Alcohol

The WSTA has called on the Treasury to cut wine and spirit duty and extend the hospitality VAT reduction in the upcoming Budget to help the sector recover

MORE than half of the UK think the government should re-open pubs – and allow them to operate as off-licences, according to a poll.

Drinks sales for outlets still able to trade in the run-up to Christmas collapsed to barely a quarter of 2019’s levels, CGA’s trading data shows.

Nearly 1-in-4 of those who attempted ‘Dry January’ this month have already given in to temptation, according to a snap poll by KAM Media. We’re only 5 days into the new year

Over six thousand pub-goers have flooded MPs’ inboxes to seek fair treatment for pubs and to protect cask beer during the third lockdown in England. 

The ban on takeaway alcohol sales until mid-February, one of a raft of new measures outlined in the government’s latest lockdown has been criticised by industry observers

Fortified wines enjoyed their best off-trade sales quarter for over 5 years.

Latest numbers from the WSTA’s Market Report show that over the 12 weeks to 3rd October 2020