Wales To Re-Align Deposit Return Scheme With UK-Wide Plans
Welsh government is to accelerate the implementation of its recycling scheme for drinks containers to ‘maximise interoperability’ and align with UK 2027 launch date Huw…
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Wine
WSTA Say Final Fees For DEFRA’s Flawed Waste Packaging Scheme (EPR) Confirm Industry Fears
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has dubbed long overdue confirmation of the fees for the Government’s waste packaging tax scheme (EPR) as a…
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Nearly Half of UK Adults Now Regularly Drink Alcohol-Free Beers, Wines or Spirits
Nearly half (48%) of UK adults now regularly enjoy alcohol-free beers, wines and spirits – marking a fundamental shift in a nation once defined by…
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Wine Up And Spirits Down In Flat Fortnight For Drinks Sales
On Premise drinks sales have started February just behind the levels of 2024, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. After Storm Éowyn caused a…
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Consumers Warned To Brace Themselves For Escalating Prices With “Double Whammy Alcohol Tax Grab”
Consumers are being warned to expect substantial price rises on their favourite alcoholic drinks as Government is set to make a double whammy tax grab….
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Sector Set for New Year’s Eve Boost- Reflecting Shift in UK Hospitality Trends
The UK hospitality and on-trade sector is gearing up for a promising New Year’s Eve, with spending in pubs, bars, and restaurants expected to provide…
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Christmas Drink Drive Warning
Drivers are being warned they are more than twice as likely to be breathalysed over the Christmas and New Year period than at any other…
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BBPA Calls On Government To Continue Reviewing “Painful” Estimated EPR Fees
The UK Government department Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) has announced its illustrative base fees (December 2024 ) the new UK Extended…
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Chancellor Fails At The First Hurdle To Listen To Business Says WSTA
The new Government’s recent decision to raise alcohol duty by RPI has been described as “counterproductive” and “a real kick in the teeth” by the…
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WSTA Warns Businesses To Fill Out Package Recycling Forms Before End Of May Deadline
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is calling on businesses who have not collected and submitted packaging data, from the first half of 2023, to act…
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Over Two Thirds Of UK Beer And Wine Servings Are Short Measures
New research published today by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has found that over two thirds (70%) of beer and wine, checked by Trading…
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Majestic Wine Rescues Wine Bar Chain Out Of Administration
Majestic Wine has bought Vagabond out of administration for an undisclosed sum, saving nine of its 11 wine bars from closure. Business advisory firm Quantuma…
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WSTA Calls on Chancellor to Cut Alcohol Duty In A Submission to the Treasury
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is calling on the Chancellor to cut wine and spirit duty to combat both falling sales volumes and reduced…
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Pints’ Of Wine Stocked On Britain’s Shelves For The First Time Ever
The government is to allow the sale of ‘pint’ sized still and sparkling wine across supermarkets, pubs, clubs and restaurants, the Department for Business and…
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