Latest Alcohol News – Page 94
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stocklines licensed: VK Apple
GLOBAL BRANDS has added VK Apple 70cl to its VK Vodka Kick range.
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stocklines licensed: new Stella Artois packaging
INBEV UK has introduced new packaging for Stella Artois to boost the on-shelf appeal of the brand.
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stocklines licensed: Guinness campaign
DIAGEO GREAT BRITAIN is investing £5m in a new marketing campaign for Guinness.
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stocklines licensed: Dannoff Vodka
UB DRINKS is launching a new entrant to the UK vodka market.
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CONSTELLATION EUROPE is promoting its Hardys brand with a new TV campaign from this week. ● Constellation says the ad is part of a campaign which involves the biggest-ever UK marketing spend for a wine brand. ● The TV ads run until October 14. Tel...
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Government ready to push for alcohol code
The government is expected to demand this week that alcohol retailers should be governed by a strong code of practice.
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Retailer sold alcohol to children
A convenience store owner has been prosecuted for selling more than 100 bottles of alcohol to children at her Costcutter store in Winlaton, Gateshead.
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Alcohol campaign to target youths
Police are to be invested with new powers to crack down on underage drinkers in a bid to tackle alcohol misuse on Britain's streets.
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Alcohol ID checks lead to violence
Shop staff are facing unacceptable levels of verbal abuse and threats of violence when asking for proof of age, according to the Scottish Grocers' Federation (SGF) 2007 Retail Crime Survey.
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Controlling drinking: should you therefore control price?
Septuagenarian Eddie Pittman was distinctly unimpressed by Tesco's gesture to the nation's health: something should be done about cheap booze.
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Fury at Scottish alcohol levy
Plans to introduce a levy on Scottish shops selling alcohol in order to fund measures against anti-social behaviour have been criticised by retailers and trade associations.
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PM urges action on alcohol sales
Gordon Brown has warned the alcohol and retail industries that they must work harder to curb underage and binge-drinking, or face tougher action from the government.
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Best in class
Alcohol is the most important category to c-store retailers, according to our survey.
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Stores in alcohol slur
The convenience sector has spoken out against claims it is to blame for a failure to cut the number of underage teenagers buying alcohol.
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Dear Jac: When you are on holiday, who's in charge of the alcohol?
Harjit Singh, who runs High Heath News in Walsall, was going to Cincinnati for three weeks to attend a wedding. As this is being written a tenant is doing the relief management for him.
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Stocklines: INBEV has launched a speciality beer website
INBEV has launched a speciality beer website to help ease retailer confusion about the category.
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Best foot forward
The World Cup equals 28 days of beer sales as the nation goes football crazy - with or without Rooney. Kate Miller reports
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ACS wants a ban on street drinking
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is urging the government to enforce a strict ban on drinking in public.
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Alcohol promo row
Scottish MPs are considering a ban on certain types of off trade promotions as part of the new Licensing Bill.
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Three strikes alcohol warning
Retailers who are caught selling alcohol to under 18s could have their alcohol licences revoked for up to 48 hours as part of legislation announced by the government in its new Violent Crime Bill.