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Product NewsHeineken gives Birra Moretti “unmissable” festive marketing push
Heineken UK is supporting its Italian lager brand Birra Moretti with a £2.4m marketing push, designed to make the brand “unmissable” over the festive season.
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Product NewsVinarchy gives festive Jam Sled makeover to top-selling Shiraz
Vinarchy has given its top-selling Austrailian Jam Shed Shiraz a festive makeover, under the name of Jam Sled.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Five things to know about Christmas alcohol
Baileys Terry’s Chocolate Orange, Jack Daniel’s Blackberry and Jim Beam Pineapple are among the Christmas crackers for this year’s alcohol aisles.
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NewsForecourt boosts beer sales by 35% thanks to beer cave with ‘invisible air door’
New technology which does away with the need to have doors on beer caves has made a successful debut in a forecourt store, with beer sales increasing at the site by 35% in its first month of installation.
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Product NewsLow-calorie cocktail range This Is Skinny launches across off-trade
This Is Skinny, a low-calorie canned cocktail range, is now available in the UK off-trade.
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Product NewsSmirnoff launches new larger format RTD range
Smirnoff has unveiled Smirnoff Crush, a 440ml ready-to-drink (RTD) range with two flavours – Mango & Peach, and Lemon & Lime – retailing at £3.50 a can.
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OtherLEGAL DOCTOR: Looking for an all-night liquor licence?
Back in the day, forecourts rarely if ever offered alcohol. More relaxed licensing changed that, and today 24-hour selling of alcohol is permitted – but only if you follow a strict procedure and set of rules. Our experts from Winckworth Sherwood guide you through the process.
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NewsStrict conditions imposed for Cotswold village forecourt alcohol licence
A filling station in a Gloucestershire village has been granted an alcohol licence with strict conditions attached following a ruling by the local authority’s licensing committee.
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NewsMFG forecourt denied alcohol licence due to glut of local booze shops
A filling station in Aberdeenshire has been denied a premises licence to sell alcohol after the local authority decreed there was already an “overprovision” of shops selling booze in the area.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Five things to know about summer alcohol
Ready-to-drink cans to take to the beach, spirits for a cocktail, or beer for a barbecue, the time to stock up on summer alcohol is here.
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NewsRefurbished Esso forecourt to feature two “massive” beer and soft drink caves
The rise of the forecourt beer cave continues apace, after a Scottish Esso-branded site announced it is to reopen with an 800sq ft refrigerated beer cave, and a separate soft drinks cave of the same size.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Krisco uses facial biometric tech to age-gate beer cave
A filling station is the first to use a facial biometric system to automatically unlock its shop’s beer cave if it detects a customer is over the age of 25.
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NewsForecourts mull future of alcohol sales as consumers go dry beyond January
Forecourts could be feeling the effect of Britons shunning alcohol for alternative drinks – and not just during Dry January.
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NewsAsda Express gets off licence despite 100 objections
Despite objections from more than 100 local residents, Euro Garage’s Asda Express Chequered Flag site in Newport Road, Trethomas, has been granted an off licence.
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Product News
Win big with BrewDog
BrewDog is giving consumers the chance to win up to £10,000 with its latest cross-channel promotion, Drink Beer. Win Cash, available across grocery and convenience retail, BrewDog venues and participating pubs and bars.
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NewsAsda Express gets extended off licence
The Asda Express Rylands forecourt on Owen Road, Lancaster, has been granted an extension to its off licence.
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NewsAsda Express site seeks 24-hour off licence
Euro Garages is applying for a 24-hour off licence for its Asda Express forecourt in Ascot. The 24-hour site is also seeking to sell ‘late night refreshments’ on and off the premises between 11pm and 5am.
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NewsForecourt retailers have a thirst for Dry and Try January
After the bonanza of the festivities, January can be a bit of a hangover for retailers’ off-licence takings. However, two forecourt operators are proving there is plenty of opportunity for boosting revenues in a month where many turn teetotal.
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NewsYounger drinkers increasingly opting for low- and no-alcohol alternatives
With many temporary teetotalers relying on no- and low-alcohol drinks to get them through Dry January, there is evidence that Brits, and particularly the younger generation, are increasingly opting for these booze-free alternatives year-round.
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NewsPolice issue CCTV of group of teenage girls after theft from Applegreen petrol station
Officers from Sussex Police are seeking to identify a group of teenage girls following a report of theft from a petrol station in Uckfield.