All Spirits articles
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NewsSwansea City Football Club plots Snoop Dogg beer launch
It has applied to register the trademark ‘Drop It Like Its Hops’ with the Intellectual Property Office
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NewsBrits spending less than £20 a month on booze at home: data
Just over 38% of Brits spend between £1-£19 per month on alcohol, while 11% typically spend nothing
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NewsIreland to ‘delay introduction of alcohol health warnings’
The labelling requirements were set to be introduced from May 2026
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Comment & OpinionMarket reaction shows Diageo was right to ditch Crew as CEO
The tenure of Diageo boss Debra Crew will mostly be recalled with disappointment and her departure should come as no surprise
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NewsDiageo CEO Debra Crew steps down by mutual agreement
The London-listed spirits company is searching for a new boss to lead turnaround efforts
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NewsRTD challenger Arrowtown Drinks in £400k fundraise to fuel growth
The brand said its revenues were forecast to grow by 300% this year
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NewsDiageo decries 'baseless' tequila purity allegations as US lawsuits mount
The claims were ‘without factual or legal merit’, Diageo said
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Comment & OpinionNHS 10-year plan ignores the UK’s alcohol ‘health emergency’
The long-awaited 10-year Health Plan was the first big test of the new government’s commitment to tackling alcohol harm
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NewsPenderyn launches first whisky from new north Wales distillery
Penderyn’s £5m Lloyd Street Distillery opened in Llandudno in 2021
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NewsTidal Rum seals retail debut with Ocado
Its flagship and spiced rums have launched on the online grocer
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy major drinks companies are changing tack on low & no
Why standalone low & no brands are no longer seen as a growth opportunity for drinks majors, and what the future holds for alcohol-free challenger brands
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NewsBurnt Faith launches ‘UK-first’ brandy RTDs and readies crowdfunding push
The canned cocktails were ’a direct challenge to an industry that’s forgotten how to innovate’ said Burnt Faith founder Simon Wright
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NewsSpirits companies shift focus to 0.0% variants as low & no brands’ sales recede
Pernod Ricard appears to have mothballed its Ceder’s brand, while Diageo has offloaded its stake in Everleaf
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NewsChina slaps EU brandy with 35% tariff, but Pernod Ricard, Rémy Cointreau and Möet Hennessy win exemption
Some key suppliers have won a reprieve on the tariffs by agreeing to minimum pricing
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NewsAlcohol duty burden ‘restricting’ investment in scotch whisky – SWA
Three-quarters of suppliers said they were planning to rein in UK investment or spend overseas instead
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NewsEdrington sees sales and profits slump on spirits downturn
The decline in sales was ’broadly consistent across international markets’
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NewsScotch whisky secures GI status in Argentina
The legal protection follows six years of collaborative work between Defra, the Department for Business and Trade and industry associations
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NewsAlcohol advertising ban scrapped following industry backlash
The Department for Health & Social Care has significantly watered down proposals to limit alcohol-related harm
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NewsGen Z discovers thirst for booze as incomes rise – data
The proportion of Gen Z legal drinking age consumers in the UK to report drinking alcohol regularly has increased by 10% in two years
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NewsChivas Brothers CEO to take on ‘global brands’ role at Pernod Ricard
The appointment comes with the future of Pernod Ricard’s Chivas Brothers unit unclear