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Lotus Beverage Alliance has launched a range of turnkey, end-to-end suite of hardware and software solutions for distillers entering the RTD cocktail space.

Global Brands-owned alcoholic lemonade brand Hooch has unveiled a new ‘enhanced’ RTD range, Soopa Hooch, launching into UK markets.

UK-based absinthe distillery Devil’s Botany has launched a new recipe for its London Absinthe, creating an absinthe that does not cloud when diluted.

John Paul Jones Rum has launched its first ready-to-drink canned cocktail created in partnership with drinks company, Double Dutch.

KFC has teamed up with Halewood Artisanal Spirits-owned Dead Man’s Fingers to create a limited-edition rum blend, 11 Herbed and Spiced Rum.

Mary Dowling Whiskey Company, a joint venture with Pernod Ricard and Rabbit Hole distillery founder Kaveh Zamanian, has announced the debut of a new bourbon product range.

Dunkin’ has announced the launch of a new range of alcoholic iced coffees and iced teas, marking further expansion into the RTD alcoholic beverage market.

Diageo has received planning permission for a £26m extension of its Baileys global supply facility at Mallusk, Northern Ireland, UK.

Kellogg Company-owned brand Eggo has partnered with spirits producer Sugarlands Distilling Co to introduce a new brunch-inspired alcoholic cream liqueur.

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention has referred to Bacardi in a list of “international war sponsors” after business operations continue in Russia.

Bottlegreen, a UK-based premium cordial and Edwards 1902, a vodka made from potatoes, have teamed up to create an elderflower vodka liqueur.

Scottish whisky distiller Whyte & Mackay has announced a new partnership with carbon removal firm Carbon Capture Scotland.