Chancellor Confirms That March Beer Duty Payment Will Not Be Cancelled
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has refused to cancel monthly beer duty payments, prompting warnings that thousands of jobs are at risk, a decision described by The…
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HMRC Waives UK Duty On Hand Sanitiser Production After Distiller And MP Lobby Treasury
Gin distiller Harrogate Tipple, which recently announced that it would be switching production from gin to hand sanitiser, has been supported by Andrew Jones, MP…
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UK Cities “Most Expensive” Pints
Research has revealed the UK’s most expensive places to buy a pint. Data collected by healthcare company Treated.com found London once again the most expensive…
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Drinkaware Launches New Campaign Against Drink-Driving
Free ‘Home and dry’ POS offered to all on-trade operators Alcohol education charity Drinkaware is launching a new campaign against drink-driving, called Home and dry….
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Wales Minimum Pricing Law Comes into Force
A NEW law introducing a minimum alcohol price has come into force in Wales. Earlier this week ( Monday March 2), retailers and any outlets…
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Rum Sales Jump 7% To Spice Up Spirits And Cocktails Market
CGA research shows more than five million people now drink rum out-of-home, with spiced and flavoured varieties powering interest Rum sales growth is outpacing many…
Read more...Britain Saw The Largest Boom In Distillery Openings On Record In 2019
New HMRC figures show the number of distilleries registered in 2019 shot up to at least 441 as the UK boosted its distillery numbers by…
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Getting into the Spirit of Things
The spirit market is booming! Last year total UK spirit sales were a staggering £11bn. The sector has, over the past 10 years, seen incredible…
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Brits Have Already Paid As Much Beer Duty As Germany Will All Year
British beer drinkers have paid as much in Beer Duty by February 27th as those in Germany will pay all year, despite the fact that…
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Manchester City’s Champions League Ban Could Have Huge Financial Impact On Manchester
The proposed UEFA two season Champions League ban on Manchester city could have huge implications for Manchester’s night time economy, the region’s night tsar has…
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O’neill’s Low And No Sales Far From Dry In January With The Help Of Heineken 0.0 On Blade
O’Neill’s has reported a 56% increase in low and no alcohol category sales versus the same period last year. The Mitchells & Butlers operated chain…
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UK’s Excessively High Wine And Spirit Tax Is Stifling Growth Of British SMES
UK Vineyards, distillers and retailers ask ‘why tax what we do best most heavily?’ Britain’s best loved wine and spirit SMEs have joined forces to…
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Sustainability Report Shows Drinks Sector ‘Considerably Behind’
The drinks industry is lagging behind other business sectors in its approach to sustainability, according to a new report published this week. The report commissioned…
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With A Month To Go Until #Budget2020, WSTA Uses British Gin Success As Rallying Cry
The latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs show that British gin sales abroad, in 2019, were worth £672 million – up 9% on the…
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Feed It Back Statistics Reveals Increase In Reviews During Dry January
The latest data by customer feedback and online reputation specialists Feed It Back has revealed that the number of reviews referencing Dry January this year…
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