Dublin-headquartered cider manufacturer C&C Group reported a 14.4% decline in its net revenue to €307m for the first half of this year, compared to €358.6m for the same period in 2015. The company registered a 12.0% decrease in ...
A new survey has found that about half of the alcohol sold in Scotland does not match the forthcoming minimum pricing legislation. Analysts Nielsen have found that 69% of the spirits presently sold fall below the 50p per unit threshold ...
Angry Orchard and Eden Specialty Cider have introduced their first American collaboration cider, Understood in Motion 01. This cider is Angry Orchard's first American collaboration. Additional Understood in Motion ciders, named for the ...
Tags: Angry Orchard, Cider
Carlsberg UK is expanding its portfolio of beers with Czech gluten-free lager Celia. The beer-producer is bringing out Celia Organic, a 4.5% ABV beer produced from 100% Saaz hops and Moravian malt, and Celia Dark, a 5.7% ABV dark lager, ...
Tags: beer, craft cider
Brewing and beverage firm Distell is terminating all third-party distribution partnerships in the UK as it seeks to handle its own portfolio in the country. The South African brewer will cease its existing distribution contracts with SHS, ...
Tags: Distell, distribution partnership
Corby Spirit and Wine has agreed to acquire the spirit assets of Domaine Pinnacle for C$12m ($9.2m). The transaction, which is expected to complete by the end of this month, includes Domaines Pinnacle's spirits portfolio of Canadian ...
Tags: Corby Spirit and Wine, Domaine Pinnacle, spirit assets
UK-based Brothers Cider has developed a recyclable and re-sealable drinks carton to serve the festivals and outdoor events market. The new 1l combifit carton, which will be made available across Tesco stores in September 2016, is designed ...
Tags: Brothers Cider, recyclable and re-sealable drinks carton, Tesco stores
Hilary’s, the creator of convenient and culinary foods made from real ingredients and free from common allergens, has unveiled four new flavor-packed salad dressings: Chili-Lime Vinaigrette, Beet Vinaigrette, Tomato Kalamata Dressing, ...
Tags: Hilary, Organic Dressings
Turkey Hill Dairy starts a year-long celebration of its 85th anniversary and is introducing a new drink to pay tribute to farmers and farming roots, Haymakers. Haymakers, available in ciders, punches and teas, is made with simple ...
Alcoholic beverages firm Diageo has released two variants of Smirnoff vodka brand. Smirnoff is now entering the cider category with two fruit-flavoured vodka-spiked ciders. The ciders will initially come in two flavours, Raspberry & ...
Tags: alcoholic beverages, ciders, vodka
Philippines-based beverage maker Asia Brewery has entered into an agreement with Dutch beer producer Heineken International to brew Heineken brands in Philippines. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The partnership ...
Tags: beverage, Asia Brewery, Heineken
High Heel Brewing, a new craft beer company founded by master brewer Kristi McGuire, will introduce a line of craft beers specifically aimed at female craft beer consumers. The company, which produces its beers in partnership with St. ...
Tags: High Heel Brewing, craft beer
According to new research released by Euromonitor International, global alcoholic drinks volumes registered a decline of 0.7% in 2015, entering negative territory for the first time in more than a decade. This translated into a loss of ...
Tags: Alcoholic Drinks, Alcoholic
Petainer UK Holdings has completed the transaction with KKR Credit for a €100m debt and equity investment. The funding from KKR Credit is being used to refinance the Company's capital structure and also finance the implementation of ...
Tags: KKR Credit, Petainer
Japanese drinks company Asahi Group has agreed to acquire SABMiller’s Peroni, Grolsch, Meantime brands for $2.9bn, clearing another hurdle for the Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller’s $108bn merger. The acquisition is ...
Tags: Asahi Group, Acquisition, SABMiller, Merger