Published: 27 March, 2015
Spirit International said it was "extremely disappointed" that a Dutch court has ordering the company to hand control of three vodka brands back to the Russia state-owned monopoly.
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Published: 25 March, 2015
An urban micro-distillery initiated by Pernod Ricard is set to open in Hackney in June, headed by two local entrepreneurs from outside the spirits industry.
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Published: 23 March, 2015
Diageo is stepping up its commitment to innovation as part of a commercial strategy that will see levels of npd boosted across its drinks portfolio.
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Published: 27 February, 2015
Cîroc vodka is set to be the first alcohol brand to launch paid for advertising on Instagram, as it kicks off a six week campaign today.
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Published: 16 January, 2015
Nielsen has confirmed that sparkling wine and the main spirits categories were the big winners during Christmas 2014.
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Published: 16 December, 2014
Bond is back and this time's he's drinking vodka. Belvedere vodka to be exact.
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Published: 15 December, 2014
Grey Goose vodka has taken over the full length of London's Bank Underground Station with the "largest piece of single advertising creative" in UK history in the run-up to Christmas.
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Published: 21 November, 2014
Famed rapper and businessman Sean 'Diddy' Combs has recently grown his partnership with Diageo to include De León tequila as well as Ciroc vodka, and has plans to further boost the portfolio.
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Published: 21 November, 2014
Starting off as Sean 'Diddy' Combs personal chief of staff, Dia Simms is now the executive vice president of Ciroc Vodka & Innovations, at the newly-formed Combs Wine & Spirits.Gemma McKenna catches up with Simms and finds out what the pair have planned for the expansion of the drinks empire.
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Published: 13 November, 2014
A super-premium Scottish potato vodka is to be the first spirit produced by Arbikie, Scotland's newest farm-to-bottle distillery.
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Published: 10 November, 2014
Vodka commands the lion's share of the spirits sector, with over 30% of total sales; not only is it the most widely drunk spirit in the UK, but it is outstripping the overall spirits sector, with annual growth of 4.4%. Helen Arnold reports.
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Published: 07 November, 2014
Premium spirits are a crucial selling feature of the festive season. Helen Arnold explains why:
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Published: 21 October, 2014
On-trade drinks supplier Matthew Clark has seen sales of English wines soar by 53% in the past year, with home-grown beers and spirits following suit.
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Published: 06 October, 2014
Absolut Vodka has produced a limited edition Andy Warhol bottle of which only 4 million bottles are available.
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Published: 23 September, 2014
Smirnoff vodka has launched a £15 million marketing campaign - including TV advertising - in order to grow the category and make it more accessible.
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Published: 17 September, 2014
Declining year-on-year spirits sales in the on-trade will have brand owners hoping for a substantial pick up in the last few months of the year leading up to Christmas.
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Published: 08 September, 2014
Herefordshire's Chase Distillery has released its first ready to drink cocktail - the Marmalade Mule
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Published: 02 September, 2014
The Swedish premium vodka, Karlsson's Gold Vodka, is the latest addition to Berry Bros & Rudd's growing spirtis portfoliio.
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Published: 14 August, 2014
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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