19-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Visitor attractions such as distilleries and breweries will be exempt from regulations on how they can display alcohol in Scotland. The exemptions...
18-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Coors has launched the Different Drinks Company — a team of 11 dedicated beer specialists — to offer a premium beer portfolio to the trade.
Spirits training: Pub case study
18-May-2009
"We serve a small but quality range and try to focus on an offer that can be made well by an experienced bartender to a new recruit," says Ria...
Spirits training: Cask Marque turns it hand to spirits training
18-May-2009
The obvious product you would associate with trade body Cask Marque is beer, so it's a surprise to find it set to launch a comprehensive staff...
Spirits training: Become a 'Rum Master'
18-May-2009
One strand of the True Rum campaign launched last year to promote rum from the Caribbean is a barstaff training programme in use of the spirit....
Spirits training: Why staff need knowledge on spirits serve
18-May-2009
Cocktail culture having now had time to bed in, the popularity of long mixed drinks has reached corners of the on-trade one may never have thought...
18-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Licensees are being urged to take advantage of a new branded schooner for Newcastle Brown Ale. Scottish & Newcastle's joint venture brand...
15-May-2009 By Roger Protz
European elections take place on 4 June, so make the most of your chance to benefit brewers and licensees, says Roger Protz.
John Porter: Here for the beer? No chance.
15-May-2009
OK, I understand that sometimes a particular beer runs out, or the crisp flavour you fancy is out of stock. Predicting the peaks and troughs of...
St Austell reports record beer sales
15-May-2009
Cornwall-based brewer St Austell has defied gloomy industry trends by reporting a record-breaking rise in beer sales.Following the British Beer &...
14-May-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The trade's view of wine sales in the recession remains optimistic, says Geronimo Inns chief executive Rupert Clevely.
Comment: Perils of joining off-trade in bargain basement wine
14-May-2009
If you can't beat 'em…It seems that the on-trade, under pressure from the recession, is following the off-trade into selling wine purely on price....
Inside a giant gin and tonic
14-May-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Through a fog of gin and tonic, I can make out a giant straw, a giant wedge of lime, the faces of a few strangers and the faint strains of Dead or...
14-May-2009 By Sonya Hook
Pimm's faces competition this summer as rival pitcher options look to capture a portion of the sharing market. Yorkshire drinks producer and importer...
13-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Vociferous Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has called for a fresh set of beer orders in the wake of the damning pubco report.
Union calls for beer tie to be "renegotiated
13-May-2009 By James Wilmore
The UK's biggest trade union, Unite, has called for the beer tie to be "renegotiated" in the light of the BEC inquiry and welcomed the reports...
Pubco inquiry chairman "disappointed" with Fair Pint
13-May-2009 By James Wilmore
MP Peter Luff, chairman of the Business and Enterprise committee, says he is "disappointed" Fair Pint changed its mind about its position on the tie...
Think tank report adds to calls for beer tie reform
13-May-2009 By James Wilmore
Pressure on the government to order a re-examination of the beer tie will be stepped up further today when an independent think tank presents a...
Beer tie must go to Competition Commission, MPs say
13-May-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubcos have come under severe fire in the long-awaited MP-led report into the tied model - with calls for an "urgent" Competition Commission...
Brothers hits festival circuit
13-May-2009
Cider company Brothers is continuing its long-standing associations with music festivals through a number of sponsorships this summer.It said the...
13-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
On the day of its first major victory, the Morning Advertiser takes a look at the people behind Fair Pint and the significant dates of the past year.
13-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Anti-beer tie Fair Pint campaigners were understandably jubilant following the publication of the BEC report. Fair Pint steering group member Brian...
Punch launches value wine list
12-May-2009
The trade is making a move into value-focused wine offerings, inspired by the economic downturn.Pub groups and suppliers alike are turning to cheaper...
Fair Pint offers retort to Tuppen
12-May-2009 By James Wilmore
Anti-pubco campaign group Fair Pint has hit back at Enterprise Inns chief Ted Tuppen over his criticism of the group in a letter to MPs. It emerged...
Magners cider sales slide by nearly a fifth
12-May-2009 By Hamish Champ
The UK consumer's love affair with Magners cider has continued to cool over the last year, with C&C Group, which owns and manufactures the brand,...
New dry draught cider answers Blackthorn critics
12-May-2009
Gaymer Cider Company is attempting to answer critics of the new taste it has given to Blackthorn by making Natch cider available on draught for the...
Beer celebrates 100 years of naval aviation
12-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Naval veterans were on hand to help launch a new beer to mark 100 years of naval aviation. Wadworth's Swordfish - named after the aircraft - has been...
Tennis ace Rusedski to help Ember Inns' campaign
12-May-2009
Ember Inns has launched its annual Drink Pink campaign in a bid to raise £50,000 for charity Against Breast Cancer.The four week campaign will be...
12-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
McEwan's four ales — Export, 60/-, 70/- and 80/- — have been given a new look by brand management company Jygsaw Brands. The new design...
12-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Ember Inns customers are being asked to swap their regular drink for a pink tipple to help raise money for charity Against Breast Cancer. The...
Hamish Champ: The 'pubcos', the beer tie and New Labour
11-May-2009 By Hamish Champ
There, that got your attention, didn't it? It's funny how one only has to mention the Holy UnTrinity of the pub trade - the 'pubcos', the beer tie...
Top Tory backs Fair Pint lobby day
11-May-2009 By James Wilmore
Shadow Licensing Minister Tobias Ellwood has reportedly given his backing to a parliamentary lobby day organised by anti-pubco campaign group Fair...
Wine tops poll of nation's favourite drinks
11-May-2009
Wine has emerged as the nation's favourite alcoholic drink but beer is still the top choice for outdoor occasions, a new survey has...
11-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Fair Pint has hit back at Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen, claiming is in fact creating an understanding of how the pubco model works and not "misleading"...
11-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Anti-beer tie Fair Pint campaigners are "damaging the whole industry in pursuit of their own self interest" — that's the broadside fired by Ted Tuppen.
11-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch Taverns has launched a new wine list designed to appeal to consumers seeking value for money. The new wine list, which launches on 11 May,...
11-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
AB Inbev's beer volumes dropped 6.8% in the UK for the first quarter of 2009 despite gaining market share. Stella Artois reversed a declining trend...
11-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
One in three Britons who drink alcohol prefer wine to beer, according to a new survey by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). The survey...
'Anti-beer tie claims are "misleading", says Enterprise boss'
10-May-2009
"Ahead of announcing his group's interim results on Tuesday, Enterprise Inns' chief executive Ted Tuppen claims a lot of what is said about the beer...
08-May-2009 By Roger Protz
Ditching the beer tie would leave the healthy independent cask-ale sector on its knees, says Roger Protz.
08-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
The European Union (EU) has been urged to protect Europe's brewing heritage and support its well-run pubs and bars.
Comment: Cologne tour teaches service lessons
08-May-2009
Looking at how other cultures do drinks and pubs can often throw light on our own ways of doing business.Over the bank holiday weekend, I spent a...
Grogan to push for lower tax on draught beer
08-May-2009 By James Wilmore
Pressure on the government to introduce a lower tax rate on draught beer will be stepped up next week with the tabling of a parliamentary motion on...
07-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Gwatkin's Yarlington Mill cider and Broadoak Perry have scooped gold medals at the National Cider and Perry Championships 2009.
JDW's Tim Martin: Only here for the beer
07-May-2009
During the high-street boom of the late 1990s, when bars were proliferating in the centre of towns up and down the UK, some people thought that JD...
Diageo on track to deliver profit forecasts
07-May-2009
Global drinks giant Diageo, which brews Guinness and produces Smirnoff vodka, said that despite the worldwide economic downturn it expects operating...
07-May-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Manchester brewer JW Lees is set to launch its Coronation Street Ale in bottles from 1 June this year. The company signed a five-year deal with ITV...
07-May-2009 By Sonya Hook
The on-trade soft drinks category is set to be shaken up by a raft of new products from the Feel Good Drinks Company. The soft drinks producer is...
07-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Drinks giant Diageo has reported flat sales for the nine months to 31 March on last year. The Guinness brewer and spirits and wine producer said net...
07-May-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Two products from the Gaymer Cider Company are to be relaunched to further push their premium credentials. Gaymer's Orchard Reserve and Addlestones...
