06-Aug-2010 By Sonya Hook
Jamaican rum producer Appleton Estate is bringing a rare 30-year-old rum to the UK market. The company has created just 1,440 bottles of the drink,...
06-Aug-2010 By Robyn Black
Chilean wine brand Casillero del Diablo will be the official wine sponsor of a series of outdoor picnic concerts this summer. The brand's producer,...
06-Aug-2010 By Sonya Hook
Five bottled beers have been crowned the "World's Best Beers" by an expert judging panel. Judges, who blind-tasted more than 500 beer entries from...
06-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
The new All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman Alan Meale sets out his priorities for the year ahead.
Matthew Clarke sells Forth Wines
05-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Matthew Clarke, the drinks distributor, has sold its Forth Wines business to a consortium of ex-trade figures for an undisclosed sum. Backed by RBS...
Britvic MA 200 terms and conditions
05-Aug-2010 By Britvic Competition
Britvic MA 200 terms and conditions
04-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
MATV talks to Castle Rock chairman Chris Holmes about how it will deal with increased demand and judge Roger Protz.
04-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Britvic is launching a £1m campaign for J20 starting this week, which aims to drive people into pubs.
04-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A campaign has been launched today urging pub-goers to lobby their local to stock British lagers.
Robert Sayles: Why doesn't anybody want to drink beer anymore?
04-Aug-2010 By Robert Sayles Robert
So the downward spiral continues. The most recent Quarterly Beer Barometer published by the BBPA (see table, right) merely confirms what we have...
Champion Beer boss confident brewery can cope with demand
04-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
The men behind CAMRA's new Champion of Beer of Britain (CBOB) have said they are confident they can satisfy demand for the product, but will not be...
Twitter used to launch UK's longest ever ale trail
04-Aug-2010
Real ale consumer group CAMRA is experimenting with social media site Twitter today to send beer 'tickers' and real ale novices on an ale trail which...
04-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark, partly owned by Punch Taverns, has sold its Scottish wine merchant business Forth Wines to a group of senior...
03-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Castle Rock's Harvest Pale has been crowned Champion Beer of Britain at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival.
03-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
London brewer Meantime has brewed its first beer at its new £1.9m premises in Blackwall Lane today.
Castle Rock Harvest Pale crowned Champion Beer of Britain
03-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
Castle Rock Harvest Pale has been named the 2010 Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF). The 3.8 per cent ABV blonde...
CAMRA seeks to bust beer belly myth
03-Aug-2010
Swapping wine for beer could help people lose weight, CAMRA has claimed. The news could help publicans encourage customers away from the treadmill...
North East drinkers lead real ale renaissance
03-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
The North East has emerged as the centre of the real ale renaissance, as figures reveal the number of people trying the drink in the area has more...
03-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
People in north-east England are the top drinkers of real ale after new research showed 74% of adults in the region have tried it. The Campaign for...
03-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
New research has found that beer can help weight loss, cut alcohol consumption and be part of a healthy lifestyle. That's according to the Campaign...
03-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Lancashire brewer and pub operator Thwaites has reported an "encouraging" start to the year. At its Annual General Meeting, managing director Peter...
Pete Brown: British beer is unique, so why don't we celebrate it?
02-Aug-2010
"The British do something with beer no one else can," said the world-famous brewer to the packed room. "When excise duty was linked to alcoholic...
Hook Norton enjoys double-triumph at World Beer Awards
02-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
Oxfordshire-based brewer Hook Norton has picked up the top honours for two of its beers at the World Beer Awards. Hook Norton Double Stout and Hook...
02-Aug-2010 By Roger Protz
Locals running locals may sound a great plan, but who's going to support them? I imagine there must have been some wry smiles on the faces of...
02-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Freedom Brewery is celebrating four consecutive months of growth — July's sales were 112% up on last year. The Staffordshire-based firm's brands...
30-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
A new kid-friendly fizzy drink from Calypso Soft Drinks, which is "school-compliant", is about to hit the market.
30-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
Wine supplier Enotria is rolling out its new wine training scheme for bar staff following a successful trial with M&B brand Village Pub & Kitchen.
30-Jul-2010 By Fiona Sims
Fiona Sims looks at how licensees can boost drinks sales by recommending to go with different fish.
Blessed Among Beers campaign for Abbot Ale on Dave
30-Jul-2010
National treasure Brian Blessed is starring in a new series of ads as part of Abbot's Ale continuing sponsorship of comedy channel Dave. The new ads...
'AB InBev loses Budweiser name case'
30-Jul-2010
Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev has suffered a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand. The European...
Pub beer sales boosted by World Cup
30-Jul-2010
Pub beer sales were given a much-needed boost by the World Cup, but year-on-year sales are still sliding, latest figures show. Sales of pints were...
Pubs warned over champagne scam
30-Jul-2010
Pubs are being warned about a fresh wave of email scams involving orders for expensive champagne. Fraudsters are believed to be targeting pubs and...
30-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Budweiser brewer AB-InBev has suffered a defeat in its long running dispute over use of the name Budweiser with Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar. Its...
30-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
Men's magazine Loaded has entered the drinks market with a new energy shot which it promises is also a sexual stimulant. The magazine's publisher,...
30-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Beer sales — aided by the World Cup — saw their first like-for-like quarterly increase in sales in four years, the British Beer & Pub...
29-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Fancy a £12 pint? Well, hundreds did at the renowned White Horse in London's Parsons Green.
29-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The winner of Campaign for Real Ale's Champion Bottled Beer of Britain will be stocked at Travelodge for the second year.
Wine Focus: Beating the great wine buff bluff...
29-Jul-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
There's a Michael McIntyre sketch that sums up perfectly the confusion and terror caused when ordering wine. "When the waiter comes and says would...
Pub food: Open to a new approach
29-Jul-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
"We thought we'd try to bring some of the London dining experience to Steyning," says George White, co-owner of Whites Bar & Kitchen at the White...
Two brewers up for top business awards
29-Jul-2010
Two British breweries have been nominated for Orange National Business Awards. The Devon-based Otter Brewery is up for the corporate responsibility...
Travelodge to stock CAMRA's Champion Bottled Beer
27-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
CAMRA's Champion Bottled Beer of Britain 2010, to be announced next week, will again be available at Travelodge hotels, the budget chain has...
27-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Brewers Fayre, the value pub restaurant brand by Whitbread, is to rollout an "all you can eat" offer across eight of its pubs to run alongside its...
27-Jul-2010 By Roger Protz
Stuart Bateman, managing director of George Bateman & Son, hates the word "tie" and wants a partnership with his tenants, says Roger Protz.
23-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Britvic this morning blamed a 0.7% third quarter stills volume decline in the UK on a fall in trade in licensed on-trade premises.
Fuller's reveals boost in pub profits
23-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A good start to the summer has helped give London operator Fuller's a boost in profits. In an interim management statement today the company...
'Perverse' animal beer bottles sell out in hours'
23-Jul-2010
A controversial beer served in bottles made from stuffed animals and costing £500 each sold out in a few hours. The End of History, made by BrewDog,...
Youngsters drinking rates dropping
23-Jul-2010
Drinking among school children is on the decline, a new report has revealed. The study, published by the NHS Information Centre for health and...
23-Jul-2010 By Jo Bruce
Ideas for driving food sales at your pub including an open-air theatre, blind wine tastings and kitchen garden tours.
23-Jul-2010 By Robyn Black
Global Brands has launched a new concept under its Kick Energy range for those who find energy drinks a bit overpowering.
23-Jul-2010 By Sonya Hook
ICB's entry-level The Italian Job wine is to be made available in a sealed Tulip wine-glass format. The Italian Job Tulip, made from high quality...
