By Simon Chaplin, senior director – Pubs, Restaurants & Franchising at Christie & Co
I recently encountered the phrase ‘zebra stripping’ – a growing drinking trend that refers to alternating between alcoholic and low & no alcohol drinks.
Following warnings of counterfeit vodka earlier this week, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has looked at how operators can protect themselves and customers from potentially harmful products.
Following the successful trials of Guinness 0.0 on draught and a surge in consumer desire for low and no products, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has looked at the benefits of adding alcohol free lines in pubs.
Guinness owner Diageo has announced its zero-alcohol variant will be available at a select number of pubs in Great Britain after successful trials in London sites such as the George and the Devonshire.
Having a no and low range that is comparable in “flavour, taste, texture and look” to popular full-strength serves is “very important”, Oisin Rogers told The Morning Advertiser (MA).
Bars specialising in cocktails believe low & no alcohol drinks are here to stay but say the way in which people socialise is going to play a larger part in reducing alcohol consumption in the future.
Education is a key tool for operators and suppliers to secure spend from eco-conscious wine drinkers as sustainability becomes progressively important within the segment.
Craft beer brewer Fourpure Brewing Co will relocate its operations from Bermondsey in London to Magic Rock’s facilities in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Data from The Drinks List – Top Brands to Stock in 2024 charted the start of when the sector appeared to appreciate how strong sales for Low & No beers were becoming.
Today (Friday 16 August) marks national rum day, to celebrate the distilled beverage, the Morning Advertiser (MA) has taken a look back at some of the best rum-based recipes from the Drinks Masterclass series.
C&C Group, the Irish drinks distributor and manufacturer, has announced it remains confident of achieving its earnings expectations for its financial year and has appointed Feargal O’Rourke as an independent, non-executive director.
Heineken UK is celebrating after CGA statistics showed its Italian lager Birra Moretti has overtaken Carling to become the best-selling draught lager in the UK.
Channel-Islands-based Liberation Group recently announced a boost in its H1 financial results and cited low & no drinks as a key part to this success through its Butcombe arm.
South-west based St Austell Brewery is backing cask ale by putting its flagship Proper Job IPA front and centre at London Craft Beer Festival this weekend (Friday and Saturday 9-10 August).
By Anthony Hughes, director, Lincoln Green Brewing Company
Two articles in The Morning Advertiser recently caught my eye – Pete Brown’s piece on Marston’s sale of its stake in British brewing and Andy Slee’s (CEO for The Society of Independent Brewers, SIBA) article comparing cask ale as ‘Britain’s Champagne’....
In the ever evolving environment of hospitality, expanding menu and beverage options may be key ways in which operators can maintain consumer interest, and ensure customer engagement remains high
South-west England brewer and pub operator St Austell Brewery has joined forces with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in its 200th anniversary year to launch a cask beer.
With support from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and Institute of Brewers and Distillers (IBD), Cask Marque has relaunched the Beer Sommelier programme.
Voices from across the sector have urged the new Labour Government to make good on their pledge to cut business rates as pint prices continue to climb.
“Don’t underestimate the power of the non-drinker”; that’s the message from Lucky Saint’s on-trade director Aaron Duffett as the low & no beer segment booms.
French drinks firm Pernod Ricard has sold its portfolio of international strategic wine brands to Australian Wine Holdco – the owner of Accolade Wines.
Customers are becoming more “experimental” with cocktails in the on-trade but innovation is key for pubs to harness the trend, CGA’s latest Mixed Drinks Report has shown.
The announcement last week that Marston’s has sold its 40% stake in Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) to its Danish partner for £206m has deepened the gloom around the already beleaguered cask ale category.
Questions have been raised over the viability of big name beer festivals with the postponement of some of Britain’s biggest – but exciting alternatives for brewers remain in the rise of smaller festivals, writes Woodforde’s head of sales, James Ramm.
Beer sales in pubs during the Euros semi-finals finished 56% higher than previously predicted with 12.5m pints poured during the 90-minute match, data from real time market intelligence firm Oxford Partnership has revealed.
Star Pubs, the pub arm of Heineken UK, has joined forces with Timothy Taylor Brewery to introduce a new limited-edition cask ale in a bid to tackle loneliness.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has raised fears about the future of UK beers, brands and breweries after Marston’s revealed it is selling its remaining brewing assets.
