Cider - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Constellation to sell its cider brands

Published: 30 November, 2009

Constellation Brands is selling its cider brands to the C&C Group in a surprise move.

Cider and wine bodies pool resources

Published: 27 October, 2009

The two main trade organisations for the UK wine and cider industries are forging closer links.

Aspall Premier Cru nominated world's best cider

Published: 25 November, 2008

Super-premium Suffolk cyder maker Aspall has won first prize at the first ever World Cider Awards 2008 with its Aspall Premier Cru bottled cider, which was also awarded World's Best Dry Cider.

Aspall to warm winter with mulled cider

Published: 30 October, 2008

Following a successful on-trade trial of the UK's first mulled cider last winter, Aspall is now launching the cider in selected top-end on-trade outlets.
Source: Aspall

"Faddy flavours" could de-valuate cider market, warns Gaymer

Published: 25 September, 2008

"Faddy fruit flavours" are in danger of de-valuing the cider market, the managing director of Gaymer Cider Company, John Mills has warned.

Portman Group slams "mega strength" ciders

Published: 25 July, 2008

The Portman Group drinks industry watchdog has slammed two ciders, Blackout and Mega White, for breaching its code of practice on the naming, packaging and promotion of alcoholic drinks.

Savanna Cider launches humorous ad campaign

Published: 23 July, 2008

Savanna Cider, South Africa's leading cider brand and part of Distell, is launching a national integrated advertising campaign.

New summer ad campaign for Bulmers cider

Published: 23 July, 2008

Bulmers Original, the 'served over ice' bottled cider, is launching new national TV advertising introducing the concept of "squeezing the most out of the great British summer".

S&N details new ale and cider joint ventures

Published: 23 July, 2008

Scottish & Newcastle has finalised the details of its new heritage joint venture.

Cider firm guilty of safety breach

Published: 23 July, 2008

UK: HP Bulmer has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

Poor summer hits beer/cider sales

Published: 23 July, 2008

The rotten summer of 2007 has hit sales for brewers such as Scottish & Newcastle (S&N), with the category as a whole seeing a double-digit drop in the volume of beer sold.

Cider maker to slash jobs

Published: 23 July, 2008

Irish drinks group C&C - the makers of Magners - will cut 70 jobs temporarily at its cider making plant due to a recent downturn in trading triggered by poor weather in Britain and Ireland, a company spokesman has said.