Archives for February 16, 2015

← 2015

Illegal factory that made 'vodka' using windscreen wash shut down

By Ellie Bothwell

An illegal distillery that made ‘vodka’ using windscreen wash was shut down and nearly 2,500 litres of fake wine and spirits were seized as part of an enforcement campaign against international gangs producing and selling counterfeit food and alcohol,...

Stonegate pub portfolio sold for £30m

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

A 23-strong package of pubs let to Stonegate Pub Company has been sold by its private equity backer TDR Capital to real estate investment company Mansford for c£30m.

CAMRA crowns its Pub of the Year 2015

By Mike Berry

A former City worker who had never pulled a pint before quitting his job and becoming a publican has picked up the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Pub of the Year Award.

ONS: One in five adults now a teetotaller

By James Wallin, M&C Report

More than one in five adults claims to now be a teetotaller, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.