Budget: 5p or more on a pint is favourite
22-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Bookmaker William Hill is offering gloomy odds for the pub trade on a possible beer duty hike in today's Budget. The odds on Alistair Darling raising...
22-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Chancellor now makes 50 times more from a pint of beer than the brewer — that is the stunning news from London brewer Fuller's. Chairman...
22-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Heineken has reported a 12% increase in beer volumes in the first three months of 2009 thanks to the the acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle...
21-Apr-2009 By William Rowland
Licensees have been warned that Trading Standards Officers are carrying out even more more tests on the validity of spirits.
Guinness Community Outlet of the Year competition Terms & Conditions
21-Apr-2009
. Open to all residents of Great Britain who are aged 18 or over and who are licensees or managers of an on-trade outlet in Great Britain, provided...
New flavour added to J20 range
21-Apr-2009
Britvic has confirmed it is to launch a new flavour in its J20 range.The addition to the recently-relaunched adult soft drinks range has been...
21-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Carlsberg UK is relaunching Spanish lager San Miguel in a bid to cash in on the growing taste for world lagers. The brewer is investing £7m in...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The price of a pint of real ale has increased by an average of 5.5% since last year's Budget, according to new figures from the Camra.
Comment: Are brands good for wine?
20-Apr-2009
Could wine producers' obsession with branding see wine's reputation damaged by becoming a commodity? Many producers - including E&J Gallo (see...
San Miguel relaunches
20-Apr-2009
Carlsberg UK has marked the entry of San Miguel into its portfolio by relaunching the brand.It is the first major piece of marketing for San Miguel...
Heineken buys Globe Pub Co debt
20-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Heineken's purchase of £60m-worth of bonds held by troubled Globe Pub Company (GPC) - around 30 per cent of its debt - was not part of a takeover...
Price of a pint of ale up 5.5 per cent in last year
20-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Duty hikes over the past year have forced the price of a pint of real ale up by 5.5 per cent, new research has revealed. The study by the Campaign...
'Is beauty really in the eye of the beer holder'
20-Apr-2009
Alcohol has no effect on men's judgement, say researchers. For generations, young males have been explaining to friends that their odd choice of...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
There was no attempt by pubcos or brewers to interfere in the Community Pubs Report — according to All Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Heineken has acquired 30% of the debt of Globe Pub Company, the tenanted operator of 429 pubs owned by Robert Tchenguiz.
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
A whopping 90% of the population believe that beer tax should be frozen of reduced at this week's Budget, according to a new poll. The poll of 1,007...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The impartiality of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group has been called into question by Channel 4 show Dispatches.
17-Apr-2009 By Roger Protz
Greene King's new font is tempting keg drinkers to have a go, says beer expert Roger Protz.
17-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
A leading leisure analyst has described the news of Britvic's successful refinancing as positive news for pub groups and further evidence that banks...
17-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
The trial of Guinness Mid-Strength in Ireland has been extended even further, the Morning Advertiser has learned. The 2.8% abv Guinness Mid-Strength...
17-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Wine spritzers are set for a revival this summer, with a planned on-trade initiative under the Blossom Hill brand. Brand owner Diageo has designed a...
17-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
First Drinks unveiled a new logo and £40m investment package for its recently-expanded business, which took on the Rémy Cointreau portfolio this...
Oz Clarke's cask conversion
16-Apr-2009
It's 10:30am and Oz Clarke is already onto his second or third pint of ale. It's entirely appropriate, for his presence in the Betjeman Arms, in...
Lambrini rosé launched
16-Apr-2009
Halewood International has made a bid to position Lambrini as an on-trade brand with the launch of a rosé variant.The brand extension to the...
16-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
Makers of a vodka-based test tube have hit out at Portman Group for blacklisting the drink. Portman said Rampant TT's packaging encouraged...
15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Raising beer tax to stop crime and disorder is like taxing car manufacturers for motorists speeding, says Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame.
Six out of 10 MPs against Budget beer tax rise
15-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Six out of 10 MPs are against plans to increase beer tax in next week's Budget, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by pollsters ComRes,...
Wells & Youngs appeals Courage ad ban
15-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
Wells & Youngs is to appeal the ban on one of its poster ads for Courage. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the poster, which...
15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Almost six out of ten MPs are against plans to increase beer duty in next week's Budget. A ComRes poll showed that 59% opposed Chancellor Alistair...
15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
A poster for Courage beer carrying the iconic strapline "Take Courage my friend" has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
14-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale will approach the Office of Fair Trading about making a "super-complaint" about the operation of the beer tie to ensure a thorough investigation and swift resolution to the issue.
Hamish Champ: Cask Ale Week? Wot Cask Ale Week?
14-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Did you realise that last week was National Cask Ale Week? Yes, it was, really.Now I know this because I work for a trade publication that ran a...
CAMRA to talk to OFT about beer tie
14-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) says it will consider making a fast-track "super complaint" to the Office of Fair Trading about the beer tie, after...
14-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Fair Pint campaign has welcomed the intervention of John Grogan in urging Camra to approach the Office of Fair Trading about an investigation...
09-Apr-2009 By Roger Protz
Australian brewery Cooper's blends traditional values with chutzpah to produce highly distinctive beer, says Roger Protz.
09-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
AB InBev has confirmed its management team following its merger in November 2008. The new team for the UK and Ireland is: Andreas Hilger —...
09-Apr-2009 By Sonya Hook
Natural soft drink brand This Water is heading to the on-trade for the first time. The on-trade launch will see This Water packaged in a bespoke...
Pernod Ricard announces £900m rights issue
08-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Pernod Ricard has announced plans for a €1bn (£900m) rights issue to help pay down some of its debt.The drinks giant today also revealed it was...
08-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cains Export has become the first lager to be awarded the Assured Food Standards Red Tractor logo. Cains Export is made only from UK ingredients that...
08-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
Old Speckled Hen could be the next Greene King beer to get the dual-pour font that offers a northern or southern-style pour. That's according to...
07-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Britons know very little about our national drink, cask beer, new research has shown — half do not know that it is only available in pubs.
Boris calls on Londoners to back their local
07-Apr-2009
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has called on Londoners to celebrate cask ale and support their local pubs.Speaking at the King's Arms in Tooley...
Gallo launches new brand and relaunches Turning Leaf
07-Apr-2009
Wine company E&J Gallo has announced the launch of a new brand, and the relaunch of its Turning Leaf range.There will also be a programme of...
Brits show lack of cask ale knowledge
07-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Cask Ale Week is underway but research by Greene King shows that Brits are surprisingly ignorant about the country's national brew. A survey of 1,000...
07-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The beer tie can survive as long as licensees are given a bigger share of the discounts — that's the view of FLVA chief executive Tony Payne.
07-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Californian winery E&J Gallo is to launch a new male-oriented wine brand into the UK market. The Redwood Creek brand is to be rolled out across...
07-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Meantime Brewery has officially signed the deal with Greenwich Foundation for a new brewery and bistro operation in Greenwich. The Old Brewery will...
06-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Over 200 MPs have now called for the Government to scrap its planned duty hike on beer at the Budget — including 97 Labour backbenchers.
Fair Pint to invest in Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns
06-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Fair Pint campaigners are set to buy what they describe as 'activist stakes' in the country's leading listed pub companies.Members of the group,...
Adnams' bosses accept pay freeze in 2009
06-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
With trading conditions unlikely to see an imminent improvement in 2009 directors at Adnams, the Suffolk brewer and pub operator, have agreed to see...
