All Suppliers articles – Page 35
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Majestic Wine sees festive sales boost
Majestic Wine saw sales rise 7.3% for the 10 weeks to 4 January, with group sales up a total of 42.6%, boosted by a strong performance from recently acquired online retailer Naked Wines.
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Ludford swaps BrewDog for Ilkley Brewery
Ilkley Brewery has appointed BrewDog’s national on-trade manager Josie Ludford as its new head of sales.
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Former Tesco exec new Eagle Eye chair
Eagle Eye, the digital loyalty company for the retail and hospitality sectors, has announced former Tesco deputy chief executive Tim Mason as its new chairman.
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Diageo completes sale of wine businesses
Diageo has announced it has completed the sale of its major wine interests to Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates.
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NewsMeantime still for sale despite AB InBev craft beer deals
AB InBev has told M&C its proposed sale of Meantime is still on despite buying three separate craft breweries in less than a week.
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Heineken takes over distribution of Red Stripe
Heineken UK has confirmed it will take over all marketing, distribution and sales rights for Red Stripe in Britain from 1 January.
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NewsAB InBev ‘to contact Grolsch and Peroni bidders today’
AB InBev plans to contact bidders for SAB Miller’s Grolsch and Peroni brands today with the aim of wrapping up the deals in the next three months, according to press reports.
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Analysis & Insight
The way we eat
The next set of shifts in “the way we eat” may again be generated by our supply chain and production capabilities, but the drivers of change may be different but equally compelling, argues Prestige Purchasing chief executive David Read. In his view these drivers will be Climate Change and Obesity
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Analysis & Insight
Food inflation expected to be 0% in 2016
Next year will see food inflation rise slightly to 0%, with soft drinks returning to inflation at 0.5%, whilst prices for alcoholic beverages continue to fall with deflation at -1.0%
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NewsC&C signs deal with American brewer
Magners producer C&C Group has announced a long term partnership with Pabst Brewing Company for the sale and distribution of its cider brands in the US.
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Vianet board changes reflect new focus
Stewart Darling, chief executive of Vianet, has told M&C changes ot the board and the sale of the company’s fuel solutions arm allows it to “focus on the things we can be world class at”.
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North Bar opens brewery
Leeds-based North Bar and the team behind the Belgrave Music Hall and Headrow Househave opened a 15-barrel brewery with a 200-person capacity tap room.
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Opinion
For the love of a tenanted estate
Wickwar Wessex is 25-years-old, and in celebration has undergone a complete rebranding as it seeks to kick start a growth strategy for both its brewery and managed pub estate. But, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, that new direction also includes establishing a tenanted arm. Ruth Williams reports
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Analysis & Insight
Six key drinks trends for 2016
Older consumers will drive premiumisation in spirits in 2016 and provenance will be key to the craft beer explosion beyond London, according to predictions from Bibendum PLB.
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News
AG Barr sees 3.9% rise in revenue
Soft drinks group AG Barr has announced a 3.9% rise in total revenue for the 18 weeks to 28 November compared to the same period last year.
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NewsAB InBev confirms plans to sell Grolsch, Peroni and Meantime
AB InBev has confirmed it intends to explore the sale of a number of SABMiller’s premium brands, including Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime.
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Britvic FY UK revenue dips
Britivic has reported a 0.4% drop in UK revenue but a 0.2% rise in volumes for the 52 weeks to 27 September.
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C&C appoints two new non-execs
Magners producer C&C Group has appointed two non-executives with extensive experience in the media and banking respectively.
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Cru Kafe crowdfunds to grow business
Specialty coffee supplier Cru Kafe has turned to crowdfunding to enable to raise £300k towards its next phase of growth
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St Austell commissions small batch brewery
The first beers from St Austell’s new small batch brewery will be served at a beer festival at the end of this month.