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The Barracuda Group has added to its portfolio of pubs with the opening of The Malt Cross in Ayr. The opening of the pub under the Smith & Jones concept signifies Barracuda's 13th site in Scotland and sees the Group's estate rise to 220 pubs. Barracuda invested £800,000 to convert the premises, which are located in the birthplace of Barracuda's chief executive, Mark McQuater.

The Barracuda Group has added to its portfolio of pubs with the opening of The Malt Cross in Ayr. The opening of the pub under the Smith & Jones concept signifies Barracuda's 13th site in Scotland and sees the Group's estate rise to 220 pubs. Barracuda invested £800,000 to convert the premises, which are located in the birthplace of Barracuda's chief executive, Mark McQuater.

The Barracuda Group has added to its portfolio of pubs with the opening of The Malt Cross in Ayr. The opening of the pub under the Smith & Jones concept signifies Barracuda's 13th site in Scotland and sees the Group's estate rise to 220 pubs. Barracuda invested £800,000 to convert the premises, which are located in the birthplace of Barracuda's chief executive, Mark McQuater.
The BenRiach Distillery Company has purchased the Glendronach Distillery from Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is the first for the BenRiach distillery, which says it intends to re-package and re-launch the Glendronach brand. BenRiach already produces a range of Speyside single malt whiskies and was acquired itself in 2004 from Chivas Brothers, by an independent partnership comprising master blender Billy Walker (pictured), formerly operations director of Burn Stewart, and South African whisky entrepreneurs Geoff Bell and Wayne Kieswetter.
Sales of South African wine brand FirstCape in the impulse sector of the take-home drinks market have more than doubled, according to Nielsen data, and the brand is the first-ever official wine sponsor of the British & Irish Lions rugby union team that is touring South Africa from next May. Former British Lions Rugby star Tim Stimpson, who kicked more than 100 points on the Lions' last successful tour of South Africa in 1997, is pictured here with Marcus Freer (left) and Peter Butler (right), of SHS Sales & Marketing, the brand's sales team in the impulse and convenience channel.
Greene King is investing £1 million in a cut-price drinks promotion in 200 of its pubs. The promotion, which will run until the end of November, will see bottles of Pinot Grigio and Merlot sold at £5.95 and £6.95, McEwans lager sold at £1.95 a pint and Ruddles bitter at £2.25. The venture is being funded entirely by Greene King. The company said the price cuts are in response to the "Aldi" effect, where consumers are increasingly looking for cheaper deals because of the credit crunch.
Constellation Europe is launching a fresh burst of TV activity for its Hardys wine range. The TV ad campaign, which will run for a month from September 17, will focus mainly on its Nottage Hill brand and is supported by Hardys' ongoing sponsorship deals with Sky Box Office and DVD rental company Love Film. The new burst of advertising activity marks part of Constellation's £12 million marketing investment in the Hardys brand this year.

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