Archives for April 13, 2011

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Briska sales hope for Swedish cider

By Robyn Black

A less sweet Swedish cider is set to launch in the UK this month — the Stockholm-based Spendrups drinks company is launching Briska.

Police pub clampdown is 'abuse'

By Graham Ridout

Licensees are being threatened with arrest and pubs with closure in a clampdown by police forces across the country, which has been labelled "an...

Diageo aims to take on Bacardi

By Robyn Black

Diageo has announced its intention to take on Bacardi to become the number one rum company in the world by 2015. The owner of rum brands Captain...

A grape opportunity: wine in pubs

By PMA reporter

Pubs lose out on 60% of potential wine sales, so we've joined forces with WaverleyTBS wine experts to help you grab some of those lost sales.

Number of adult drinkers increases

By Michelle Perrett

The number of adult drinkers in Britain increased by about 300,000 every year between 2004 to 2009 - but the volume of alcohol consumed has fallen.

BBPA unveils red tape concerns

By Michelle Perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association has unveiled its major concerns for industry over red tape.

VAT lessons from the French master

By The PMA Team

The PMA Team explains why having French entrepreuneur Jacques Borel on our side for the call to cut VAT gives us a much more powerful case.