Drinks

NOffLA Announces Gold Star Wine Winners At SIP 2015

NOffLA announced the gold star winners of the Irish Wine Awards 2015/16 at yesterday evening’s SIP 2015 event in The Morrison Hotel in Dublin. A t...

One In Five Happy With Value Offered By Eastern European Beer

1 in 5 alcohol consumers think Eastern European alcohol brands offer good value for money, according to the latest Consumer Insights survey conducted by Em...

C&C Discussed Acquisition Of Carlsberg UK Arm, Say Sources

C&C had talks with Carlsberg over acquiring its UK arm, reports The Financial Times. Sources familiar with the matter told The Financial Times t...

Heineken And Shane Horgan Surprise Tesco Shoppers With Haka Challenge

Heineken and Tesco, with the help of former rugby player Shane Horgan, have been putting their shoppers to the test, to see what they would do when their t...

A.G. Barr Sees Turnover Decline 2.8% In H1

Drinks group A.G. Barr, which produces Irn-Bru and Rubicon (among other drinks brands), has posted a 2.8-per-cent decline in turnover for the first six mon...

Brewing Mega-Deal Nears As AB InBev Approaches SABMiller

Anheuser-Busch InBev intends to make an offer for SABMiller in a deal that would bring together the world’s two biggest beermakers and create a...

Rye River Brewing Company To Create 150 Jobs With New Brewery And Visitor Centre

The Rye River Brewing Company has announced a €4 million investment in a new state of the art craft brewery and visitor centre to be situated in Celbr...