18-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has honoured its top tenants for the first time.
18-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black
Brewdog hopes to "undermine" other royal wedding ales with its £10 Viagra-laced beer, Royal Virility Performance.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
28-Mar-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Diageo is investing £4.6m in a summer campaign for Pimm's including a push in the north.
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...
Exclusive: Magners Golden Draught for national roll-out
25-Mar-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Magners Golden Draught is to be rolled out nationally, brand owner C&C Group has confirmed. The roll-out, revealed exclusively by the Morning...
Pub Snacks: Superior snacking
24-Mar-2011
There was a time when a bag of nuts or a packet of ready salted crisps were the only foods customers could eat at most pubs. Today, with a huge...
24-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black
Twelve new spirits have been added to the JD Wetherspoon drinks offer this week, bringing the total number of spirits it stocks to 42. All of the...
Pubcos pledge to cut salt in food
24-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Major managed pub operators have vowed to reduce salt content in dishes after a survey found up to 15 crisp packets worth of salt in some pie meals....
Lager Focus: Lager than life
23-Mar-2011
This renaissance of cask ale is all kinds of wonderful. Sales of real ale are soaring, there's increasing demand for cask, more pubs are putting...
23-Mar-2011 By Roger Protz
The story of Newcastle Brown Ale shows a lack of respect for Britain's great brewing history by the big brewers, says Roger Protz. Newcastle Brown...
23-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney & Lesley Foottit
The pub trade has been dealt another devastating blow after the Chancellor stuck to plans to increase duty 7.2%.
23-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
The Chancellor George Osborne will have plenty of British beer to help him think about a freeze on beer duty today — after a special delivery from...
23-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Welsh brewer and pub operator SA Brain has announced plans to spend £5m renovating 22 pubs over the next 12 weeks. Projects will range from...
22-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
A former advertising executive has set up his own brewery, supplying more than 50 pubs, taking advantage of the barley on his family's farm. John...
