Food & Drink

Premium gin in demand

23-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Consumer research commissioned by the Gin Guild has discovered 62% of drinkers request specific gin brands when at the bar.

Pago investing in UK on-trade campaign

23-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Pago Fruit Juice has launched its ‘True Colours’ 2015 summer programme of support in the UK that includes a new flavour, a smaller 12 pack format, sponsorship of some outdoor events and customer sampling.

Cask Marque app to drive more trade into pubs

22-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Cask Marque has named a 1000th “Ale Ambassador” for its Caskfinder Ale Trail app and laid out the app's future plans.

Brewery tells industry: give our barrels back

21-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A Barnsley independent brewery has launched a cask amnesty after losing 400 beer barrels over the past 12 years.

Brown-Forman sets out American whiskey strategy

21-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Brown-Forman has outlined its strategy to educate bar staff and consumers about the American whiskey category. The campaign is aimed at harnessing the category’s potential and continuing growth in the UK.

UK diners more flexible than ever about meal times, report finds

20-Jul-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

UK diners are becoming increasingly flexible in the way they approach mealtimes, according to a new study.

North-west pub chef creates YouTube recipe channel

20-Jul-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

A north-west chef has set up his own YouTube channel to showcase some of his pub’s more unusual dishes.

Champagne Lallier launches new series

20-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Champagne Lallier has kicked off the launch of its new ‘Série R’ collection of multi vintage NV Champagnes.

Trends

Are soft drinks next to get the 'craft' treatment?

19-Jul-2015 By Nigel Huddleston

The Publican's Morning Advertiser discovers that some in the sector certainly think so; others believe they’re making a pretty good fist of it already.

There's A Beer for That

Education is key to beer's renaissance

17-Jul-2015 By David Cunningham, programme director, There's A Beer for That - sponsored feature

We have to urgently apply three things to keep consumers interested in beer, David Cunningham writes.

News of the brews

17-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

News of the brews is your definitive guide to the week in beer, bringing you the latest in all things hoppy.

Gosling's pushes for Dark 'n Stormy America's Cup

17-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Gosling’s Rum and Gosling’s Stormy Ginger Beer have become the official rum and official ginger beer of the 35th America’s Cup in 2017.

Supermarket brands sweep the board at IWC

17-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

The licensed trade is facing increased opposition from the off-trade sector when it comes to wine, results from the 2015 International Wine Challenge (IWC) indicate.

Protz on London's brewery revival...'An astonishing story'

17-Jul-2015 By Roger Protz

Recalling his first pint and the subsequent fall and rise of breweries, Roger Protz is enthralled by this page-turner.

Event

Spirits Summit returns to London for second shot

16-Jul-2015 By Mike Berry

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s dedicated event for the spirits category is returning to London for a second year.

Diageo’s Guinness seals exclusive partnership with Molson Coors

15-Jul-2015 By Jessica Mason

Diageo has extended its existing partnership with Molson Coors, to become the exclusive launch partner on Guinness Golden Ale draught in England & Wales for the next year.

London development is killing pubs

14-Jul-2015 By Jessica Mason

I remember being incredibly sad about leaving London. It was seven years ago and, still, it kind of feels like a little bit of my identity is elsewhere.

News of the brews

14-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

News of the brews is your definitive guide to the week in beer, bringing you the latest in all things hoppy.

'Walk-in breathable cocktail cloud' launched

14-Jul-2015 By Jessica Mason

A walk-in cloud of breathable cocktail will be launched in London by Bompas & Parr this month.

Report

CAMRA: 29 pubs still being lost each week

14-Jul-2015 By James Evison

CAMRA launch initiative to protect 3,000 pubs as new figures show 29 being lost every week across the UK.

Cider Trends Summit

Cider looks to emulate craft beer

14-Jul-2015 By PMA

For the third year in a row, the ever-popular Cider Trends Summit, hosted by the PMA, returned to Bristol and brought together leaders of the sector to discuss the key challenges facing the category, how cider makers can exploit new opportunities and...

Brewers

Purity wins sustainability award for eco-brewery

14-Jul-2015 By James Evison

Purity’s eco-friendly brewing has gained national recognition after the Warwickshire brewery was named sustainable manufacturer of the year at the Made in the UK Awards.

Stella Cidre fruit ciders launch in sleek 330ml cans

14-Jul-2015 By Jessica Mason

AB Inbev has launched Stella Artois Cidre Raspberry, Stella Artois Cidre Peach and Stella Artois Cidre Elderflower into "sleek" 330ml cans exclusively to the on-trade.

Gin

Chicken shed micro-distillery wins Shed of the Year

13-Jul-2015 By James Evison

A micro-distillery set up by Scottish-based Crossbill Gin, which is placed in a converted chicken shed, has just won Channel 4's Shed of the Year.

CAMRA

Campaign to reduce 'unjustified' half pint prices

13-Jul-2015 By Oli Gross

The Campaign for Real Ale is launching a campaign to end the “unjustified” practice of pubs charging more for the proportional cost of a half pint.

Theakston’s man becomes Company Of Coopers Liveryman

13-Jul-2015 By James Evison

A Masham brewery cooper’s 20 years of dedication and service to the ancient craft has been honoured by one of London’s oldest trade organisations.

Gin

Online help for a perfect Hendrick’s

10-Jul-2015 By Jessica Mason

William Grant and Sons has launched a new training website for its Hendrick’s gin brand in an effort to brush up bartenders’ skills when serving the perfect Hendrick’s and tonic.

Report: Consumers pay for premium if 'matches their values'

10-Jul-2015 By Jessica Mason

Consumers are making choices online on where to visit in the on-trade and are willing to pay more for premium drinks if the brand “matches their values and beliefs,” according to William Grant & Sons’ annual UK market report.

TREND WATCH

Custard: smoothly does it

10-Jul-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

If the experience at one newly-opened east London pub is anything to go by, the lumpy gloop that used to land on our dinner-plates at school has matured into something special.

Events

London Beer Festival will bring together world's best brewers

08-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Up to 50 brewers from 16 countries will come together in the capital for the first London Beer Carnival in October.

Beer Special

Meantime brewer Hook wins Parliamentary brewer of year award

08-Jul-2015 By James Evison

Founder of Greenwich's Meantime, Alastair Hook, has been named brewer of the year by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group at its annual awards dinner.

Beer special

Beer Day Britain: 'It was a rousing start for something long overdue'

07-Jul-2015 By Jane Peyton

If you are a publican, employee of a pub chain, or work for a brewery you will hopefully have been celebrating, along with millions of other beer drinkers, the country’s annual national beer day.

Beer special

Why is Maris Otter barley such a loved ingredient for beer aficionados?

07-Jul-2015 By PMA

Licensees and brewers may not be in the habit of noting the anniversaries of cereal varieties, but there’s good reason to celebrate the half century of one particular type of barley.

Beer special

The 6 best beer cocktails

07-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

The words ‘beer’ and ‘cocktail’ are seldom found in the same sentence, but with a move away from sweet cocktails, inventive bartenders are turning to beer to jazz up their concoctions.

Beer special

Debate: Premiumisation of beer...is it a trend?

07-Jul-2015 By PMA & MC Allegra FS Roundtable debate - sponsored by Miller Brands

Last month, key figures from across the on-trade gathered at Geronimo Inns’ site the Oyster Shed, in the City of London, for a roundtable debate on the premiumisation of beer in the licensed hospitality sector. Laurie MacDonald reports.

Beer special

Great British Beer Festival: Summer sippin' for the licensee

07-Jul-2015 By Adrian Tierney-Jones

Hot time, summer in the city… and the discerning licensee should be in one place only come 11 August: trade day at the Campaign for Real Ale’s Great British Beer Festival.

Beer special

Wild beers: Pete Brown has tasted pickled gherkin beer...and was surprised

07-Jul-2015 By Pete Brown

They’ve tended to be regarded very much as niche and novelty beverages but, as Pete Brown found out, wild beers can also be surprisingly pleasant.

Do you like Piña Colada?

07-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

With national Piña Colada day two days away on Friday July 10 and the weather set hit the high twenties, there has never been a better time to cash in on this classic cocktail.

Beer special

'Will BrewDog ever do a Meantime? No.'...Interviewing James Watt

07-Jul-2015 By Adrian Tierney-Jones

The BrewDog empire of beers and bars may well continue to grow at a rapid rate, but co-founder James Watt wants to keep hold of the punk spirit...

Strawberries and cream tops perfect summer’s day poll

06-Jul-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

The most popular food item on a ‘perfect’ British summer’s day is strawberries and cream, new research by pub operator Chef & Brewer has found.

Operators serve up US-themed favourites for Independence Day

06-Jul-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Food operators celebrated America’s Independence Day over the weekend (4 July) with a variety of US-themed menus and dish options.

Gluten free beer Daura Damm rebranded

06-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Daura, the gluten free beer from Damm has been given a makeover.

News of the brews

06-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

News of the brews is your definitive guide to the week in beer, bringing you the latest in all things hoppy.

Big Interview

'We tell people nicely "we don't do Carling"'...interviewing Purity's founder

03-Jul-2015 By Phil Mellows

Craft beer was no more than a glint in a hipster’s eye when Paul Halsey founded the Purity Brewing Company almost a decade ago. Phil Mellows finds out how he’s been keeping up with the pace.

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