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BROTHERS Cider is giving two lucky music lovers the chance to win a pair of VIP passes and two complimentary tickets to the one of the UK's hottest new festivals, Live at Loch Lomond 2008, which is taking place on August 2 and 3. Following Brothers Cider's success at music events last year, Brothers Cider has decided to expand its music involvement and will take its famous Pear cider to every major festival in 2008. As the official cider of Live at Loch Lomond, Brothers Cider is giving two...

Global Gathering is back as a full twoday festival after its expansion from a one-day affair in 2005. The event is one of the original dance music festivals and always packs in the biggest names from the genre with the likes of Faithless, 2Many DJs and Paul Van Dyk all performing last year. Friday has the eclectic live acts performing across many arenas from around 5pm until 2am. Then the dance dons grab their headphones and pump out tunes on the ones and twos all through Saturday until...

By GERRY BRAIDEN RETAIL giant Tesco has reignited the row on discounted alcohol after revealing plans that could see it selling "Value" brand wine. The chain has admitted it is developing a wine to add to its discounted own-brand range of goods, with suggestions bottles could sell at around GBP3, cheaper than the price of a glass in many bars. The head of Tesco's beer, wine and spirits division has claimed the chain's plans are a reaction to the credit crunch rather than any attempt to...

DC Brands International, a provider of the Dickens Energy Cider energy drink, has announced that Ohio based retailer Big Lots has purchased all remaining inventory of its Turn Left energy drink product, which was approximately 9,800 cases. According to the company, the remaining products will be sold at Big Lots stores throughout the US. Jim Randall, vice president of sales at DC Brands International, said: "After making our decision to focus solely on the new Hard Nutrition line, we moved...

A GROWING number of firms are applying to have their products protected from "imitators", partly driven by a resurgence in demand for authentic products which has raised the value of trade names. The process can be lengthy - it took Melton Mowbray's pork pie producers ten years to win their legal battle despite massive publicity, including campaigners submitting a 10,000-signature petition to the government and public support from celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. The first step is to contact...

By ROBBIE DINWOODIE and CAROLYN CHURCHILL HOUSEHOLD brands of wine, spirits and cider face sharp price increases under draconian measures outlined by ministers yesterday to break Scotland's drink culture. The radical plans to enforce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol provoked a furious backlash from the industry which claimed it would penalise many ordinary drinkers. Under indicative figures issued by the Scottish Government, a level of 35p for a unit of alcohol would see the price of...

While it may seem as American as apple pie, much of the apple juice filling those juice boxes and jugs on U.S. grocery shelves comes from China. Over the past 10 years, China, which produces up to 65 percent of the world's apples, has become the top supplier of concentrate used in apple juice sold in the U.S., contributing more than 40 percent of the juice consumed here, compared with 22 percent from domestically produced apples, according to the U.S. Apple Association trade group. Both U.S....

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the worldwide drinks market is now available to its catalogue. Growth Strategies in Alcoholic Drinks: Emerging trends in beer, wine and spirits http://www.reportlinker.com/p048591/alcohol-trends.html The global alcoholic drinks market is undergoing fundamental changes that are redefining the way manufacturers develop, produce and market their products. Consumers are choosing to trade up to better quality products,...

By Kat Bergeron, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Jan. 11--for arthritis What do gin-soaked raisins and copper have in common? Answer: Both are touted as natural or folk remedies for arthritis. Forty-six million Americans have arthritis in some form or another, and those who do know arthritis can be painful, slow you down, and in some cases, be debilitating. The Centers for Disease Control reports that in this country, arthritis limits the activities of more than 17 million adults. No...

IT'S the season for a bit of Christmas cheer but that doesn't have to mean a few weeks of hangovers and shameful behaviour. You could actually benefit from a moderate tipple because new research shows it can help you live longer and be 30 per cent more likely than a teetotaller to survive a heart attack. You can also expect to enjoy better general health, too. Sensible drinking can provide a range of other surprising health benefits. So, as we enter the season to be merry, here are some...