Drinks stores are continuously looking for new ways to stand out and remain profitable, and one potential way to do this is to become…
Drinks stores are continuously looking for new ways to stand out and remain profitable, and one potential way to do this is to become…
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has failed to raise the £125 million it needed to shore up its finances and prevent it from going under. It is now careering towards administration and said it is in talks to sell off all or parts of the business to interested parties. It added that shareholders in the group would receive “little-to-nil” value in their investment. More than 3,000…
Westons Cider is unveiling a new corporate brand identity as part of its ambitious plans to grow the business by 40% by 2023. The company has already invested £15m into infrastructure and capacity improvements to help it achieve its ambition and it has also secured 1200 acres of new cider orchards, which means it will be able to source 90% of its apples from a…
Woodforde’s brewery has announced plans to ramp up its focus on the off-trade after 18 months of planning and investment from its new owners. Nick Dolan, owner of London indie Real Ale, teamed up with former Diageo exec James Hughes to buy the brewery in 2016. Dolan, the chief operating officer, told DRN: “When we purchased the business 18 months ago part of the plan…
The vast majority of retailers, wholesalers and suppliers are unhappy with the result of the EU referendum and believe their businesses with take a battering in the short term, an OLN survey has found. We polled hundreds of retailers – including independents, c-store owners and head office staff at multiples – along with dozens of suppliers, wholesalers and other industry insiders and found that 73{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47}…
Detailing calorie content on labels of beers, wines and spirits is a 20th century solution to a 21st century obesity problem, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association. Smirnoff supplier Diageo made headlines earlier this year when it pledged to include calorie content on its labels, and the WSTA called the move are “another positive sign that the alcohol industry is committed to improving consumer awareness and…
Southern Comfort has launched a marketing campaign called Go Drink Yourself! that encourages drinkers to create their own cocktails in a bid to win prizes. Consumers can experiment with what mixers best complement Southern Comfort and upload their creations online. The winners will be those that get the most likes on social media, and they will receive handcrafted drinking mugs featuring an exact replica of…
