Guinness UDV GB is looking to strengthen its hand in the brewing industry following the completion of its long-awaited merger.Following the decision...
Deaths give rise to worries about energy drink safetyConcerns about the health effects of energy drinks have been raised after at least three deaths...
An undercover investigation in Britain's pubs has discovered that as many as one in 12 bottles of branded spirits contains cut-price substitutes.The...
Upselling is not about being greedy, but a way of offering your customers the best products. In my travels around bars I regularly choose one drink and use that as one benchmark for a bartender's ability.
Drinks group Bulmers predicts that changes in pub ownership over the past months will provide opportunities for new supply deals.The company said it...
Bass Brewers has announced the national roll-out of Arc, the world's first super-chilled lager, less than a year after it was provisionally launched...
How licensees stock and merchandise bottled beers - from premium packaged lagers to the fast-growing ales and organic brews - can have a major effect...
Guinness has said it is not simply targeting the "pink pound" by becoming a sponsor of the annual gay festival Mardi Gras. For the first time, it was...
Summer is the time that long cocktails really come into their own. Either as single serve long drinks or sold in pitchers, freshly made cocktails can...
Regional brewer Young's is fighting back against a shareholder that wants to take the listed company off the stock exchange.Investment firm Guinness...
New campaign aims to counteract threat from PPS sectorScottish Courage has upped the ante in the premium packaged drink sector by investing £5m in a...
The full pint debate: the on-going argument that could force Britain's pubs to adopt the use of over-sized lined glasses for serving pints.For years,...
Pubs have been reminded to check food safety practices as the barbecue season approaches.A report by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Wales has led to...
South African Breweries (SAB) is thought to be still interested in buying Bass Brewers despite spending its cash on other deals.It said it was still...
Bitter sales have traditionally suffered in the summer. Ben McFarland investigates how brewers are pulling in new drinkers with lighter brews.The pub...
Schnapps is emerging as a genuine and viable player in the white spirits market. Ben McFarland reports.They are a charming, yet slightly sneaky bunch...
Vintners' Federation claims London-based product targets childrenThe largest licensees' association in the Irish Republic has advised members not to...
