Food & Drink

Pub food: business boosters

20-Apr-2011 By PubChef

Ideas for driving food sales at your pub including a ladies' lunch, stitch and bitch evenings and a senior citizen lunch club.

Harveys to house community-owned power station

20-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Harveys is set to provide a home at its brewery warehouse in Lewes for what is believed will be the first community-owned power station.

Malibu partners with Nails Inc.

20-Apr-2011 By Jessica Harvey

Three limited edition Malibu-branded Nails Inc. varnishes will be exclusively available to consumers through on-trade voucher promotion in selected...

Heineken hit with £10k fine over environmental breach

20-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney

Heineken has had to fork out over £10,000 after sending 64,600 litres of cider and beer to a nearby effluent treatment plant. The brewer pleaded...

Lavazza is coffee of Wimbledon

19-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Lavazza Coffee is the official coffee of the Wimbledon Championship for three years from 2011. The All England Tennis and Croquet Club announced the...

Sharp's Brewery: record sales; expansion planned

19-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Sharp's Brewery, the Cornish brewer bought by Molson Coors in February, has announced record sales and revealed plans to increase production. In...

Thwaites' pub marketing drive for bumper period

19-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Lancashire brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has revealed a new marketing campaign for its pubs during for the expected bumper trading period...

SABMiller reports rise in Q4 lager volumes

19-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

SABMiller, the global brewer listed in London, has reported a 3% rise in fourth quarter lager volumes, driven by a strong performance from emerging...

Thwaites rewards top tenants

18-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has honoured its top tenants for the first time.

Brewdog launches Viagra beer to celebrate royal wedding

18-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black

Brewdog hopes to "undermine" other royal wedding ales with its £10 Viagra-laced beer, Royal Virility Performance.

Magners gets a multi-million pound investment

18-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black

Advertising for Magners this summer to include an ad to promote it's new on-trade Magners Golden Draught variant.

Blue Nun gets new look and wines

18-Apr-2011 By Jessica Harvey

Blue Nun wine has been re-launched and repackaged in an effort to reignite interest in the brand and take advantage of the trend for low alcohol...

£6m promo campaign for Carling

15-Apr-2011 By Jessica Harvey

Carling is set to receive a £6m boost in the biggest promotion for the brand in five years — the promotion is named Carling Perfect Pint Experience.

Briska sales hope for Swedish cider

14-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black

A less sweet Swedish cider is set to launch in the UK this month — the Stockholm-based Spendrups drinks company is launching Briska.

Diageo aims to take on Bacardi

14-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black

Diageo has announced its intention to take on Bacardi to become the number one rum company in the world by 2015. The owner of rum brands Captain...

Carlsberg chief says forget about supermarkets

14-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney

Licensees should stop worrying about cheap drinks in supermarkets and concentrate on what they can do to improve their own business — that's the...

Krombacher Dark set for pubs in UK

13-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black

Following a successful trial in UK bars, German brewer Krombacher has launched a dark beer on draught for UK pubs. "With the increasing interest...

Pub food: business boosters

12-Apr-2011 By PubChef

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub including £5 meals, beer-tasting plates and a two-for-one dining promotion. £5 meals Where:...

Win tickets to Wasps Vs Bath with Greene King IPA

12-Apr-2011 By Greene King IPA

Win tickets to the St George's Day clash between Wasps and Bath at Twickenham thanks to Greene King IPA. Greene King IPA, the Official Beer of...

Revealing research from Pernod Ricard

08-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black

New research reveals 90% of drinkers stick to the same drink all night and 52% have not decided what to order by the time they reach the bar.

Kegwatch to increase charges

08-Apr-2011 By Tony Halstead

Kegwatch is to increase the charge it makes for re-patriating lost beer containers to brewers and other suppliers by £1 from May to help plug a...

Orchid employees name new wine range

08-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Two employees from Orchid Pub Company were celebrating after winning a competition to name and design the label for its new wine range. The...

Foster's unveils new fonts for summer

07-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black

Foster's lager stockists will be getting new fonts from this summer as brand owner Heineken rolls out the brand's new look to pubs and bars. The new...

Heineken to charge for beer keg losses

07-Apr-2011 By Tony Halstead

Brewer Heineken UK is planning to introduce a £25 charge for each beer and cider container customers fail to return after revealing kegs and casks...

Butcombe Brewery buys pub operator Triple Rock

06-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Somerset brewer and operator Butcombe has added three pubs to its estate with the acquisition of local operator Triple Rock for an undisclosed sum.

Morgan's Spiced gets promoted to Captain

06-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black

A £7m rebrand for Diageo-owned Morgan's Spiced will see it renamed Captain Morgan's Spiced, sporting a new look and supported with an on-trade...

Molson Coors adds 25 to field sales team

06-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney

Molson Coors has added 25 staff to its field sales team as they look to undertake 78,000 site visits during 2011. The new field sales executives...

Market Town Taverns boss buys Roosters brewery

05-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Ian Fozard, boss of pub operator Market Town Taverns, has bought local microbrewery Roosters and plans to hand control of it to his two sons.

Carlsberg to upgrade flagship brand

05-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Carlsberg Group has announced a major upgrade of all key elements of its flagship brand, Carlsberg. The upgrade, which the group says will support...

BrewDog to open third craft beer bar in August

05-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Controversial Scottish microbrewer BrewDog is to open its third craft beer bar in August, with the site chosen by a BrewDog fan in a competition run...

Duke of Kent kicks off Marston's Royal Wedding beer

04-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The Duke of Kent has given his royal seal of approval to Marston's special beer brewed to celebrate Wills and Kate's wedding. The Duke visited...

Giants repeat long mixed drinks drive

01-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black

Following the success of last year's joint campaign, drinks giants Diageo and Coca-Cola Enterprises are joining forces to push long mixed drinks.

Brewing industry's Bridgett passes away

01-Apr-2011 By Tony Halstead

One of the brewing industry's best-known personalities, Alan Bridgett, has died following a short illness at the age of 82. His trade career, which...

Young's confirms plans to sell tenanted pubs

31-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ

Young's has confirmed that it is looking to trim its estate after putting 30 of its 99 tenanted pubs on the market. The move follows the London...

SIBA to sponsor Good Beer Guide for first time

30-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout

The Society of Independent Brewers will, for the first time, sponsor the forthcoming edition of the Good Beer Guide.

Adnams reveals 10 per cent profits dip

30-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ

Adnams, the Suffolk brewer and pub operator, has reported a slide in annual pre-tax profits of 10 per cent, although it maintained operating profits...

Consortium of locals buy Tom Wood brewery

30-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

A consortium of six local people have taken control of Lincolnshire brewer and retailer Tom Wood, which went into liquidation at the start of this...

Strong second half for Adnams

30-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney

Suffolk based brewer and operator Adnams has reported a strong second half as it clawed back operating profit to finish the year broadly flat on last...

Licensees warned about fake Jacob's Creek wine

29-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black

Licensees in London and Brighton are being warned to look out for fake Jacob's Creek wine after hundreds of counterfeit bottles flooded the market.

Charity welcomes 'super-strength' beer tax

29-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

Homelessness charity Thames Reach has welcomed the government's confirmation that it will increase duty on super-strength lagers. In the Budget last...

Pernod Ricard to support earthquake fund

29-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

Drinks giant Pernod Ricard has announced that it will donate €525,000 to support victims of the earthquake in North East Japan. The money will be...

Two new faces at Brakspear

29-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Henley-based pub company Brakspear has announced two new appointments, including the new role of tenancy recruitment manager. Amanda Windows takes...

Thwaites opens first Inn of Character

29-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout

The first of a new brand of pubs with rooms developed by brewer and retailer Thwaites has opened for business. The concept, Inns of Character, is...

Diageo to increase Islay production

29-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout

Diageo is to spend £3.5m on increasing production capacity at it Caol Ila distillery on the Hebridean island of Islay. The bulk of the money will...

By 'eck, I'll get a Pimm's

28-Mar-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Diageo is investing £4.6m in a summer campaign for Pimm's including a push in the north.

Black's booze blog: beer carries the can

28-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black

Beer unfairly takes the rap for "binge-drinking Britain", but spirits and wine are to blame too, says Robyn Black.

Breconshire Brewery up for sale

25-Mar-2011

The Breconshire Brewery is being put up for sale, along with the recently refurbished Red Lion pub in Llangorse. The multi-award winning Welsh brewer...

Soft drink volumes fall three per cent

25-Mar-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire

Soft-drink sales have withstood tough conditions and recorded slight growth in the on-trade, according to Britvic's annual report into the category's...