Food & Drink

Drink Driving

Budweiser's 'biggest ever' anti drink-drive campaign hailed a success

13-Dec-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Budweiser’s ‘biggest ever’ responsible drinking campaign in partnership with Uber has so far been ‘well received’, according to AB InBev’s marketing director for the UK and Ireland.

Alcohol consumption

Brits spend two years of their lives hungover

13-Dec-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Britons spend at least two years of their lives nursing hangovers, according to a new survey.

APPBG

‘We can’t be complacent’: Graham Evans urges Government to help British pubs

13-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

The industry must unite in pressuring the Government to further reduce the level of beer duty, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) chairman Graham Evans has urged.

BrewDog

BrewDog launches Wowcher pub deal

09-Dec-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Brewdog has launched an innovative way of driving trade at quiet times by using Wowcher.

Beer

Wimbledon brewery hosts new monthly comedy club

09-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Wimbledon brewery will host its first monthly comedy club next week (Saturday 17 December).

Beer

Bellfield brewery signs deal with Bidvest Foodservice

09-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Bellfield brewery is set to supply its gluten-free beer all over the UK after signing a contract with food supplier Bidvest Foodservice on Wednesday 7 December.

Gin

The Apprentice jumps on the gin bandwagon

09-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

BBC television programme The Apprentice centred its latest episode, aired last night (Thursday 8 December) around the production and marketing of gin.

Competition in association with Pernod Ricard UK

Win up to £2,500 worth of Pernod Ricard UK stock

09-Dec-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubs and bars have the opportunity to win up to £2,500 worth of premium alcohol products in an exclusive, festive Pernod Ricard UK competition in association with The Morning Advertiser.

Beer

Hairy Bikers’ Dave Myers becomes British Guild of Beer Writers’ first honorary member

08-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

The Hairy Bikers’ Dave Myers has been made the first honorary member of the British Guild of Beer Writers.

BEER

Heineken launches new 'wild' lager H41 in the UK

08-Dec-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Heineken has announced the launch of H41, a new lager made with 'wild' yeast from Patagonia, into the UK on-trade.

St Austell Brewery

St Austell purchases ‘historic’ hotel to expand portfolio

07-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

St Austell Brewery added the Pier House Hotel to its managed house estate yesterday (Tuesday 6 December) after purchasing the family-owned business.

The Drinks List: Top 100 Brands

07-Dec-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Drinking habits are changing as consumers are faced with more choice than ever, but in The Morning Advertiser's Drinks List: Top 100 Brands, there is a positive story showing a healthy mix of the long-established mainstream brands sitting alongside...

Charity

Fulller’s launches Wise Men beer to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK

07-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Fuller’s launched a beer yesterday (Tuesday 6 December) to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.

Soft Drinks Tax

Government reveals potential cost of controversial sugar tax

06-Dec-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

The Government has revealed the extent of costs pubs could be forced to pass on to their customers created by the upcoming sugar tax.

Designated Driver

Go soft or go home

06-Dec-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Designated drivers amongst a group of Christmas revellers can boost the dwell time of the whole party as well as their spend, here we explore how to give the drivers just as good a time as the drinkers.

Designated Driver

How Scotland’s drink-drive law has changed pubs

06-Dec-2016 By Phil Mellows

Scotland’s lower drink drive limits have had a profound effect on the pub trade, leaving a significant amount of sites with a decline in trade. Has this led to a crisis or opened up opportunities for change? Phil Mellows reports

Designated Driver

Inside the New Queen Inn

06-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

Since taking on Dorset pub the New Queen Inn in early 2016, licensee Will Everingham and his wife, Lorraine, have put their own stamp on the site by developing both its interior and its soft-drink offer

Designated Driver

Inside Rab Ha’s

06-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

Rab Ha’s is named after a 19th-century lover of great food and drink. Manager Karen Pringle talks about how the site now aims to deliver great food and drink for the 21st century

Designated Driver

Inside Thorley Taverns

06-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

Christmas may be a time for groups of revellers to let their hair down and party like there’s no tomorrow, but it also a time for licensees and pub operators to face up to their responsibilities and reward the designated drivers in those parties with...

Designated Driver

Food and soft drink pairing

06-Dec-2016 By Andrew Don

No one bats an eyelid when wines are paired with specific dishes, and it should be no different with soft drinks. Andrew Don reports

Designated Driver

The rise of alcohol-free beer

06-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton and Jane Peyton

They may have endured snide remarks and sidelong glances in the past, but low and no-ABV beers are enjoying a renaissance on the back of the current trend towards healthier living Nikkie Sutton and Jane Peyton report

Designated Driver

Soft swaps for alcoholic drinks

06-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein and Jane Peyton

This month, the on-trade will witness the highest sales of alcohol compared with the rest of the year. Can soft drinks equal the likes of beer, spirits and Champagne, or are they likely to wane during the festive cheer? Sara Hussein and Jane Peyton report

Designated Driver

Coke boss talks sugar levy and new products

06-Dec-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

From the long-running Designated Driver campaign to the sugar levy proposal, Rob Harris has plenty on his plate as the ‘new boy’ at Coca-Cola European Partners

Designated Driver

Embrace the soft drink opportunities afforded by Christmas

06-Dec-2016 By Guest Editor, CCEP's Paul Grace

Well it’s been quite a year, with Leicester City winning the Premier League, Trump’s election, the Referendum and the biggest upset of all, Danny Baker being the first out of the jungle.

Designated driver

Revisiting ‘near beer’ category

06-Dec-2016 By Pete Brown

Are brewers finally managing to create no and low-alcohol beers that are genuinely palatable, rather than the curate’s egg we have endured for so many years before?

Designated Driver

Death by drink driving: changing a nation

06-Dec-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

The festivities around Christmas are always tempered by warnings about the dangers of drinking and driving, and the mayhem it can cause to the lives of victims and perpetrators alike. But there is an underlying message of hope behind the grim stats –...

Breaking

New UK MD for Molson Coors

06-Dec-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Molson Coors has promoted its former European chief supply chain officer Phil Whitehead to managing director of its UK and Ireland businesses, The Morning Advertiser can exclusively reveal.

CAMRA

CAMRA award for 'pub protector'

06-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

A London Assembly member is to be given the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) John Young Memorial Award this week.

BEER

‘Pudding in a glass’: Hawkshead releases tiramisu-flavoured beer

05-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Hawkshead brewery has released a dessert-inspired imperial stout last week (Friday 2 December).

AB InBev

AB InBev to open first food-led managed pub in London

05-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Global brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is set to open its first food-led pub chain in London under the American brand Goose Island Beer Co (GI).

BEER LABELLING

Brewery apologises to Hindus for 'inappropriate' beer labelling

05-Dec-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A Spanish brewery accused of upsetting Hindus by depicting the religion’s deities on its packaging has apologised to its followers.

Beer

‘A British brewer prepared for a challenge’: SA Brain to export more than a million pints to India

02-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

SA Brain & Co is set to export more than one million pints to India before the end of 2016.

Beer

Hat-trick of awards for MA columnist

02-Dec-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

The Morning Advertiser (MA) beer columnist Pete Brown scored a hat-trick at last night’s British Guild of Beer Writers annual awards.

beer

Purity releases limited edition beer

01-Dec-2016 By James Evison

Warwickshire-based brewery Purity has launched a limited edition barrel-aged beer to commemorate its awards success in 2016.

Beer

BrewDog founders' 'big bet' on US shares

01-Dec-2016 By James Evison

Co-founders of BrewDog are to undertake a 'big bet' at a roulette table that could see crowdfunding investors double their stake in the firm.

Beer

Innis & Gunn smashes funding target by £1.5m

01-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn (I&G) has beaten its equity crowdfunding target by £1.5m after raising a total of £2.5m in its Crowdcube campaign on Tuesday (29 November).

The Drinks List: Top 100 Brands

The Drinks List: Strongbow Dark Fruit ranks highest cider in top 100

01-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Strongbow Dark Fruit has beaten countless other cider brands to come out top in The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks List: Top 100 Brands.

Opinion

Sophie Atherton: Festive beers only serve to disappoint

30-Nov-2016 By Sophie Atherton

Beer somellier, Sophie Atherton, looks at why most festive beers prove to be absolute turkeys.

Hook Norton

Hook Norton Brewery opens first pub in Oxford

30-Nov-2016 By Sara Hussein

Hook Norton brewery will open its first site in Oxford this week as part of the company’s expansion.

The Drinks List

Lagers dominate the top 100 brands list

30-Nov-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

A total of 10 lagers have been highlighted as the top performers in The Morning Advertiser's list of the hottest drinks brands for the pub trade.

spirits

Benromach releases rare whisky

30-Nov-2016 By James Evison

An extremely rare single cask malt whisky has been added to Benromach Distillery Company's range.

The drinks list: top 100 brands

The Drinks List: wine brands make the top 100 hot brands to stock

30-Nov-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Eight wine brands are in the top 100 brands pubs should stock behind the bar.

Spirits

Lucas Bols appoints UK brand ambassador

30-Nov-2016 By James Evison

Premium and super-premium spirits firm Lucas Bols has announced its UK brand ambassador.

Spirits

'First Scottish white rum' to be launched

30-Nov-2016 By James Evison

Boilermaker Drinks has announced the launch of what it claims is the first white rum to be distilled on Scottish soil, SeaWolf.

The Drinks List: Top 100 Brands

The Drinks List: nine craft beer brands make the top 100

30-Nov-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Almost 10% of the 100 hot brands for the pub sector have been taken by Craft beer brands.

Carlsberg

Carlsberg bid to reassert Danish roots with Export relaunch

29-Nov-2016 By Ed Bedington

Carlsberg is hoping to reassert its Danish roots with a £15m relaunch of its Export brand.

The Drinks List: Top 100 Brands

Soft drinks rank high in Top 100 Drinks Brands

29-Nov-2016 By Sara Hussein

Eleven soft drinks brands have reached the list of the top 100 beverages operators should stock in their pub.

BrewDog

BrewDog slammed for “morbid and disrespectful” beer bottle holders

29-Nov-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

BrewDog has been slammed by furious vegans who are calling for The Vegan Society to remove their trademark from the brewer’s products because of its use of dead animal beer bottle holders.

Drinks trends

Drinks Trends: what was big in 2016 and what is to come

29-Nov-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

We all know that gin and craft beer are the big movers and shakers in drinks trends right now. But what else is making the ground move for licensees, and what’s around the corner?