Latest Alcohol News – Page 74

  • Product News

    Whitley Neill: the new gin in town

    2009-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Halewood International has signed a strategic alliance with Whitley Neill Gin which it hopes will secure it a significant slice of the £266.4m gin market in the UK.

  • Product News

    Teacher’s: a lesson in whisky

    2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Maxxium UK has launched a new campaign for Teacher's to inform consumers of the quality credentials of blended Scotch whisky and Teacher's own history and heritage. 

  • Product News

    A Hardy meal

    2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Australian wine Hardys is to sponsor the hugely popular Channel 4 show Come Dine With Me throughout the 12-week period leading up to Christmas.

  • Product News

    Grolsch turns it up

    2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

    This autumn Grolsch is offering UK consumers an 'amplified' drinking experience as it launches a new £13m national marketing campaign.

  • Product News

    Jack Daniel's singular look

    2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select Tennessee Whiskey has a new look for greater shelf standout.

  • Product News

    Retro’s back for Red Stripe

    2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Red Stripe has launched a new bottle design that it hopes will increase standout on shelf and provide consistency with the brand's can and draught formats. 

  • News

    Alcohol code put on hold for two years

    2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Retailers may get a two-year reprieve from the mandatory Alcohol Code of Practice which proposes they display information about the alcohol unit content of drinks on sale and their impact on consumer health.

  • Product News

    Spirits and liqueurs are this year's party faithfuls

    2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Gifting, cocktails at home and the trend for long serves make spirits one of the key c-store categories in the run up to Christmas

  • Product News

    Raise a Guinness

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Diageo Great Britain is celebrating the 250th anniversary of Arthur Guinness signing the lease on the St James's Gate brewery in Ireland by inviting consumers to 'raise a glass to Arthur.'

  • Product News

    Bulmers: squeeze in some summer

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Scottish & Newcastle UK is launching the biggest ever press and poster campaign for Bulmers, its premium bottled cider, with a series of posters bearing the 'Squeezing the Best out of the British Summer' strapline.

  • Opinion

    HIM think tank: alcohol

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    HIM's Georgina Wild has some tips to drive impulse purchases in the alcohol category

  • Product News

    Buzz about Bud

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Budweiser is launching what supplier InBev describes as its biggest press and outdoor campaign ever

  • Blog

    The big deal: Tackling underage smoking and drinking

    2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Retailer Dave Newman wants a different approach to tackling underage smoking and drinking

  • Features and analysis

    Assaulted for refusing alcohol sale

    2009-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Three teenagers have been jailed for 18 months each for two attacks on Bristol retailers.

  • Product News

    Jack Daniel's and Cola twin in a tin

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Jack Daniel's & Cola is now available perfectly mixed in a can.

  • Product News

    Stocklines: Pecking order

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Woodpecker cider has been refreshed by Jygsaw Brands, S&N's joint venture brand management company. The packaging now features a woodpecker as well as the HP Bulmers signature and logo on the front of the can. It is hoped the new look will help the...

  • Product News

    Stocklines: Gordon's back

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Diageo has unveiled a new ad for Gordon's Gin featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. It is running on TV as well as on screens in more than 16 UK train stations. The ad is the first part of the brand's 'Start something special' marketing strategy. It is also...

  • News

    Licensing delays could stop Scottish alcohol sales

    2009-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Retailers in Scotland fear they may not be able to sell alcohol after September 1 because of delays in the processing of new licensing applications.

  • Product News

    On the rack

    2009-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Wine consumption may be down, but that's not worrying the convenience sector as small retailers prove a category success story

  • Product News

    From Russia...

    2009-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Russian Standard is splashing out £1.2m on a marketing campaign to support its premium vodka in the UK this year.