23-Feb-2018 By Claire Churchard
Your pub brand can be the key to financial success or the tether that holds you back. The Morning Advertiser examines some (in)famous brands that always, well mostly, seem to get it right.
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...
Spirits
30-Nov-2016 By James Evison
Premium and super-premium spirits firm Lucas Bols has announced its UK brand ambassador.
28-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross
Judy Murray has been named as ‘chief foliage officer’ by Pimm’s, after revealing her disgust at excess mint being served in a drink.
Poppleston Allen
03-Sep-2015 By Poppleston Allen
This week's legal Q&A features the issues when handing out gig night flyers in town centres.
Supplier News
05-Mar-2015 By Jessica Mason
Molson Coors has re-launched its wholesale business, dropping the ‘wholesale’ positioning from its new brand identity and instead replacing it with: ‘Molson Coors – Service. Choice. Trust.’
04-Dec-2014 By James Wallin and Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Mitchells & Butlers’ leading brands — Harvester, Toby Carvery, All Bar One and Miller & Carter — have the potential to grow from a combined 455 to 1,200, the company has said.
23-Aug-2013 By Mike Berry
Distributor First Drinks has launched a new nationwide experiential sampling campaign to raise awareness of the Disaronno Sour serve.
Orchid Group hands control of PBR Leisure to Avanti Capital-backed Eclectic Clubs & Bars
30-Jul-2012 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Orchid Group, the managed operator led by Rufus Hall, has handed control of its 33-strong PBR Leisure (PBRL) division to the Avanti Capital-backed Eclectic Clubs & Bars.
05-Jul-2012 By Robyn Black
A bigger bottle, new fonts, glassware and a major marketing push all form part of a rebrand for Dutch lager Grolsch.
C&C buys US cider brand for €20m
09-Nov-2011
C&C Group, the Dublin-based producer of Magners, has bought America’s second biggest cider brand Hornsby’s from E&J Gallo for a deal worth up to €20m.
27-Oct-2011
Pub-finder website Use Your Local has teamed up with O2 to encourage people into their nearest pub to try a Bulmers cider.
Kelly Brook backs new Playboy Energy Drink
28-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
The Playboy brand has extended its merchandise and product line to include a new energy drink. Playboy Energy Drink is now available in the UK after...
Branding: Brand new problems for pubs
02-Dec-2010
When I graduated and reluctantly left university, I was offered a job as an advertising account executive. When I expressed surprise at my success...
When is the right time to roll out your brand and try new locations?
16-Aug-2010
Does the old adage 'build it and they will come', ever prove right? We're currently working with a number of customers who believe that now is the...
04-May-2010 By Robyn Lewis
VK producer Global Brands has acquired Inspirit Brands as it looks to move into the premium end of the market. "The premium market is still a...
04-Mar-2010 By Robyn Lewis
A tequila and a sambuca are among four brands joining Halewood's drink portfolio. Don Cruzado Tequila is a full-bodied Mexican tequila made from...
11-Feb-2010 By Sonya Hook
InterContinental Brands can continue to use the name Vodkat, despite losing a legal battle with Diageo last month over the brand name.
18-Nov-2009 By Emma Eversham, Big Hospitality
Restaurant and pub restaurant operator The Restaurant Group, plans to open up to another 20 sites in the UK next year, despite expecting trading...
Brandies all round
03-Sep-2009
Courvoisier is one of many brands whose makers are claiming to be demystifying the cognac category and making it more accessible for drinkers in...
Beer volumes to keep falling, says Heineken
26-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Dutch brewer Heineken said today it expects economic pressures, notably rising unemployment, to hit beer volumes until at least the end of the year....
26-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The UK beer market remains "tough" with Heineken reporting beer volumes down 6% to 22m hectolitres in the fist half of 2009. However, the Dutch...
18-Jun-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Hi Spirits has created a new premium arm for its high-end brands, which from 1 July will include bourbon brand Buffalo Trace. The new business,...
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 5): Making live music central to your offer
02-Jun-2009
In this, our last look at putting on live music in pubs, we cast our eye back over what you need to make your hostelry the perfect spot to see live...
18-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Harveys Sherry has signed a deal with fashion label PPQ to become its official drink for London Fashion Week. The deal forms part of a £750,000...
03-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cobra Beer saw its volumes increase by 28% for the three months to 31 January on last year. Volumes for the six months to 31 January are up 21%. The...
Economic downturn provides opportunities
10-Nov-2008
MANY OF us carry out business operations on the basis of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. So, in some respects, recessions can be good for us in...
16-Oct-2008 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers is to rebrand its fast-expanding Pub & Carvery brand as Crown Carveries.
07-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
Maxxium UK has launched a major consumer campaign to reposition Sourz as a modern mixable spirit. The £4m Add some Zing campaign will culminate in a...
RTDs: Survival of the fittest
12-Sep-2008
What is the state of the current RTD market? The volume of RTDs sold in the on-trade in the year to May 2008 was 17 per cent lower than in the...
Your say
17-Jul-2008
Winning with brand positioning I was surprised that your panel of experts missed the key subject of brand positioning when considering the criteria...
Pilsner Urquell searches for Master Bartender
18-Jul-2007
Bartenders are invited to enter a Pilsner Urquell initiative that will see them compete against colleagues from across the world to be crowned a...
Free the spirit
12-Jul-2007
The range of speciality spirits can appear bewildering at first, but with a little know-how they present pubs with a great opportunity to boost...
Speciality spirits: A shot in the arm
28-Mar-2007
There are several names that pop up more than most when tackling the issue of responsible drinking. Shots, and the category's major brands, bear the...
Speciality spirits: making a name for themselves
28-Mar-2007
IN ANY area of drinks marketing, it's tempting to place pigeons into snugly fitting pigeon holes. Throughout this feature you will find rough...
Blend and boring
24-Oct-2006
If anything is to blame for the poor performance of scotch whisky in the UK, then it's traditional blends - the big-selling brands.It is quite...
28-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
Laurel Pub Company new chief executive Paul Symonds has restructured the company just three weeks after his arrival. Symonds' reorganisation has...
Branding on the brain
14-Sep-2006 By Pete Brown
Strong brands guarantee quality and ultimately good profit. Pete Brown looks at the ethos surrounding them and why, more than ever, pubs need them....
Ready to fight back?
11-Sep-2006
How important is new product development (NPD) for the market?Stuart Davis: I think to keep the category stimulated a degree of NPD is necessary...
M&B to segment Vintage Inns brand
31-Aug-2006 By Mark Stretton
Mitchells & Butlers is to segment one of the most profitable casual-dining brands in Europe as part of the ongoing development of its country pub...
Liqueurs and shooters have it licked
06-Jul-2006
According to a report by market researcher Mintel, sales of liqueurs are growing despite the fact fewer people are drinking them. Overall, volume...
Round Table: New product development
02-Feb-2006
So what's the secret of a successful new brand launch? Drinks editor Adam Withrington asked a few industry experts for their thoughts.A criticism...
Trade Talk: Stuart Whitwell
02-Dec-2005
Stuart Whitwell, joint managing director of Intangible Business, a brand valuation, strategy and development consultancy, calls on licensees to do...
Nigel McNally
28-Jul-2005
Charles Wells If cask ale is the quintessential English drink, then Charles Wells has been very clever in associating its Bombardier cask bitter with...
Yates in £1m wine deal
30-Oct-2003
Yates Group has sold its "Aussie White" wine brand to Merseyside-based Halewood International in a deal believed to be in excess of £1m. The company...
New Global Wine Director appointed at Maxxium Worldwide
17-Jun-2003
Maxxium Worldwide, the global premium brand wine and spirits distributor, today announced the appointment of Michael Sainsbury as Global Wine...
Eager to be the creamof the crop
10-Oct-2002
This year's explosion in the cream liqueur market is set to continue with the launch of two new brands Talea Amaretto Cream and Drambuie Cream....
Allied Domecq launches a 'hot' shot
30-Jan-2002
A new shots concept has been launched by Allied Domecq Wine & Spirits in what the company claims will be the first of many new products.Magma, a...
Morgan's Spiced Gold launched in Scotland
27-Nov-2000
Morgan's Spiced is looking to capitalise on its strength in Scotland with the introduction of a new premium packaged spirit into the Edinburgh drinks...
Bacardi goes for a more macho image
06-Dec-1999
If you're looking for gorgeous, bikini-clad women walking along endless sandy beaches, don't watch the latest advertisement for Bacardi.In fact,...