James Beeson
Drinks Editor and Journalist at The Grocer
Drinks Editor @TheGrocer. Spending less time here, so send me an email: [email protected]
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thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson
Pernod Ricard has reported a larger than expected decline in sales in its fiscal third-quarter. Sales in the three months ended 31 March fell organically by 3% to €2.3bn. Analysts had predicted a 2% decline. Over the year-to-date, sales slid organically by 4%, meanwhile.
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thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson
Heineken has hailed the performance of its Cruzcampo, Inch’s and Murphy’s brands for helping it offset wider volume declines across beer and cider in the UK. Reporting financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2025, Heineken said its beer and cider volumes in the UK declined by “a low-single digit”.
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thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson
Nescafé has continued its expansion into iced coffee, adding a trio of liquid coffee concentrates for making cold drinks at home. Nescafé Espresso Concentrated is to roll out in Tesco from this month in Vanilla, Caramel and Classic (rsp: £4.99/500ml). Each bottle contains 16 servings. The NPD would “revolutionise how iced coffee is prepared at home” said Nescafé.
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thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson
Challenger beer brand Prime Time has fallen foul of the ASA over health claims made in its debut OOH campaign. The campaign, which rolled out across 250 sites in London last November, made the claim that Prime Time was “beer, but better” contained “63% fewer carbs” and offered “next level taste,” while being “easy on the waist”. It also sought to entice customers with the strapline “and at 4.2% abv, why wouldn’t you?”.
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thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson
Refreshed cans and bottles of Old Jamaica ginger beer have hit shelves across the UK. The rebrand – which follows a marketing campaign in which owner Beliv Company pretended to “retire” the brand last year – would help Old Jamaica appeal to “the next generation of ginger beer drinkers” predicted global director Alfonso Haces. “Old Jamaica has real heritage and there’s a good deal of affection for the brand,” said Hace. “But even icons need a refresh.
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Me after The S*n rips a fourth exclusive from me in the space of a month... https://t.co/d41tBwDBGT
Bacardí has relaunched its Patrón XO Cafe coffee-infused tequila liqueur in the UK after a three-year hiatus. The cult tipple was discontinued in 2021 after agave shortages forced Bacardí to focus on core Patrón variants, but made its US return in April. https://t.co/OBRBmKFSBP
RT @Samfr: Must have run out of space before they could mention Dyson bought 36k acres of farmland to avoid inheritance tax.