Multiple retailers have told Harpers they are "shocked and amazed" at Diageo's plans to unify its trade agreements across all of its routes to market in what is being seen as a bid to get more control over pricing and promotions of its brands, writes Shirley Webb.
Read more...Bols, distributed by Maxxium UK, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the movie Cocktail with an online competition to find the UK's next "superstar bartender."
Read more...InterContinental Brands (ICB) has secured exclusive broadcast sponsorship of four of Scotland's live 2010 World Cup away qualifying matches.
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Diageo is ploughing a record £41 million into brand, retailer and category activity in the run up to Christmas.
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Mariann Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, has been awarded the Wine Personality of the Year 2008 award by the International Wine Challenge.
Read more...Diageo GB is sponsoring the latest edition of the British Liver Trust's publication, Alcohol and Liver Disease.
Read more...Ex Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur footballer David Ginola is to launch his own brand of rosé wine in the UK.
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Greene King has said it is on track to meet expectations for the current financial year, despite seeing a drop in sales over the summer period.
Read more...Wine represents one of the fastest growing fair trade products in the UK, according to figures from the Fairtrade Foundation.
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Recent listings with Booker, Nisa and Bestway/Batleys have more than doubled sales of South African wine brand FirstCape in the impulse sector of the take-home drinks market, according to Nielsen data.
Read more...With the summer behind us, so too this week is talk of suitable wines for the warm weather. Jancis Robinson, back from her summer holiday, has a last word of advice on seasonal tipples, but for the most part the wine writers are turning their attentions to other matters. Jonathan Ray gives us his run down of the UK's top wine schools, Victoria Moore has her patience tried out by a good Bordeaux and Anthony Rose indulges in a spot of Tesco's finest.
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Greene King is investing £1 million in a cut-price drinks promotion in 200 of its pubs.
Read more...Coors Brewers has been forced to increase its wholesale price by 3p per pint because of current economic conditions and the "severity of inflationary increases."
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The Barracuda Group has added to its portfolio of pubs with the opening of The Malt Cross in Ayr. The opening of the pub under the Smith & Jones concept signifies Barracuda's 13th site in Scotland and sees the Group's estate rise to 220 pubs.
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The BenRiach Distillery Company has purchased the Glendronach Distillery from Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard, for an undisclosed sum.
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Diageo GB is introducing new standard trade terms from September, which it says aim to use customer investment more effectively to support growth within the alcohol beverage category.
Read more... Patriarche Wine Agencies, the UK subsidiary of French wine giant Groupe Patriarche in Beaune, announces the re-launch of sparkling wine brand Veuve du Vernay into the UK.
The full Veuve du Vernay range has received a complete packaging redesign including label, foil and bottle. The sophisticated and elegant new packaging has been created to reflect the dedication to quality and excellence both inside and out of the bottle.
'With an RRP of £6.99 we believe Veuve du Vernay is an affordable and elegant range of French sparkling wines that offers an excellent alternative to Cava and Champagne.' Says Vincent Goyat, Export Director at Groupe Patriarche. 'Initially we're launching three wines within the range into the UK; Veuve du Vernay Brut NV, Veuve du Vernay Demi-sec NV and Veuve du Vernay Brut Rosé NV, and we have plans to extend the range over the coming months.'
Veuve du Vernay became part of the Groupe Patriarche portfolio when they acquired Bordeaux sparkling wine producer Sorevi in 2003, an acquisition that saw Patriarche become the second largest sparkling wine producer in France.
Patriarche Wine Agencies have already secured listings for Veuve du Vernay Brut NV and Veuve du Vernay Brut Rosé NV at Tesco and Veuve du Vernay Rosé NV at CoOp.
Diageo GB is investing £5 million in a new campaign for Guinness.
Read more...Virgin Wines is launching a section dedicated to Chile and Chilean wine on its website.
Read more...An in-depth audit of industry marketing practice has concluded that Scotch whisky companies are meeting the highest standards of responsible brand marketing and promotion. Research by The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) found that distillers had successfully implemented tough industry rules into everyday marketing practices.
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