01-Sep-2008 By John Harrington
The Carling and Grolsch brewer cites massive cost inflation - after making just 2p profit per pint in 2007.
Opinion: Eavesdropping on InBev
01-Sep-2008
I just can't get away from work these days. A trip to drink beer in Brussels on a day off recently was bound to be something of a busman's holiday,...
Drinks giant slams Scottish government
01-Sep-2008
Diageo has slammed plans by the Scottish government to crack down on pubs' alcohol sales and promotions, and proposed an alternative system of...
Coors raises price of a pint by 3p
01-Sep-2008
Coors has announced a 3p increase in the wholesale price of a pint of lager from September 29, warning that inflations in the cost of raw ingredients...
Belgian beers celebrated in new book
01-Sep-2008 By James Wilmore
A new book celebrating the best Belgian beers is being released today by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). '100 Belgian Beers to Try Before You...
Magners loses its fizz as sales slide
31-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
Magners producer C&C Group signalled that the cider market had lost some of its fizz when it warned last week that its turnover for the six...
Guernsey's Randalls Brewery celebrates new look
31-Aug-2008
Last week saw the official opening of the Randalls La Piette Brewery in Guernsey. Describing itself as a 'midi brewery', after a major refit the...
29-Aug-2008 By Tony Halstead
A form of open-book accounting for new tenants is among the measures in the new package from the Cheshire brewer and pub operator
29-Aug-2008 By The PMA Team
Drinks giant Diageo has warned that the slowing UK economy would lead to more middle class people drinking at home rather than at the pub. Chief...
Guinness acts to pull more people into pubs
29-Aug-2008
Guinness is looking to drive more people into pubs with a £5m ad campaign aimed at celebrating the after-work drinking occasion.Entitled '17:59....
Cask Beer Week to return
29-Aug-2008
Cask Beer Week will be back in pubs next Easter, it has been confirmed. The annual event, orginally organised by the Independent Family Brewers of...
28-Aug-2008 By Roger Protz
This brewing business, it's women's work. So, for that matter, is running top beer festivals.
28-Aug-2008 By Paul Collins
Medallist worked at pub while in training
28-Aug-2008 By John Harrington
Guinness gets its highest share ever of the beer category, despite flat sales.
Importer appoints new team
28-Aug-2008
Drinks importer PLB has made four new appointments as it bids to expand the company's presence in the on-trade.Headed up by sales managers Jonathan...
Roy Beers: Is it finally time to join forces with the "good" off trade?
28-Aug-2008
That's not my perspective, although I can sympathise with many of the arguments, but the heart-felt message - to anyone who will listen - from an...
Dusanj brothers table bid for Cains Beer Company
27-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
Brothers Sudarghara and Ajmail Dusanj have lodged a bid with the administrators of the collapsed Cains Beer Company to buy back the business,...
Adnams sees operating profits slump 88 per cent
26-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
Adnams, the Suffolk brewer, said tough trading conditions, rising costs and delays in selling off a number of the group's pubs contributed to a...
26-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
Adnams has reported a £148,000 loss before tax for the six months to 30 June as the credit crunch and rising prices take their toll.
Tumbling drink sales hurt pubs
25-Aug-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Consumers are leaving pubs in their droves and heading to the off-licence as the credit crunch bites, according to latest research. Figures released...
22-Aug-2008 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Bids for Cains Beer Company are due to be lodged with administrators Pricewaterhouse Coopers today.
21-Aug-2008 By Roger Protz
Effects of the bad weather, smoking ban, rising beer duty and rent are overwhelming rerasons why Gary and Sandra Higginbotham left Punch pub Old Fox in Hertfordshire.
21-Aug-2008 By Stephen Crawley
The pint brought people together and oiled conversation about all sorts of topics, love included, says Caledonian Brewery managing director Stephen Crawley.
Stella relaunches bottle with lower ABV
21-Aug-2008
InBev has lowered the ABV of bottled Stella Artois and relaunched the product with a new look, in the latest attempt to refresh the beleaguered...
Thwaites to weave web success with ale delivery
21-Aug-2008 By Tony Halstead
Daniel Thwaites beer will now be available to drinkers across the country at the touch of a button — after the Northern brewer completed a...
East Anglia: Adnams' Pioneering green beer
20-Aug-2008
Cask beer - could there be a greener product? Not according to Adnams.The Suffolk brewer's managing director Andy Wood believes the local sourcing...
Battle of the beers boosts pub's sales
20-Aug-2008
A licensee has gone head to head with his customers in a battle of the beers and helped give his sales a boost. James Russell runs a monthly quiz at...
20-Aug-2008 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Cains Beer Company, the brewer and pub operator in administration, does not own the freehold property of its Liverpool brewery - the Dusanj brothers own the freehold through a separate company.
20-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney & Jo Bruce
Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey and PubChef writer Richard Fox have launched their new brew - Blonde Ale. Fox and Morrissey brewed the ale as...
Premium spirits brands' value increases 4.3 per cent
19-Aug-2008
The value of premium spirits brands' sales in the on-trade has increased by 4.3 per cent in the past year, according to research group CGA...
Bid to save bawdy beer names
19-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore
A petition has been launched to save "bawdy beer names" from the censors. Beer writer Melissa Cole wants to stop industry watchdog the Portman Group...
19-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
Fifty thousand beer mats are being handed out to pubs, bars and clubs across Leicestershire to raise awareness of alcohol and domestic violence. The...
Tsingtao celebrates Olympic success
18-Aug-2008
With Team GB celebrating its medal tally at the Olympics in Beijing, Chinese brewer Tsingtao is also capitalising on the increased profile the Games...
Orchid Group to save Thai tigers
18-Aug-2008
The Orchid Group is to launch a new eco-campaign to help tigers in Thailand.The 'Buy a Tiger - help a tiger!' promotion will runs in its Dragon pubs,...
Win chance to play darts at the Lakeside
15-Aug-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Any amateur darts player will have dreamed of stepping onto the oché and throwing for a double in front of a packed house. And now thanks to the...
Carlsberg cans controversial Sun giveaway
15-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore
Carlsberg has ditched a controversial free pint giveaway promotion with The Sun newspaper, in light of a huge backlash. The free pint vouchers were...
Smooth Premier League deal for Marston's
15-Aug-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Marston's is set to mark the start of the Premier League season by unveiling a deal with one of its newest arrivals. The brewer has announced a three...
15-Aug-2008 By Roger Protz
Cains' demise has eclipsed the Great British Beer Festival in the gloomy media.
15-Aug-2008 By Brian Jacobs
Clive Williams, in his comment piece in this magazine, referred to "trade die-hards" who are living in "cloud-cuckoo-land" and "unfairly raising the...
Roll out the barrels
14-Aug-2008
As the nation's judge of cask ale, who better to take control of the category in Sell More, Save More than Cask Marque?The accreditation scheme,...
GBBF : What do the customers think?
14-Aug-2008
DUANE GRIFFIN, 32, software developer, West LondonDo pubs have a future?Yes, absolutely. They are an integral part of British culture and a great...
Tenants' ill feeling to beer tie mounts
14-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore
Growing opposition to the beer tie has been dramatically laid bare by this year's Publican Market Report. Seventy-two per cent of tenants revealed...
Controversy erupts over Carlsberg promotion
14-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore
Carlsberg could be facing a mass boycott by Liverpool pubs and football fans over a controversial giveaway promotion in The Sun newspaper. Licensees...
14-Aug-2008 By MA reporter
Miller Genuine Draft has launched a major new campaign at two Scottish venues providing a weekly platform to showcase emerging music talent from...
13-Aug-2008 By John Harrington
Attendance at this year's Great British Beer Festival was down 10% on 2007, reflecting the overall downturn in pub visits, but bar sales remained at a good level.
Innovative ideas for draught on ice for now?
13-Aug-2008
If Victor Frankenstein had been passionate about draught beer and cider, rather than re-animating human flesh, his laboratory might have looked...
GBBF attendance falls by 10 per cent
13-Aug-2008
The Great British Beer Festival has been hailed a success by organisers despite a 10 per cent fall in attendance.Around 59,000 people visited the...
13-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
Managed operator Barracuda Group has increased the number of its pubs offering cask ale from 125 to 170. The operator has also introduced a new...
Brulines keeps beer under control
12-Aug-2008
Working with Brulines has already started to deliver results for the pubs who signed up for Sell More Save More earlier this year. Since the...
Cask Marque examines cask ale
12-Aug-2008
As the nation's judge of cask ale, who better to take control of the category in Sell More, Save More than Cask Marque?The accreditation scheme,...
