Cider

Cider on the rise

21-Jul-2005

After enduring years of jokes and poor sales things are finally looking up for cider. Adam Withrington looks at cider's renaissance.Cider. What...

Brothers deal gives Freedom a chance

21-Jul-2005

Freedom Beer is to relaunch its Pilsener brand on 20 August almost a year since its former owner appealed to the Morning Advertiser to help find it a...

Magners muscles in

30-Jun-2005

Although a relative newcomer, Magners has already claimed packaged cider's top spot in the on-trade, with 30.6% market share Undoubtedly the...

Cider sales sparkle

30-Jun-2005

With value sales up a staggering 10% on last year, and attractive profit margins, cider presents a great opportunity for hosts to build profit. Nigel...

Ralph's is the cider champion

03-May-2005

Ralph's 3B's cider was picked out as the National Champion Cider of Britain last weekend.The Welsh drink, made by Ralph Owen in New Radnor, was...

Study probes cool' ads that target younger set

21-Apr-2005

by Ewan Turney A new research group is to probe whether young drinkers consume certain brands of alcoholic drink because they believe it makes them...

Magners makes inroads into UK on-trade

04-Apr-2005

Cider is the drink to look out for in the next year, according to the people behind Irish brand Magners.Announcing a major campaign to target the...

WKD owner snaps up Merrydown

16-Feb-2005

Merrydown, one of the UK's last independently-owned drinks companies, has agreed a takeover by SHS, owner of FAB brand WKD.SHS is paying 170p a share...

Core elements

04-Nov-2004

Home-grown organic apples and pears are the key ingredients for success at Dunkertons, a cider operation that also runs a restaurant. Susan Nowak...

Cider hailed as a rising star for Constellation

21-Oct-2004

by Rosie Davenport Constellation Europe has created a division to champion its cider business as it pledges to take a "fresh approach" to the...

The grape that thinks it's a brand

13-Oct-2004

In the first part of a new series of features Adam Withrington looks at the chardonnay grape, probably the most famous of wine varieties.This is the...

Cider puts the sparkle back into Merrydown

11-Dec-2003

Is cider recapturing some of its old strength? Life has not been easy for the cider men with the problems at HP Bulmer, the front runner, underlining...

Perry goes large?

13-Oct-2003

Centuries ago, perry was the chosen tipple of society's elite, but today it languishes in the cellars. Ben McFarland asks if the pear could rise...

CAMRA to champion small ciders and perries

03-Oct-2003

Licensees are being urged to stock real cider and perry during October to celebrate the first ever National Cider Month, launched by the Campaign for...

Apple turnover

02-Sep-2003

Fifty-seven years after Merrydown released its first cider, the company is experiencing an upturn in fortunes. Phil Mellows meets MD Chris...

Reef's got a nice Pear.....and Grape new flavour

30-Jul-2003

The Reef brand from Coors Brewers has been extended with the introduction of a new Pear and Grape variant.Just six months since the last new flavour,...

Cider styles to suit regional tastes

24-Jul-2003

Just like beers and lagers, regionality plays a part in the style of cider enjoyed around the UK. Matthew Clark Cider has found that its Special Vat...

Cider image boost

24-Jul-2003

Cider producers are hoping to replicate the marketing blueprints adopted by generic wine bodies as they look to improve consumers' perceptions of...

Cider

24-Jul-2003

hopes for sales surge Cider may have been in the doldrums in recent years, but some in the industry are detecting the first stirrings of growth. Tony...

GM turns to cider

10-Jul-2003

Newcastle Breweries managing director Willie Crawshay, has been appointed by Scottish and Newcastle to the post of general manager of HP Bulmer....

Bulmers gets shot of Sidekick

10-Jun-2003

The "everything must go" sale at Bulmers has begun with the sale of Sidekick to Halewood International.As predicted on thePublican.com on 8 May,...

Cider is the apple of

05-Jun-2003

Wills' eye Cider makers were full of glee over the news that Prince William isn't a lager lad, but a cider drinker. The question on everyone lips is...

Hesitant Bulmers prompt thoughts of another bid

08-May-2003

It would be wrong to dismiss the possibility of a counter bid emerging for HP Bulmer, the struggling cider maker. The chances of such a development...

Bulmer's denies accusations of diluting cider

01-May-2003

HP Bulmer has reacted angrily to claims that it had been diluting the alcohol level in its cider to reduce duty payments. The claims were made in the...

Scottish & Newcastle buys £278m Bulmers

29-Apr-2003

Aside from putting 1,450 pubs up for sale, Scottish & Newcastle captured the troubled UK cidermaker Bulmers for £278m yesterday.The deal ends an...

Spite drove Hancocks' plot to poison' cider

24-Apr-2003

by ma reporter The managing director of Aston Manor cider company tried to contaminate Bulmer's production line after losing out on a lucrative...

Swedish cider maker Kopparbergs is launching its range of fl

03-Apr-2003

Kopparbergs cider is being promoted as "a natural alternative to beer, wine and spirits for the happy-go-lucky punter". Kopparbergs is sold in more...

The core business

05-Mar-2003

Heavy discounting and PPSs have hit cider hard, but the core players are pulling out the stops to make the future of the apple big. By Ben...

Bulmers chief Templeman in line for £2.5m

13-Feb-2003

Newly-appointed Bulmers chief Miles Templeman could make more than £2.5m if he succeeds in turning round the struggling cider maker.The former...

Bulmers appoints new finance chief

10-Feb-2003

HP Bulmer, the troubled cidermaker currently up for sale, has appointed a new finance director.The company's parlous financial state makes the job...

Cider with woe is sorry

30-Jan-2003

tale for Bulmer's boss It looks as though HP Bulmer is up for sale. After the stock market closed on Friday the world's biggest cider maker served up...

Cider with Gordon

05-Dec-2002

Despite the ongoing decline in cider sales and falling producers' margins, apple growers are reaping the benefit of the 2% duty reduction on cider...

Bulmers: no divi

28-Nov-2002

A bumper turnout of 400 Bulmer's shareholders heard they would definitely not be receiving a dividend next year. Chairman Will Samuel told the annual...

Financial crisis sees Bulmers' new products 'under review'

22-Oct-2002

Bulmers has placed its entire new product development programme (NPD) "under review" as the company looks to concentrate on its core beer and cider...

Bulmer's braced for profits dive

17-Oct-2002

by Mike Bennett Beleaguered Bulmer's suffered another major setback this week with a stock market statement that its annual profits were set to...

Halewood International blasted over Hard Core launch

27-Jun-2002

Alcohol Concern has called for Halewood International to be taken off the list of signatories to The Portman Group's code of practice following the...

Promotion deciders

24-Jun-2002

With cider offering great margins it is a vital category to promote to your customers.Promotional activity is a key part of any business mix and...

A cider to suit

29-Apr-2002

Matthew Clark Cider offers brands that accommodate both the range of styles and the regional differences.Cider is a major drinks category and an...

From the apple to the glass

25-Feb-2002

The finest ciders are made when attention is paid to the quality of the fruit and the cider making process.As the licensee, you want to be able to...

Bulmers hit by changes in pub ownership

09-Jul-2001

Drinks group Bulmers predicts that changes in pub ownership over the past months will provide opportunities for new supply deals.The company said it...

Drinks trade looks beyond "pink pound

29-Jun-2001

Guinness has said it is not simply targeting the "pink pound" by becoming a sponsor of the annual gay festival Mardi Gras. For the first time, it was...

Ooh, what a lovely pear-based drink!

04-Apr-2001

With summer approaching, perry is the ideal drink to refresh the thirsty customers. Ben McFarland reports.Far be it for me to get all jingoistic and...

Diamond Red set to energise cider sector

06-Mar-2001

Cider may not traditionally have been seen as a stimulant, especially for those who knock it back in quantity. But all this could change with the...

Cider: a comeback on the way?

11-Dec-2000

There's much more to cider than most customers see behind the bar but the drink is facing a difficult fight.Sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. The...