and Drink Report 2024-25… Zebra striping . The supermarket Waitrose found more drinkers are taking part in zebra-striping when it comes to alcohol – the concept of alternating between an alcoholic drink and a non-alcoholic one.. Head of beer wine and spirits, Pierpaolo Petrassi MW, said: “The way customers ...
Drinks Retailing Trends Report 2024 – Indie trends
Mar 28, 2024 · As part of our annual Drinks Retailing Trends Report, we polled around 35 independent retailers from across the UK to capture key movements for the trade across beer, wine, spirits and low/no. Despite the ongoing financial pressures facing the industry, around 60% of the retailers we surveyed said their business performed better in 2023 than in 2022, with a further 30% reporting that their ...
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Jamie Matthewson swaps Waitrose for Woolworths – exclusive November 14, 2024. The former trading manager for wine at Waitrose is moving to New Zealand to take on a bigger drinks role at Woolworths, Drinks Retailing has learned.
Drinks Retailing Awards 2024 winners announced
Feb 7, 2024 · An annual celebration of excellence in off-trade, the Drinks Retailing Awards 2024 saw Stourbridge-based retailer The Wine Press take home the Independent Drinks Retailer of the Year award. Held on February 6 at The Dorchester Hotel in London, the DRAs 2024 highlighted the most outstanding retailers in the country, including The Wine Press which was