Food & Drink

The Ultimate Guide to Low and No Alcohol - in association with Mr Fitz Aqua Spritz

Can you make a profit on water?

20-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Water can be a hard sell as customers often reject branded bottled or filtered water – but here’s how you can win.

The Ultimate Guide to Low and No Alcohol - in association with Mr Fitz Aqua Spritz

Beyond orange squash – how to make cordials pay

20-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

As part of the wider category of squash, cordials offer a great tasting drinks and can also merit a higher sales price at your venue.

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Alcohol-free ready to drink – a new trend?

20-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Adult softs can be viewed as the alcohol-free equivalent to the ready-to-drink category. This segment features some interesting flavour combinations sure to tantalise the senses.

The Ultimate Guide to Low and No Alcohol - in association with Fentimans

The new trend: Tonic without a spirit?

20-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The gin boom during the past few years has led to consumers demanding premium tonic waters – and not just as mixers

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The £4.4bn soft drinks market

20-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

How can operators tap into the multibillion-pound category when consumer expectation are so high?

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The boom of alcohol-free is a sticking trend

20-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The fever for low and no-alcohol drinks is picking up pace – and fast. There’s plenty to choose from and plenty of advantages in serving those not needing alcohol

Brighton Gin’s new variant has four times more juniper

20-May-2019 By Robert Mann

Seaside-based Brighton Gin has added a navy-strength expression to its portfolio, made with four times more juniper compared to the original bottling.

Fever-Tree launches trio to RTD market

20-May-2019 By Robert Mann

Fast-growing mixer brand Fever-Tree has taken its tonic expertise into the alcohol market as it launches three ready-to-drink (RTD) bottled gin and tonics.

Urban cidery Hawkes launches rosé cider

17-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

The first cider maker on London’s Bermondsey Beer Mile has added rosé cider Doom & Bloom to its range.

Cotswold Distillery whisky to be stocked in Greene King pubs

17-May-2019 By Robert Mann

English spirits producer Cotswold Distillery has gained a new listing with Greene King, which will see its whiskies stocked in more than 700 venues.

Molson Coors launches new premium cider range

17-May-2019 By Robert Mann

Molson Coors has released an array of premium fruit ciders to be rolled out across 160 All Bar One and Premium Country Pubs.

Vimto targets the on-trade to stock frozen slush

16-May-2019 By Robert Mann

Vimto Out of Home is spearheading a celebration of all things ‘slush’ this month after recent consumer research revealed one in three adults bought a frozen drink last year.

Thomson & Scott launches ‘UK first’ vegan no-alcohol sparkling wine

15-May-2019 By Robert Mann

This month will see the launch of the UK’s first vegan, organic and alcohol-free sparkling wine, its founders claim.

30 brand owners signed up to Heineken’s reduced connection fees

14-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Following a trial of pay-as-you-go brewer connection fee last year, brewer and pub operator Heineken has signed more than 30 brand owners up to the system.

What is Britain’s favourite pub dish?

14-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Almost one in five Brits have identified a Sunday roast as their favourite pub meal according to research by catering equipment supplier Nisbets.

Skinny Brands secures private equity backing

13-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Low-calorie drinks producer Skinny Brands has been bolstered by financial backing from Mosaic Private Equity.

West Berkshire Brewery’s new look after £9m investment

13-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

West Berkshire Brewery has rebranded its entire portfolio of beers following a £9m brewery investment.

Chapel Down’s biggest investment for ‘cathedral of brewing’

13-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Chapel Down Group unveiled Curious Brewery’s brand new multimillion-pound facility in Ashford, Kent, on 10 May.

Big Smoke Brew Co eyes pub expansion

10-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Rich Craig, co-founder of Big Smoke Brew Co, discusses plans to establish a nationwide presence in the UK on-trade.

BrewDog’s latest ‘low and no’ launch is Punk AF

10-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Independent Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog has unveiled a low-alcohol twist for flagship beer Punk IPA.

What can pubs learn from the street food industry?

09-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

New Orleans-themed watering hole Bayou Bar is a product of founder Nick Willoughby’s experience across the street food and pub trades.

Brewery offers free beer in exchange for your blood

08-May-2019 By Robert Mann

A craft brewer is giving away free beer in exchange for those who donate their blood.

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Fruit cider sales rising faster than expected

08-May-2019 By Nigel Huddleston

You can tell a drinks market category has reached genuine scale when experts talk in terms of the number of Olympic swimming pools its annual sales could fill.

BrewDog takes reins for LoneWolf on-trade sales

07-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Independent Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog has revealed that all sales of its spirits brand LoneWolf across all channels will be managed in-house as of 1 July.

Generation Z customers ‘want more’ from pubs

07-May-2019 By Robert Mann

A new report has revealed what Generation Z customers think about modern-day pubs – with almost a third surveyed believing that they are becoming ‘outdated’.

Pubgoers could win £1,000 from new Foster’s campaign

07-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Lager brand Foster’s has launched a Friday-focused activation that will give pub customers the chance to win £1,000 cash.

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Experimental cider flavours guided by innovation in gin

07-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Emmy Webster and Marc Charles of Brothers Drinks discussed Mallets Cider’s partnership with the Glastonbury Festival and the influence of other drinks categories on new cider launches.

What trends are defining the £185m RTD category?

07-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

According to figures from CGA, the total value of ready-to-drink (RTD) sales in the UK last year was £472m – £185m of which was spent in the on-trade. But is the category all neon liquids and lairy labels?

Trio rack up huge bill after downing 85 Jägerbombs

03-May-2019 By Robert Mann

A pub has shared an eye-watering bill after three of its customers drained the venue of its Jägermeister supplies.

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Number of new gins joining the category is ‘staggering’

03-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Adrian Taylor, head of on-trade for Roust – the company behind Russian Standard vodka and Zubrowka Polish vodka – discusses 2019’s emerging drinks trends.

Women ‘want beer industry to reconsider image’

03-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Beer needs reinvention – that is the conclusion of a report after it found many female drinkers are put off by fears of bloating and laddish marketing campaigns.

Carling's new pint glass lets drinkers carry four at a time

03-May-2019 By Robert Mann

Beer drinkers will soon be able to carry four pints back to their table with ease – thanks to Carling’s new innovative interlocking glasses.

Coca-Cola launches premium mixers range

02-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has unveiled a range of four specially crafted drinks, designed to be mixed primarily with premium dark spirits.

Kopparberg launches pink gin

02-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Swedish cider brand Kopparberg has jumped on the pink gin bandwagon and unveiled its strawberry and lime flavour Premium Gin, which is bottled at 37.5% ABV.

Cask Marque unveils new beer accreditation

01-May-2019 By Ed Bedington

A new scheme to improve beer quality across the UK pub sector has been launched by the people behind the Cask Marque accreditation system.

Edinburgh Gin grows rhubarb and ginger range

01-May-2019 By Robert Mann

A Scottish distillery is growing its rhubarb and ginger variants with the launch of a full-strength gin.

Sharp’s unveils limited-release golden ale

30-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

Sharp’s Brewery is releasing a seasonal ale to its limited-edition cask series.

Rum sales now worth £1bn

30-Apr-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Sales of rum are continuing to rise with almost 35m bottles sold worth more than £1bn in 2018, according to new figures.

Fuller’s targets 1,000 bedrooms across pub estate

30-Apr-2019 By Stuart Stone

After the £250m disposal of Fuller’s brewing and drinks business, chief executive Simon Emeny discussed the knock-on effects of the deal on the company’s pub estate.

Amstel signals millions of on-trade spend

29-Apr-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Heineken is set to spend millions of pounds to activate its Amstel lager in the on-trade as part of a £7m advertising campaign featuring actor Jeff Bridges, which launches today.

Fuller’s brands officially move into Asahi’s portfolio

29-Apr-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Following a £250m acquisition, Fuller’s beer and cider brands have officially joined Asahi UK’s portfolio.

How important is it for pubs to offer specialist coffee?

26-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

With figures showing that two pubs have closed for every coffee shop that has opened in the past five years, industry experts and operators shared their thoughts on how pubs can draw coffee lovers into pubs for a caffeine fix.