Retirement for Graham as new Boddingtons campaign is unveiled
13-Feb-2002
Interbrew UK has put Graham the Boddingtons cow out to graze with the launch of a new TV advertising campaign for its flagship ale brand.More than...
Multi-million pound blitz on poor pub food hygiene
13-Feb-2002
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a campaign to tackle poor hygiene in pubs, restaurants and other catering outlets.Research into consumer...
Wilde green fairy liquid
07-Feb-2002
Ben McFarland takes a look at the history of absinthe, a drink that has a notorious reputation, and its growing popularity in the on-tradeNo drink...
Approval given for integration of Bass and Tennent's into Interbrew UK
06-Feb-2002
The full integration of the Bass and Tennent's businesses into Interbrew UK has begun after the UK competition authorities approved the sale of...
Hardy to support Pink Ribbon Foundation campaign
06-Feb-2002
BRL Hardy Wine Company, the Australian wine specialist, has joined forces with the Pink Ribbon Foundation, a UK cancer charity organisation. The...
Hope for Wrexham as talks end in truce
05-Feb-2002
Talks to decide the future of the Wrexham Lager brand have ended in a truce.The talks, which were held at the House of Commons last month, were...
Licensee launches Celebration of Yorkshire Ale
01-Feb-2002
A Yorkshire licensee who is determined to prove that cask ale is alive and well, has organised a celebration of local beer.Geoff Amos, licensee of...
Arkell's on a roll with new skittles
31-Jan-2002
In the middle of all those flashing lights and bleeping noises you might not guess that traditional pub games are far from dead. In fact, down in...
Government will not cut beer duty
30-Jan-2002
The Government has once again confirmed it will not reduce beer duty in an attempt to stop bootlegging.Paul Boateng, the financial secretary to the...
Guinness UDV unveils new look for Bell's
30-Jan-2002
GuinnessUDV has unveiled a new look bottle for its flagship Bell's Scotch Whisky brand.The new look packaging (pictured), which will be available...
Allied Domecq launches a 'hot' shot
30-Jan-2002
A new shots concept has been launched by Allied Domecq Wine & Spirits in what the company claims will be the first of many new products.Magma, a...
Ocean Spray goes for on-trade push with new formats
30-Jan-2002
Ocean Spray has launched a two-pronged attack on the on-trade fruit juice market with the expansion of its flagship brand, Cranberry Classic.In an...
S&N + SAB + Miller = world's biggest brewer
29-Jan-2002
Speculation over a proposed merger that would see Scottish & Newcastle combine with two foreign brewers to form the biggest beer maker in the...
Confusion over size of cask ale market continues
25-Jan-2002
The confusion over a report that claimed the cask ale market was healthier than previously thought, shows no sign of being resolved.In December the...
A jelly good fellow
23-Jan-2002
Tim Haggard left his high-flying accountancy job to find himself, five years later, at the forefront of the Bad Jelly brand. Phil Mellows reportsIt's...
Bacardi axes major PPS brands
23-Jan-2002
Bacardi-Martini is to drop Metz Still and Metz Black from its portfolio of premium packaged spirit (PPS) brands and withdraw its Bacardi Rigo brand...
Wanted: new chief executive for S&N
21-Jan-2002
Brian Stewart, the 56-year-old executive chairman of Scottish & Newcastle, the £3.5bn brewer, is said to be preparing to step down after less...
Slug and Lettuce offers fine art with its pints
16-Jan-2002
Pub chain Slug and Lettuce is offering its customers the chance to appreciate fine art as they sip their pints.A new initiative called Bar Culture...
Perks of the job - we meet top barista Thomas Polti
15-Jan-2002
Phil Mellows meets publican Thomas Polti, the man widely regarded as the greatest barista in Britain, and finds the secret of a good coffeeThomas...
British beer industry threatened by...fish innards?
15-Jan-2002
Declining volumes, the threat from global brewers and bootlegged beer have all taken their toll on the cask ale sector.Now fish bladders are the...
WKD shot concept launched by Beverage Brands
14-Jan-2002
Beverage Brands, the flavoured alcoholic beverage (FAB) specialist, has made its first foray into the lucrative shots and shooters market. The...
Report on size of cask ale market sparks row
10-Jan-2002
A row has broken out over a report which claimed the cask ale market was much healthier than previously thought.The Business Guide to the Cask Ale...
Diageo given nod on Seagram deal but must drop Malibu
20-Dec-2001
Diageo has at last been given clearance to proceed with the £5.6bn takeover of Seagram's spirit portfolio on the condition it disposed of its white...
Whisky industry sets up task force to target hijacks
11-Dec-2001
The whisky industry has set up a special task force aimed at calling a halt to the number of losses caused by delivery truck hijacks each year. For...
Interbrew heads for court over SAB leak
07-Dec-2001
Interbrew has launched criminal proceedings for the theft and falsification of documents, after leaked papers suggested the Stella Artois maker was...
The secret of Brakspear's success
05-Dec-2001
Brakspear has quickly established itself as the country's premier brewer of organic beers. Phil Mellows investigates the reasons behind its...
Beverage Brands ditches VR declaring FABs have "run out of steam
05-Dec-2001
Sector has run out of steam, says Beverage BrandsFlavoured alcoholic beverage (FAB) specialist Beverage Brands has pulled its Vodka Reaction (VR)...
Coffee champion misses out on best cup of coffee hat-trick
05-Dec-2001
Publican Thomas Polti has narrowly missed out on a hat-trick of wins in a national competition to find out who makes Britain's best cup of...
Interbrew holds back from SAB
04-Dec-2001
Interbrew, maker of Stella Artois, has said it does not intend to make an immediate bid for SAB.But the Belgian Brewer refused to rule out a takeover...
Full pint back on the agenda
29-Nov-2001
Trade reacts angrily to MP proposal to target short beer measuresMPs have launched a controversial campaign to stop pubs serving less than a full...
Marketing your wine offering
27-Nov-2001
Although pub wine sales are increasing overall, it is still necessary to let customers know that your venue takes wine seriously. John Porter looks...
C-T attacked over Wrexham closure
27-Nov-2001
Welsh MP tables motion for boycott of brewing giant's productsA Welsh MP is calling on licensees to boycott Carlsberg-Tetley (C-T) products as part...
Report says beer quality is paramount
23-Nov-2001
Consumers are far more concerned about the quality of the beer they drink than they are about the ownership of the brewery or the pub it came from,...
Dark spirits - the history of whisky, rum and brandy
22-Nov-2001
While vodka has overtaken whisky as the pub trade's best-selling spirit, there is still plenty of life left in the dark spirits category. John Porter...
Can brand owners halt the Scotch whisky decline by attracting younger drinkers?
21-Nov-2001
Scotch whisky sales are in steady decline but the brand owners are pulling out all the stops to attract the younger drinker. Ben McFarland...
Safe food storage
21-Nov-2001
Storage is one of the most likely places for food contamination to occur - and environmental health officers will pay close attention to the way food...
What's next for brewers when premium lagers become mainstream?
14-Nov-2001
With premium lagers becoming mainstream, brewers have recognised a demand for newer speciality beers. Ben McFarland reportsIt's been several years...
Get ready to rumble - rum returns as a firm favourite
07-Nov-2001
With spirit drinkers becoming more educated rum is becoming a firm favourite again. Ben McFarland investigates by sampling a 'tot' or two There are...
Carlsberg-Tetley to launch Euro guest lagers
07-Nov-2001
C-T goes European to introduce premium beer programme in UKCarlsberg-Tetley (C-T) has made its first sortie into the UK's burgeoning premium...
Safe food handling
06-Nov-2001
Although figures show that pub caterers seem to be understanding the need for higher food hygiene standards, the Food Safety Agency says there is...
Britvic sale scrapped
06-Nov-2001
Britvic has been withdrawn from auction after owners Britannia and PepsiCo refused to agree any of the tabled offers. The soft drinks business, which...
Wine on the internet
02-Nov-2001
Wine trading on the web has so far failed to excite the majority of the pub trade - but the internet may still have something to tempt licensees who...
Diageo set to drop Malibu to save deal
01-Nov-2001
Drinks company likely to off-load spirit to comply with rulingIt is believed Diageo will off-load Malibu in favour of Captain Morgan in order to buy...
Ridley's modernises portfolio with new look and logo
31-Oct-2001
Ridley's has given its entire brand portfolio a new look and introduced a fresh corporate image in an effort to boost national recognition of its...
Belgium's a Euro star
31-Oct-2001
Belgium brewer Interbrew is committed to raising beer quality in the UK.Ben McFarland went to Brussels to see if he could learn a thing or twoSales...
SAB enters Indian beer market with two acquisitions
31-Oct-2001
South African Breweries (SAB), which acquired two Indian brewers as part of a push into the nation's young beer market, says that it aims to build a...
Famous Grouse scotches rivals as popular choice
31-Oct-2001
Almost one in three blended drams poured in the British on-trade is The Famous Grouse, according to the latest figures from AC Nielsen.Following a...
Champagne
29-Oct-2001
Over-estimates of the amount of champagne that would be drunk on Millennium night has meant that there are bargain bubblies available - so why not...
Interbrew wins EC go-ahead for acquisition of Beck's
26-Oct-2001
Belgian beer giant Interbrew has won the European Commission's approval for its £1.2bn cash acquisition of Beck's.The EU had expressed concerns over...
S&N sells 456 pubs to Royal Bank of Scotland for £260m
26-Oct-2001
Scottish & Newcastle has sold 456 of its leased pubs to Royal Bank of Scotland in a £260m cash deal. The deal is the third block-sale of leased...
