Sir Geoff Hurst announces Bombardier Champion of England
01-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A celebrated national hero met a less well known one when World Cup star Sir Geoff Hurst presented Frank Basey with the Bombardier Champion of...
Vodka sales continue to grow
01-May-2009
Vodka sales have increased by nearly 25 per cent over the last five years according to new research. Figures from Mintel show 79 million litres of...
01-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Police closed a Thwaites-owned Blackburn pub 24-hours last weekend following a 20-man brawl. Officers were called to the White Bull pub in Livesey...
30-Apr-2009 By Roger Protz
Alistair Darling is trying to kill off pubs, just like Dr Beeching butchered the railways in the 1960s, says Roger Protz.
30-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
Two out of three licensees expect to add either 5p or 10p to a pint following the 2% Budget duty hike. That's according to the MA's Big Budget Survey, which shows the level of anger at the Chancellor.
Further marketing activity for Corona
30-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A range of promotional activity has been announced to raise the profile of Corona Extra throughout 2009.The Mexican beer will be marketed via music...
30-Apr-2009 By Tony Halstead
Northern brewer Daniel Thwaites has launched an experimental pubs division aimed at boosting business in some of the lowest volume sites across its...
29-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
A second member of the Business and Enterprise Committee (BEC) inquiry into pubco power has called for the beer tie to be outlawed.
State of the Union: GMB, Unite and the beer-tie
29-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
"We're back in the 1970s." That was the withering assessment of JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin after Alistair Darling's latest Budget blow. The...
28-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Beer sales fell by 8.2% in the first quarter of 2009 on last year — the biggest drop in since 1997. A staggering 3.6m fewer pints are being drunk each day than 10 years ago.
MPs call for major reform of beer tie
28-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
MPs argued today that a major reform of the beer tie is needed to help British pubs survive. Lib Dem MP for Southport Dr John Pugh, who led the...
Adnams rejects shareholder's criticism
28-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Adnams, the Suffolk brewer and pub operator, mounted a defence of its business tactics yesterday after coming under fierce criticism from a City...
Beer sales plummet in first quarter of 2009
28-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pub-goers are drinking 3.6million pints fewer a day than they were a decade ago, according to latest figures. The British Beer & Pub...
28-Apr-2009 By Sonya Hook
Carlsberg UK is bringing its Baltika No.7 brew over from Russia to target "young and urban" UK beer fans. The 5.5% abv beer, which will be available...
27-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The pub and brewing industry's richest person is Heineken's main investor Charlene de Carvalho, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
S&N to sponsor Kent's Big Quiz
27-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Scottish & Newcastle is to sponsor the Big Quiz in Canterbury — it will be re-branded the No Nonsense Quiz.
Code to crackdown on cheap supermarket lager
27-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Cheap supermarket deals on lager could be outlawed under the government's controversial mandatory code of practice, a Home Office minister has...
27-Apr-2009 By Sonya Hook
Old Speckled Hen makes its TV debut as it replaces Cobra as the beer sponsor of TV channel Dave. Greene King's flagship ale brand will be on TV for...
27-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Licensees could win up to £10,250 in a competition to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the lease at the Guinness brewery. Hosts...
27-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Czech lager Pilsner Urquell will be hosting its own 19th hole venue at two London locations as part of its sponsorship of The Open Championship....
'Supermarkets bearing brunt of fall in beer consumption'
26-Apr-2009
"It will be of small comfort to pub operators that their bête noire, the supermarkets, which undercut them with deep discounting on popular lagers,...
24-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
Suffolk brewer and retailer Adnams has been criticised by one of its shareholders for the way it has expanded the business over recent years,...
Adam Withrington: Isn't this a Fair Point?
24-Apr-2009
We are our own worst enemy in this industry - we really are.When all and sundry are calling for industry unity on the issue of alcohol duty, it...
Pilsner Urquell takes a putt with golf-themed pub promotion
24-Apr-2009
Pilsner Urquell is to run golf-themed activity in London pubs to promote its status as official beer of the Open Championship.'19th Hole' outdoor...
24-Apr-2009 By Roger Protz
Promoting beer or pubs is no joke, if Courage Best's exile to the sin bin is anything to go by, says Roger Protz.
Family brewers fight for the beer tie
23-Apr-2009
Disgruntled licensees, maverick MPs and 'fat cat' pub companies… there have been a lot of voices sounding off on the beer tie in recent months. But...
'Beer duty rise 'spells death knell for pubs'
23-Apr-2009
The brewing and pub industry said that the decision by the Chancellor to press ahead with plans for an above-inflation rise in beer duty had "signed...
23-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Weight-conscious women looking for a lower alcohol tipple are the target of the latest VK Vodka Kick variant set to hit the market. Brand-owner...
Budget: 5p or more on a pint is favourite
22-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Bookmaker William Hill is offering gloomy odds for the pub trade on a possible beer duty hike in today's Budget. The odds on Alistair Darling raising...
22-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Chancellor now makes 50 times more from a pint of beer than the brewer — that is the stunning news from London brewer Fuller's. Chairman...
22-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Heineken has reported a 12% increase in beer volumes in the first three months of 2009 thanks to the the acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle...
Guinness Community Outlet of the Year competition Terms & Conditions
21-Apr-2009
. Open to all residents of Great Britain who are aged 18 or over and who are licensees or managers of an on-trade outlet in Great Britain, provided...
21-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Carlsberg UK is relaunching Spanish lager San Miguel in a bid to cash in on the growing taste for world lagers. The brewer is investing £7m in...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The price of a pint of real ale has increased by an average of 5.5% since last year's Budget, according to new figures from the Camra.
San Miguel relaunches
20-Apr-2009
Carlsberg UK has marked the entry of San Miguel into its portfolio by relaunching the brand.It is the first major piece of marketing for San Miguel...
Heineken buys Globe Pub Co debt
20-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Heineken's purchase of £60m-worth of bonds held by troubled Globe Pub Company (GPC) - around 30 per cent of its debt - was not part of a takeover...
Price of a pint of ale up 5.5 per cent in last year
20-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Duty hikes over the past year have forced the price of a pint of real ale up by 5.5 per cent, new research has revealed. The study by the Campaign...
'Is beauty really in the eye of the beer holder'
20-Apr-2009
Alcohol has no effect on men's judgement, say researchers. For generations, young males have been explaining to friends that their odd choice of...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
There was no attempt by pubcos or brewers to interfere in the Community Pubs Report — according to All Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Heineken has acquired 30% of the debt of Globe Pub Company, the tenanted operator of 429 pubs owned by Robert Tchenguiz.
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
A whopping 90% of the population believe that beer tax should be frozen of reduced at this week's Budget, according to a new poll. The poll of 1,007...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The impartiality of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group has been called into question by Channel 4 show Dispatches.
17-Apr-2009 By Roger Protz
Greene King's new font is tempting keg drinkers to have a go, says beer expert Roger Protz.
17-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
The trial of Guinness Mid-Strength in Ireland has been extended even further, the Morning Advertiser has learned. The 2.8% abv Guinness Mid-Strength...
Oz Clarke's cask conversion
16-Apr-2009
It's 10:30am and Oz Clarke is already onto his second or third pint of ale. It's entirely appropriate, for his presence in the Betjeman Arms, in...
15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Raising beer tax to stop crime and disorder is like taxing car manufacturers for motorists speeding, says Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame.
Six out of 10 MPs against Budget beer tax rise
15-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Six out of 10 MPs are against plans to increase beer tax in next week's Budget, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by pollsters ComRes,...
Wells & Youngs appeals Courage ad ban
15-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
Wells & Youngs is to appeal the ban on one of its poster ads for Courage. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the poster, which...
15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Almost six out of ten MPs are against plans to increase beer duty in next week's Budget. A ComRes poll showed that 59% opposed Chancellor Alistair...
15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
A poster for Courage beer carrying the iconic strapline "Take Courage my friend" has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
