Magners GB revenue returns to growth after five years
Irish cider producer C&C Group has seen revenue growth from its Magners cider brand in GB for the first time in five years.
Guala launches screwcap for sparkling wines
Guala Closures Group has launched what it says is the world’s first screwcap closure for 75cl bottles of sparkling wine.
TV and cinema ad for Kopparberg
Kopparberg cider launches a new advertising campaign on TV today and in cinemas later in the summer.
New English sparkler for Tesco
Tesco has added an English sparkler to its range ahead of the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics.
Scottish government wants 50p minimum price
The Scottish government has set its preferred minimum unit price for alcohol at 50p.
Free glass promotion on BBFB spirits
Bacardi-Brown Forman Brands is running a free branded glass promotion on 500,000 bottles of its spirits brands in grocery accounts and convenience stores.
New Norwich shop for Adnams
Adnams has opened a new Cellar & Kitchen shop in Norwich.
Pear variant for Stella Artois Cidre
AB Inbev is set to launch a pear variant of its Stella Artois Cidre.
Oddbins matches music and wine
Oddbins has launched what it says is “the world’s first synchronised wine and music-matching event”.
M&S unveils Mediterranean range
Marks & Spencer is introducing 15 wines from six eastern Mediterranean countries.
Naked Wines to launch in the US and Australia
Online retailer Naked Wines is moving into the US and Australia with low-key retail operations setting up in both countries over the summer.
English vineyards reach record high
The amount of land under vine in England has grown by more than 60% in just five years, according to the latest figures from the Wine Standards Branch of the Food Standards Agency.
Competition seeks inspirational women in drinks retail
Specsavers is looking for women in drinks retailing to enter its Everywoman in Retail awards.
Bargain Booze loses Hughes
Bargain Booze joint managing director Matthew Hughes has left the business after owner ECI Partners called off its search for a buyer for the franchise chain.
HMRC cracks down on shops selling illicit alcohol
HM Revenue & Customs has stepped up its work with local councils to strip retailers who sell duty-defrauded and counterfeit alcohol of their licences.
Sunset clause for minimum unit pricing in Scotland
MSPs have agreed a sunset clause in proposed minimum pricing legislation which will see the measure automatically expire after six years unless a specific order is made by ministers for it to continue.
D&D wines goes into administration
D&D Wines has collapsed after running into cash flow problems, OLN has learned.
Booker's Hart leaves to set up brewing business
Booker’s wine category manager, Rob Hart, has left the business to start his own microbrewery.
Sainsbury's scoops top prize in cider challenge
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference French Sparkling Cider has won the International Cider Challenge 2012.
Irish independents in crisis
Ireland’s independent off-licence sector will go out of business in five years, warns the chairwoman of the National Off-Licence Association, unless the Irish government enforces legislation to curb aggressive price promotion and introduces structural segregation of alcohol.
Chain collapse cost 732 jobs
It has emerged that the number of people who lost their jobs in last year’s collapse of Simon Baile’s Oddbins was almost twice that stated by administrator Deloitte at the time.
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