Stuart MacFarlane: 'Our brands are as relevant in pubs as they are in supermarkets'
10-Feb-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
Stella Artois Cidre may not be set to launch in both the on and off-trade until Easter, but it has already proved a talking point. Critics have...
Pubs must learn from Starbucks to survive, says AB InBev chief
10-Feb-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
Pubs need to up their game and behave more like Starbucks if they are to survive, according to the UK chief of the world's largest brewer. Stuart...
Stella Artois launches new cider
02-Feb-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
AB InBev has today announced the introduction of Stella Artois Cidre to its Belgian lager range. The 4.5 per cent cider is made in Belgium and...
17-Dec-2010 By John Harrington
Bulmers and Strongbow producer Heineken UK is adding about 7p per pint to the wholesale prices of its cider brands from 10 January. A statement from...
Drinks Product Launches of the Year: We have lift-off
13-Dec-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Christmas - it's the time of year where it's out with the old and in with the new. The scruffy old slippers with the hole in the right toe, and...
26-Nov-2010 By Robyn Black
New glassware for Woodpecker cider aims to build on the drink's appeal with women. Jygsaw Brands, which markets Woodpecker in the UK, has developed...
Cider Focus: Cider still rosy
25-Nov-2010
While the cider category has again outperformed every other drinks category this year - thanks to yet more innovation and investment from cider...
Cider: Winter plans
25-Nov-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Aspall It was only ever going to be a matter of time before fruit cider made its way from the fridge to the bar. And leading the crusade is Aspall....
25-Nov-2010 By Michelle Perrett
English lager Suffolk Blonde has been launched in the on-trade by the Chevallier Brewing Company, a new company spearheaded by Aspall cider partner...
Enterprise Inns: 'no comment' on Fair Pint's latest beer flow claims
23-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns has declined to comment on a request by Fair Pint, the campaign group seeking to overthrow the beer tie, that it confirms the beer...
Brothers launch 'revolutionary' three flavour font
22-Nov-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Brothers cider has launched its first draught product - a font which can dispense three different flavours, The Publican can reveal. The font...
18-Nov-2010 By Michelle Perrett
A new version of Magners, one which is designed to be served without ice, will be rolled out in England and Wales next year. Magners Golden Draught,...
04-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
New regulations that set a minimum juice content for cider will benefit quality producers and protect the integrity of the category, say cider makers.
Cider industry welcomes new tax definition
04-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
Cidermakers have welcomed new rules which mean any cider or perry with less than 35 per cent fruit juice content will face a higher rate of tax. A...
Cider breaks free from summer
01-Nov-2010
Cider brands are launching a big push to boost cider sales year round - not just the summer. Westons Cider has agreed a three-year deal with Hall...
28-Oct-2010 By Sonya Hook
Swedish premium cider brand Rekorderlig is set to launch into draught format after securing a listing with Pitcher & Piano.
Rekorderlig targets mulled wine market
22-Oct-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
The cider, made from apple, vanilla and cinnamon, can be served warm or cold. Bartenders are encouraged to add Grand Marnier or Cointreau to it to...
Carling boss wants cider duty rise
18-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The boss of brewing giant Molson Coors has called for cider duty to be upped following a report highlighting cheap supermarket deals. Mark Hunter,...
Magners sees signs of recovery
12-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Magners cider has returned to volume growth in the UK for the first time in three years, according to C&C Group, the Dublin-headquartered group...
International brewers flock to UK for festival
11-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Brewers from Sri Lanka, USA, Italy and Belgium will be among those offering their beers at Wetherspoons' forthcoming international real ale festival....
CAMRA's best cider and perry pubs revealed
01-Oct-2010
As part of its Cider Month celebrations throughout October, CAMRA has revealed the best two pubs for real cider and perry in Britain. Out of a record...
01-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Prince of Wales in Foxfield, Cumbria and the Hop & Vine in Hull are the top pubs in Britain for real cider and perry. The two pubs were...
Jeremy Beadles: Off-trade is not the enemy
23-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Cast your minds back to January 2009. Barack Obama was inaugurated into the White House and the Icelandic banking system had just fallen off a cliff....
07-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) says there's a "compelling argument" for equalising duty for beer and cider — but not spirits.
Aspall sets up 'Cyder Garden' in London pub
10-Aug-2010
A South London pub has become home to the first "Cyder Garden" set up by Suffolk producer Aspall. And more are planned in other pubs next year as...
Pub Bitch: Osborne tells nation to drown sorrows in cider
28-Jun-2010
Osborne: cider is the answer Cider makers were dead chuffed last week when the Chancellor scrapped the 10 per cent above inflation duty hike on the...
25-Jun-2010 By Sonya Hook
A cider with caffeine is being launched in the UK this month, to tap into the 40% of cider drinkers who are also regular consumers of energy...
22-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Drinks giant Heineken, which owns cider brands Bulmers and Strongbow, will pass the 8% reduction in cider duty on in full to customers. Chancellor...
17-Jun-2010 By Robyn Black
Kopparberg is rolling out a new flavour, following a successful three-month trial through several Orchid venues. The new strawberry & lime...
'Molson Coors chief calls for cider duty hike'
14-Jun-2010
Molson Coors boss Mark Hunter has called for an increase in duty on cider. He said: "I'm happy to compete; all I am looking for is a level playing...
14-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Molson Coors UK boss Mark Hunter has called for an increase in duty on cider at the emergency Budget next week. Cider duty was increased 13% in...
01-Jun-2010 By John Harrington
Tesco is the only supermarket to sell alcohol below duty plus VAT, the definition of cost-price favoured by many in the off-trade — including the...
C&C hopes UK ad campaigns will revitalise Magners
25-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
C&C Group hopes a series of new ad campaigns will help grow its Magners cider in the UK to levels more in line with the performance of the...
Duty rises and price freezes hit Magners producer
25-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Duty rises and price freezes will hit C&C Group's comparative trading performance in the coming year. The Irish drinks group, which numbers...
25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Magners continues to have a tough time in the on-trade in Great Britain — recording a 14% volume drop against flat sector growth. However, the...
'Tesco could still sell booze below cost'
23-May-2010
Last week Tesco declared it was prepared to stop selling alcohol below cost price and would back the imposition of minimum prices. But a spokesman...
04-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Cider drinkers are backing the Conservatives to win the election — Tories received 58% of the vote at a licensee's National Cider Election.
04-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Stanford Orchards Cider has been crowned best cider in Britain by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). Winner of the Perry Gold medal was Hartlands...
30-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Three parliamentary candidates in Herefordshire have given their views on cider duty ahead of a big pub showdown this weekend. Matt Slocombe, owner...
21-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
A chrome font plus a new style of branded glassware is on its way to the on-trade, courtesy of Aspall. The latest developments from the cider maker...
Carnaby Brown targets the girls
12-Apr-2010
Carnaby Brown is a 5.5 per cent ABV lightly sparkling blend of Perry, white and Muscat grape and comes in both a white and rosé version. It has been...
Aspall pours £1m into rebranding
09-Apr-2010
Aspall is to spend more than £1m on revamping the branding for its premium four-strong range of Suffolk ciders. New label designs will be unveiled...
Mark Daniels: Profiteering from cider?
07-Apr-2010
Once again, the Government's mixed messages about our trade are getting out in to the public arena, and the ordinary man in the street is becoming...
Cider wins reprieve after government backs down on tax hike
07-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
The cider industry has been granted a major reprieve after the government was forced to drop a 13 per cent tax hike on the drink. Alistair Darling...
01-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
A new pear and apple cider under the Bulmers brand marks the start of a "major investment and innovation programme" for the range, the Morning...
More than 70,000 join cider duty protest
31-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Angry cider makers, cider drinkers and even the National Trust have led a wave of protests against the 13.1 per cent Budget duty hike. More than...
31-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Two types of "real" shandy are ready to hit the on-trade thanks to St Helier — Ginger Beer Shandy and Real Lemonade Shandy.
'Cider tax increase leaves artisan producers fearing for the future'
29-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Britain's new breed of cidermakers have revived a dying craft - but they say Alistair Darling's tax rise could threaten their success Last year Keith...
'Tax on cider: Fightback finds its way on to Facebook'
26-Mar-2010
Angry cider drinkers infuriated with the decision to increase the tax on their favourite tipple have launched a Facebook protest campaign that has...
26-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Irish cider Magners has announced it will absorb the 13% hike in cider duty — duty rises from midnight on Sunday.
