So what does one make of Edward Theakston? When you first meet him he is everything you would expect of a member of the Theakston brewing clan - and...
It is well known that to keep ahead in business, as well as keeping your concentration on your day-to-day affairs, you have to keep an eye on matters...
The proof of the old saying that England is a nation peopled by eccentrics is on display in the Staffordshire town of Stone. It stages an annual food...
Wine and spirits producer Constellation Europe has bought Flagstone, the South African wine maker, for an undisclosed sum.Constellation, whose brands...
Adrian Tierney-Jones samples a range of seasonal beers to tempt trade Christmas comes but once a year, but it's a bumper time for customers as far as...
The country's finest licensing legal minds were there to discuss the way the run-up to the country's new Licensing (Scotland) Act is shaping.The news...
Susan Nowak looks at beer matches for a classic pub favourite, the pie What could be simpler or more satisfying than a pie and a pint? And as autumn...
The secret to success in the wine and pubs market is not as simple as conquering the merchandising and training problems. To be honest, there are so...
I have strong views about the wine market in pubs. And for some time now I've been telling any poor person in the industry who will listen that there...
More than 10 brewers and a pubco have offered their support to licensee Tony Brookes and his bid to "Stuff the Supermarkets" at their own game in the...
For readers of this paper, Scotland - like Czechoslovakia in the 1930s - is a small, faraway country of which we know little, at least where beer is...
If necessity is the mother of invention, beleaguered brewers need to employ all the surrogates they can get - and quick. Two exceptional years on the...
By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
A reduced-calorie version of Magners Irish cider is being launched into the UK on-trade. Magners Light has the same 4.5% abv as the regular brand but...
National sales of cask ale are set to grow for the first time in over ten years, according to a new industry report."The Intelligent Choice", written...
As revealed earlier this month the five pubs taking part in The Publican Cocktail Challenge in association with Volare cocktail liqueurs and the Bar...
InBev UK is pulling the plug on Stella Artois' eight-year sponsorship of films on Channel 4. The association with the broadcaster will come to an end...
BaileysBaileys is to Christmas what Pimm's is to summer: the undisputed king of the season. In summer Pimm's can so often be the drink of choice for...
Advertisements for two popular beers are to be banned after one was found to be misleading and the other was judged likely to appeal to children. The...
