InBev UK unveils new Stella Artois advertising
22-Apr-2008
InBev UK has unveiled a new month-long poster and digital advertising campaign for Stella Artois.The brewer was unwilling to unveil the exact amount...
18-Apr-2008
The Campaign For Real Ale has seen its membership rise by more than 2,600 following a joint promotion with JD Wether-spoon
Brewing industry set for further consolidation
17-Apr-2008
Leading figures in the brewing industry have suggested that further consolidation in the cask ale industry is inevitable.Speaking less than a month...
Beam Global relaunches Sauza tequila
17-Apr-2008
Beam Global UK is relaunching Sauza Blanco and Sauza Reposado with new look packaging as part of a £650,000 marketing investment in the tequila...
17-Apr-2008 By Tony Halstead
West Yorkshire family brewer Timothy Taylor has launched two new retail concepts into its managed house estate. A gastro-style town-centre pub, the...
Business boosters Ideas for driving food sales at your pub
17-Apr-2008
Wedding fairs Where: the Granville @ Barford, Barford, Warwickshire www.granvillebarford.co.uk The idea: The Granville has recently become popular...
17-Apr-2008 By Roger Protz
Brewing companies seeking success and profit interfere with well-loved and unique beer brands at their peril, says Roger Protz Brands rather than...
Bud ads show dedication
17-Apr-2008
Budweiser has aired the first of its TV commercials placing a new emphasis on promoting the core values of the brand. In the 60-second advert, a...
Pago teams up with Waverley
17-Apr-2008
Fruit-juice producer Pago UK has agreed an exclusive supply deal with wholesaler WaverleyTBS. In a deal that takes immediate effect, Pago will...
Timothy Taylor tests water with new concepts
17-Apr-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Refurbs open in two very different markets Brewer departs from real-ale tradition West Yorkshire family brewer Timothy Taylor has launched two new...
Leadenhall vodka bar hours cut to midnight
17-Apr-2008
Inventive Leisure's flagship Revolution vodka-bar site in the City of London's Leadenhall has had its hours pegged back from 3am to midnight...
Camra numbers get JDW boost
17-Apr-2008
The Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) has seen its membership rise by more than 2,600 following a joint promotion with JD Wether-spoon (JDW). Anyone who...
Pernod: 'be responsible'
17-Apr-2008
Pernod Ricard UK (PRUK) has launched a responsible drinking campaign urging consumers to take responsibility for their actions. The Accept...
Draught Magners debut
17-Apr-2008
O'Neill's in Great Marlborough Street, London, has become the first venue to trial draught Magners. The installation at the Mitchells & Butlers...
16-Apr-2008 By John Harrington
Beverage Brands upset at being singled out by new marketing crackdown
WKD warned for promoting 'sexual and social success'
16-Apr-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
WKD producer Beverage Brands has removed a selection of images from its website after a ruling by the Portman Group. Alcohol Concern complained to...
16-Apr-2008
Budweiser has aired the first of its TV commercials placing a new emphasis on promoting the core values of the brand. In the 60-second advert, a...
15-Apr-2008
Coors has promised "substantial" financial support to keep its Brewing Museum open
Comment: A move up a gear
15-Apr-2008
Over the past two years Marston's strategy has been very clear: to put together the best portfolio of premium cask beers in the land - with a local...
What price independents?
15-Apr-2008
Among several recent reports trumpeting the growth of small brewers there lies one vexing question: what is the next step to ensure this trend will...
Mark Daniels: Growing old and bitter
15-Apr-2008
My best friend and I often lament the passing of our years over cold pints of lager or snippets of telephone conversations when we get the chance....
Supermarket beer prices still falling says Tesco chief
15-Apr-2008
Tesco has admitted keeping its beer prices low as a part of a drive to protect customers from the impact of inflation.As Britain's biggest retailer...
15-Apr-2008
The Campaign for Real Ale is hoping to raise the profile of mild beer through Mild in May month
15-Apr-2008
Marston's has launched its own St George's Day ale - Dragon's Tale. The brewer and operator is putting its full weight behind the MA's call for all...
Pete Robinson: Pub beer sales UP 8% since smoking ban!
14-Apr-2008
The bad news is that this is in Denmark, where smaller premises are exempt. The figures are based on the four-month period after the smoking ban came...
Nearly a third of venues still offer 125ml measure
14-Apr-2008 By James Wilmore
Less than a quarter of licensed premises offer a 250ml wine measure, while nearly a third still provide a 125ml glass, according to latest figures....
Waverley TBS to retain United Wine Merchants
14-Apr-2008 By Hamish Champ
Drinks wholesaler Waverley TBS has silenced speculation over the future of its United Wine Merchants (UWM) distribution operation in Northern...
Duty rises hit brewery gate prices - official
14-Apr-2008 By Hamish Champ
The recent duty increases on alcohol and tobacco have ramped up the price of products leaving the UK's brewers and drinks manufacturers.The output...
'More than a glass of wine a day increases breast cancer risk'
14-Apr-2008
Women who drink more than a glass of wine a day could be significantly increasing their risk of developing breast cancer, a study warns today - Daily...
Coors to give 'substantial' support to visitor centre
14-Apr-2008
Coors Brewery has promised financial support to its threatened Visitor Centre after pressure from the local MP Janet Dean.The brewer said it would...
14-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney
O'Neill's in Great Marlborough Street, London has become the first venue to trial draught Magners. The installation at the Mitchells & Butlers...
14-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney
Health lobby claims that large measures are fuelling binge drinking
14-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney
Somerset Trading Standards has launched a new campaign to check the size of the head on a pint. Officers claim that a recent survey showed that one...
Hamish Champ: The Large Wine Glass Debate
13-Apr-2008 By Hamish Champ
I know, as do most people, that when push comes to shove, the medical profession has the interests of the general public at heart.Having been gotten...
'Doctors slam oversized wine measures in pubs'
13-Apr-2008
Pubs and bars are leading their customers into dangerous drinking by dressing up supersize measures of wine and spirits as standard orders, doctors...
Shareholders ensure Harviestoun Brewery keeps its independence
11-Apr-2008
Long-term shareholders have bought Harviestoun Brewery from Caledonian Brewing Company (CBC) to ensure its independence in the wake of the Scottish...
S&N buys out Caledonian Brewery
11-Apr-2008
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has bought out Caledonian Brewery, ahead of its own takeover by Heineken.S&N acquired the Caledonian Brewery...
11-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney
Pernod Ricard UK is urging consumers to take responsibility for their own actions in a new campaign
11-Apr-2008 By Roger protz
Journalists are supposed to be a hard-bitten crowd but occasionally even we can shed a tear. Last Friday I had a piece in The Guardian about the...
Ales for all seasons
10-Apr-2008
Greene King Brewing Company has unveiled its seasonal cask ale range for 2008, looking to give licensees increasing choice of cask ales throughout...
10-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney
Greene King Brewing Company has unveiled its seasonal cask ale range for 2008. Following the recent popularity of seasonal ales such as Abbot Reserve...
Coors to dim Burton's shining light
10-Apr-2008
Staffordshire's Coors Visitor Centre deserves the same investment as its Colorado counterpart Journalists are supposed to be a hard-bitten crowd but...
Plymouth gold in San Fran
10-Apr-2008
Maxxium UK's Plymouth gin has been named as best gin in the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Highland Park 12-year-old single...
Pernod considers Absolut limit
10-Apr-2008
Pernod Ricard could look to rein in the number of Absolut vodka flavours on the market after its purchase of the brand from the Swedish Government....
Peter Morris is Thwaites MD
10-Apr-2008
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator, has appointed Peter Morris as its new managing director. Morris has joined the company...
Survey: young adults prefer spirits to beer in pubs
10-Apr-2008
The drinking habits of young adults vary wildly between the home and the pub. Wine is more than three times as popular for home drinking, while...
Cheap as chips: why pub grub's bucking the inflation trend
10-Apr-2008
Food is the new battleground in the pub price war, amid over-saturation and tough trading conditions. John Harrington reports Price inflation in food...
Pub scraps draught lager
10-Apr-2008
A small Lincolnshire brewer has opened a second pub banning the sale of draught lager. Highwood Brewery boss Tom Wood said the policy was designed...
Carling logos to be removed from kids' Celtic and Rangers shirts
09-Apr-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Coors Brewers and Celtic and Rangers football clubs have announced that Carling branding will be removed from children's replica shirts from next...
09-Apr-2008 By MA reporter
Pudduck's CV BackgroundWith more than 10 years' experience in sales & customer marketing, Imogen Pudduck started life working for toy...
