11-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch is hosting wine tasting roadshows for its tenants and lessees to mark the launch of its new wine list yesterday. The new wine offer comprises...
10-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A host of English sporting legends star in Carlsberg's new World Cup TV ad including Sir Trevor Brooking and World Cup winner Jack Charlton.
10-May-2010 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson discusses details of the new requirement to provide free tap water to customers.
Carlsberg gets legends to inspire World Cup effort
10-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A host of English sporting legends are helping lager giant Carlsberg deliver what it claims is 'probably the best team talk in the world'. The...
10-May-2010 By Roger Protz
The annual meeting on the Isle of Man celebrated the organisation's high-profile stature, says Roger Protz.
10-May-2010 By John Harrington
Smirnoff has retained its position as the world's leading alcohol drink brand, says a survey of drinks brands by Intangible Business.
Old Speckled Hen renews sponsorship of TV channel Dave
07-May-2010 By James Wilmore
Greene King is giving another major push to its beer brand Old Speckled Hen with the launch of new advertising campaign on TV channel Dave. The...
Favourite to head Beer Group holds seat
07-May-2010 By James Wilmore
Tory MP Nigel Evans, currently vice chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, has easily held his North West seat in the general election....
Pete Brown: 'Hang on CAMRA, I thought you were on our side…'
06-May-2010
I'd rather have an effective campaigning organisation, successfully promoting great beer and giving it a positive image, than an easy target for...
Vimto summer campaign targets teens
06-May-2010
The online ads will run during internet replays of popular programmes aimed at its target teen audience such as Hollyoaks, Glee and Big Brother....
Renata Pankova: 'Big brewers of perfidious Albion maul the trade'
06-May-2010
Recently I have been able to satisfy myself that these two national traits, first observed by fellow Continentals, are alive and well. There's no...
06-May-2010 By John Harrington
Batemans has labelled beer-flow monitoring equipment a "policeman in the cellar" that damages landlord/tenant relationships. It came in the...
06-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Carlsberg UK chief executive Isaac Sheps is to be the next guest editor of the Morning Advertiser in a couple of weeks time. Sheps, who took over as...
06-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Drinks giant Diageo has reported a 12% increase in organic net sales for the third quarter to 31 March, boosted by an early Easter. Net sales were...
05-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Molson Coors has reported a 10.9% drop in first quarter beer volumes in the UK as a result of its decision to forego low margin volumes.
05-May-2010 By Robyn Lewis
A woman eating locusts, footballing nuns and a man on a tiny bike all star in the latest ads for Old Speckled Hen. Brewer Greene King has announced...
05-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
AB Inbev beer volumes grew 1.3% in the UK for the first quarter to 31 March — fuelled by Budweiser's sponsorship of the World Cup.
05-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Leicester based Everards Brewery brand Tiger Best Bitter has announced the finalists in its Support Your Local Hero competition — the search for a...
04-May-2010 By Sonya Hook
Paul Boggia tells Sonya Hook how he sells real ale and home-cooked food to keep ahead of competition at the Kingston Arms freehouse, in Cambridge.
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 Robyn Lewis
Squash brand Robinsons is celebrating 75 years at Wimbledon this year and has signed a further five year sponsorship deal
'Pork scratchings are bursting with nutrients - and could be good for you'
04-May-2010
Surprise superfoods: Forget blueberries. Dieticians say popcorn and pork scratchings are bursting with nutrients - and could be GOOD for you;...
04-May-2010 By Sonya Hook
Frank's Alcoholic Ginger Beer is the latest offering from the creators of Kopparberg cider. The drink, made especially for the UK market, marks the...
04-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A new online training scheme covering legal do's and don'ts for pub staff has been launched by beer quality assessor Cask Marque.
04-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Over 650 election hopefuls have backed calls for reform of the beer tie — one for each constituency in the UK.
04-May-2010 By Robyn Lewis
VK producer Global Brands has acquired Inspirit Brands as it looks to move into the premium end of the market. "The premium market is still a...
Peter Kay returns to TV as face of John Smith's
04-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Comedian Peter Kay is back as the face of John Smith's No Nonsense campaign for the first time in five years. The first of three new TV ad hit...
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...
Carlsberg launching new TV ad
30-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Carlsberg is promising to deliver 16 sporting legends as part of a new World Cup advertising campaign, under the strapline "Probably the best team...
30-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Brewing Industry International Awards is coming back to the UK next February for its 125th year. The awards have been modified since they were...
30-Apr-2010 By Jo Bruce
Ideas for boosting food sales at your pub including a pie and piano evening, a mystery diners' scheme and a swap and sale evening.
30-Apr-2010 By Phil Mellows
Heineken UK MD Stefan Orlowski talks to Phil Mellows about the importance of keeping beer vibrant and interesting for consumers and why the pub is...
30-Apr-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
C&C Group, the Irish drinks producer behind Magners cider, has sold its spirits and liqueurs division to William Grant, the group behind...
The Bloody Mary Olympics
29-Apr-2010
Set quite far down the food outlet-lined entrance way of the Westfield shopping centre, the Bull makes for a spacious refuge from the milling and...
UK offers little respite for Pernod Ricard
29-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
The tough economic climate across much of Europe has continued to dent Pernod Ricard's trading in the region, the drinks producer said today. Pernod,...
29-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
The GMB has written to every Labour election candidate urging them to visit local tied pubs to "reinforce" their party's commitment to tie reform....
29-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Halewood International has repositioned its Sidekick brand to cash in on the demand for long drinks and pitchers. The brand is being given a new...
29-Apr-2010 By Sonya Hook
Marston's Fast Cask will go into every Pitcher & Piano bar plus any sites that take the brewer's new EPA brand. Fast Cask — a revolutionary...
High caffeine soft drinks forced to carry extra warning
28-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
Soft drinks with a high caffeine content will be expected to carry a warning that they are not suitable for children, pregnant women, or people...
28-Apr-2010 By Sonya Hook
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has thrown his support behind the hunt to find the 2010 'Champion of England'. Wells Bombardier, in association with...
28-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
High caffeine soft drinks must carry a health warning and not be promoted to children under-16, under a new code of practice. The British Soft...
28-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
The public may be undecided about which party to elect but a Derbyshire brewery has come up with a surefire vote-winner. Hung Parliament ale has...
27-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Glen Rossie whisky has been rebranded with a new label, new bottle and new chairman — legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi.
27-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Conservatives have a narrow lead over the Liberal Democrats in the poll that really counts — SIBA's 'beer-ometer'.
27-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
The West Berkshire Brewery has received planning permission to build a new 50-barrel brewery and double capacity.
SA Brain sees operating profits slide by a third
27-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
Welsh brewer SA Brain has reported turnover for 2009 down nine per cent with trading hit by the sale of its drinks distribution business. No longer...
27-Apr-2010 By Gildden Trade
The Secret's out: GLIDDEN TRADE AND MORNING ADVERTISER JOIN FORCES TO HELP SAVE BRITAIN'S PUBS. Glidden Trade — one of the UK's leading paint...
27-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
SA Brain, the Welsh brewer and pub operator, saw pre-tax profits rise 77% to £10.4m following the sale of its freetrade business to Heineken UK....
27-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Hooky Pint — aka Gill Begnor — is officially the fastest bottle of beer in the world as she set a world record at the London Marathon.
