Ex-Apprentice star toasts success with Cult Wines
Sales are fizzing at UK fine wine investment company Cult Wines, which reported a record 54% increase in global revenue to £52m in the year ending 31 August.
Archives for October 30, 2018
Last orders for Mad Hatter Brewing Company
Mad Hatter Brewing Company, a popular Liverpool-based operation, has announced it has ceased trading.
Brewery urged to apologise for naming beer after Hindu god Ganesh
A microbrewery has said it did not mean to offend Hindus by naming a beer after the elephant-headed god Ganesh.
Spanish distillery teams up with UK drinks agency to grow its brand
Spanish urban craft distillery Santamanía has teamed up with industry leading drinks agency Boutique Bar Brands (BBB) to increase its availability across the UK.
AB InBev set to target the on-trade, says boss Jason Warner
The man about to take the helm of AB InBev’s total European market may well be focused on achieving growth for his company’s portfolio of brands, but Jason Warner is a person who thinks well beyond the confines of his corporate world.
Same MRO issues playing out ‘over and over again’ says workshop host
Michael Erridge of MDE Pub Consultants spoke to The Morning Advertiser about how his market rent only (MRO) workshops are helping operators navigate a “far from perfect” process.
Irish community behind memorial for Birmingham pub bombings victims
A memorial to honour the victims of the infamous 1974 Birmingham pub bombings will be unveiled next month – exactly 44 years to the time and day of the atrocity.
Autumn Budget 2018
NLW will rise to £8.21
The national living wage (NLW) paid to workers aged 25 or over will increase to £8.21 per hour in April 2019, the Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in his Autumn Budget yesterday (29 October).
AUTUMN BUDGET 2018
Digital tax welcome news to industry
Industry chiefs have welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a new digital tax on UK revenues of large technology companies.
Sports fans drinking craft pints and G&Ts in the pub
While lager sales still dominate on match days, are sports fans capable of increasing wine, spirits and craft beer consumption enough to close the gap?
Autumn Budget 2018
Beer, cider and spirit tax frozen, but wine duty to rise
Duty on beer, cider and spirits has been frozen by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond in his 2018 Autumn Budget in Parliament today (29 October).