Thirst for flavour
THE lighter, sweeter flavours of fruit cider, said to be especially popular with young adults, have helped to spur growth in the overall cider...
Ready and thrilling
New flavours, formats and designs aim to keep RTDs, cocktails and spirit beers on trend
FOR the young adult consumer, innovation is key – be...
Summer Nights set to add capital events
MAGNERS Irish Cider is to repeat its Summer Nights festival at the Kelvingrove Band Stand in Glasgow this summer and will be adding shows...
Happy message on a bottle
AUSTRALIAN wine brand Lindeman’s is introducing new packaging from the end of May.
And the new label will carry the Latin phrase ‘Felicitas in Vitae’...
Amateur chance to live the dream
BUDWEISER has launched the hunt for the greatest amateur goals in Britain.
The Dream Goal competition challenges amateur footballers to submit videos of their...
Competition offers champion shot
HEINEKEN is inviting consumers to use social media to gain the chance to win football prizes in its latest Champions League tie in.
Category and...
Summer refresh
FOLLOWING what its brand owner says was a hugely successful launch in the US, and the biggest launch in the American wine market in...
Will you have to tell shoppers to cut down?
Drinks retailers and others may be expected to contribute to decreasing alcohol consumption in Scotland if a Scottish Parliament committee’s recommendation is taken up.
The Local...
Scotland’s top 50 off-trade brands by sales value
The Leaders: off-trade – Scotland’s most valuable brands
Drinks remain vitally important to sales revenue in stores of all types and sizes across Scotland. But...
Brands that increased sales by more than 10%
Major movers: Off-trade – Scotland’s most valuable brands
It’s not uncommon for newly launched products to achieve significant sales or for high percentage growth to...
Scotland’s top 50 off-trade spirits by sales value
Volatile spirits
WE’LL look at the individual spirits categories in more detail in the pages to come but the spirits top 50 paints a picture...
Scotland’s most valuable vodka and gin brands
A year of growth
VODKA and gin form the core of the white spirits market in Scotland and both had a good year in 2014...
Scotland’s most valuable off-trade whisky brands
Flying higher
IF we know one thing about 2014 it is that it was a big year for Scotland – politically, sports-wise and more.
So arguably...
Scotland’s top off-trade liqueurs and cream liqueurs
Raspberry and honey
LIQUEURS provide retailers with good sales opportunities – including, traditionally, at Christmas and other seasonal events.
But the liqueurs scene has been changing...
Scotland’s most valuable off-trade RTDs+ brands
Sooped up
AT Scottish Grocer we often speak of certain drinks as young adult brands. They’re not exclusively for young adults, of course, but often...
Scotland’s most valuable off-trade cider brands
Does fruit hold the key?
OUR current millennium is in its 15th year. In that period one of the most fascinating drinks categories has been...
