Food & Drink

Budweiser retains PPL crown in top-10 league

18-Nov-2004

Budweiser has lived up to its "King of beers" marketing slogan by maintaining its position as the best-selling bottled lager. According to new...

Tasty little numbers beer and food matches

18-Nov-2004

Honey beers Fuller's Honeydew is a light-flavoured bitter with a zesty sweet character, due to the addition of honey. According to Fuller's head...

Sleighbell set for festive push

18-Nov-2004

Everards is launching its Sleighbell Christmas cask ale next month. The Leicestershire-based brewery is also introducing special pump clips sporting...

Trailblazing Brits

18-Nov-2004

Speciality beers aren't just about unusual brews from the Continent licensees can also find well-crafted gems closer to home. ADRIAN TIERNEY-JONES...

Roxxoff backs off as watchdog forces name rethink

17-Nov-2004

The Portman Group is claiming victory in its battle against RTD brand Roxxoff.Plans to relaunch the product in Manchester were scuppered by a joint...

'Try before you buy' scheme to boost Wadworth beers

17-Nov-2004

Wadworth is trying to turn more people onto cask beer by using a "try before you buy" scheme in its pubs.The Devizes-based brewer, whose brands...

Cellar to glass: The perfect pint?

17-Nov-2004

Derek Maher of Crystaltech Services (UK) Ltd offers some tips on cleaning glassware.Dodgy stuff, glasswasher detergents - too caustic and it causes...

Young's remains silent on fate of Ram Brewery

11-Nov-2004

The speculation surrounding Young's sale of its London brewery site continued as the company's recent results showed modest growth in profits.Interim...

St Austell winning war on sales rollercoaster'

11-Nov-2004

How do you survive if you're a regional brewer in a tourist area where the population drops by more than half when the main holiday period ends? The...

Roxxoff to relaunch despite blacklisting

11-Nov-2004

by Ewan Turney Controversial RTD Roxxoff is set to re-launch despite being blacklisted by the Portman Group under its Code of Practice. Roxxoff was...

Heineken ups the ante

11-Nov-2004

by Rosie Davenport Heineken is planning to take a swipe at rivals with a fresh TV campaign in the new year. The brewer admits that it has taken...

From Chile to chilly St Austell

11-Nov-2004

Charles Wharton is exhausted. The wine and spirits manager for St Austell Brewery got back from Chile the night before, after a week-long wine buying...

Grape Expectations: Seeing Red

10-Nov-2004

Adam Withrington continues his series on grape varieties with a look at something of a classic red - cabernet sauvignon.This is the second in a...

Portman Group strikes back at Charles Wells and Roxxoff

09-Nov-2004

The Portman Group has hit back at two drinks producers that have attempted to challenge its authority.Charles Wells, whose Muse "Sex on the Beach"...

BEER COCKTAILS

08-Nov-2004

A Frozen Margawifebeata, an Old Peculiar Fashioned or a SideCarLing anyone? Beer cocktails have so far failed to catch on among bartenders but is a...

Battle of the bottle

04-Nov-2004

In the face of steep decline, suppliers of ready-to-drinks (RTDs) are desperate to come up with the next innovation to capture consumer interest

Core elements

04-Nov-2004

Home-grown organic apples and pears are the key ingredients for success at Dunkertons, a cider operation that also runs a restaurant. Susan Nowak...

Entering the spirit world

04-Nov-2004

The popularity of spirits offers the best indication for future innovation in RTDs. But buyers are warning that copycat flavours will not succeed...

Honesty shines in Pale Rider deal

04-Nov-2004

On a crisp autumn day, I found myself in deepest rural Essex tasting a Yorkshire beer produced in a brewery founded by a family from Northumberland....

Pub chains cut back on RTD brands

04-Nov-2004

High-street pub chains are slashing the number of ready-to-drink brands on shelves to concentrate on stocking more profitable lines. Sales of RTDs...

Top 10 RTD brands

04-Nov-2004

2004 ranking* 2003 ranking* Smirnoff Ice 1 1 WKD 2 2 Bacardi Breezer 3 3 Reef 4 4 VK 5 5 Archers Aqua 6 6 Red Square 7 7 Vodka Mudshake 8 22 Chekov...

Trade Talk: Cathryn Sleight

03-Nov-2004

Cathryn Sleight, marketing director at Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine (UK), offers her top five tips on how to make the most of the festive...

Greene King promo benefits from PoS

29-Oct-2004

The secret of a good promotion is the quality of its point-of-sale (PoS) material, say Greene King pub managers.The success of the Greene King cask...

Screwcaps are turning heads

28-Oct-2004

I love screwcaps. Don't get me wrong, I know they're not perfect, but most agree they're the best closure around right now for young wines. Imagine...

Beware trap of beer label warnings

28-Oct-2004

A cynic might say that the best advice Coors and Scottish & Newcastle could put on such bottle labels as Carling, Foster's and Newcastle Brown...

Dialling up a decent pint

28-Oct-2004

Punters can now use mobile phones to locate an entry from the Good Pub Guide 2005 and at least 350 attempts have been made since the system was...

Diageo to extend Pimm's with a Winter warmer

27-Oct-2004

One of Britain's best loved summer drinks is looking to gain popularity all year round.A new variety of Pimm's called Pimm's Winter is being tested...

Trade Talk: John Holberry

22-Oct-2004

John Holberry, on-trade sales director for Coors Brewers on the font space given to today's beers.After several years working in take-home, listening...

Champagne yeast beers launched into on-trade

22-Oct-2004

Two new premium beers with a difference have been launched into the on-trade.Kasteel Cru from Coors and Curious Brew from the English Wines Group...

Diageo rolls out Baileys for Coffee

21-Oct-2004

Diageo is testing a new Baileys extension. As part of a trial with Waitrose, the cream liqueur is appearing in 2cl pouches, designed to be poured...

Coors puts new nail in Burton's coffin

21-Oct-2004

The announcement by Coors last week that it will end all cask beer production in Burton-on-Trent went almost unnoticed: it generated at most what...

Cider hailed as a rising star for Constellation

21-Oct-2004

by Rosie Davenport Constellation Europe has created a division to champion its cider business as it pledges to take a "fresh approach" to the...

That's the Spirit

21-Oct-2004

Spirit Group is focused on making itself ready for a possible flotation next year. The process began with the sale of Premier Lodge and will include...

Wine focus: Presentation is the key

20-Oct-2004

In association with:A shocking 31 per cent of pub-goers would not consider ordering wine in a pub. Ben McFarland advises how to make them take...

M&B celebrates Continental beers

14-Oct-2004

Mitchells & Butlers is doing its bit for Continental beers and the beer with food campaign by hosting a six-week festivalat its 46 All Bar...

The grape that thinks it's a brand

13-Oct-2004

In the first part of a new series of features Adam Withrington looks at the chardonnay grape, probably the most famous of wine varieties.This is the...

Beer and food matching: Hop to it

11-Oct-2004

How can you go about returning beer to its rightful place at the dinner table?In the last four years or so, I've been requested to attend more beer...

Trade Talk: Steve Perez

07-Oct-2004

Steve Perez, founder and managing director of drinks company Global Brands Limited, on binge-drinking.Tim Martin said: "If sex was invented in the...

Coors to close Burton cask line

07-Oct-2004

Coors Brewers will close its Burton Brewery cask racking line in February 2005 with the loss of 18 jobs. The decision became inevitable after...

Report links women to surge in pub wine sales

07-Oct-2004

by John Harrington Increases in female drinking, pub dining and drinking at home have all helped wine sales surge while beer consumption has...

Young's beefs up wine promotions

07-Oct-2004

Young's is building on its strong reputation for wine by introducing a series of promotions in its pubs. Over 200 outlets will offer consumers the...

California may be famous for its wines, but the off-licence is not the only place where its grapes end up. Stefan Chomka took a trip out west to discover why its raisins are making an impact on the food and drink industry

We are the champions

06-Oct-2004

Just what does winning Champion Beer of Britain mean if you are a small brewer? Adam Withrington visited Kelham Island Brewery in Sheffield to find...

JW Lees investigates the paranormal

05-Oct-2004

Manchester based JW Lees is conducting its own paranormal investigation into the ghostly goings-on in its brewery.The company will give 12...

Stocking up for Christmas: Seasonal sales

04-Oct-2004

Christmas is a time when you must make everything in the pub work for you.BeerBig name brands and specialities are the key beer categories to promote...

Wine training: Strong foundations

01-Oct-2004

Wine knowledge is obviously necessary for restaurants and wine bars but you're missing a trick if you think they're the only ones who need it. A...

SIBA chair urges councils to serve beer

30-Sep-2004

David Grant, general manager of Moorhouse's Brewery in Burnley, has written to local authorities asking them to serve British beer rather than wine...

Spirits training: Strong foundations

30-Sep-2004

Adam Withrington evaluates a new course from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, that focuses on spirits training.If the limit of your spirits...

Vodka turns blue to attract purists

30-Sep-2004

Diageo is taking aim at the late 20s male market with its new Nordic vodka. Distilled using Nordic berries, Smirnoff Norsk is pale blue and at 37.5...