A new alcohol sector report finds that 85% of formal complaints considered by the Independent Complaints Panel (Panel) were regarding whether alcohol packaging and marketing…
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Planned increases in alcohol duty have pushed back until August 2023, after Jeremy Hunt decided to extend the current freeze a further six months. A…
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Multiple pub operator Clive Davison has opened his third pub with Greene King Pub Partners. The Lupset in Wakefield, Yorkshire has reopened following a £220,000…
Read more...The price of a pint may reach a staggering £20 or we could see a wave of pub closures if the government’s energy support will…
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More than four in five bars plan to increase their ranges of no and low alcohol drinks in 2023 to capitalise on consumers’ interest in…
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Diageo, maker of Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan and Baileys, is re-igniting its partnership with THINK!, the government’s official road safety initiative. The digital campaign…
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Britain’s On Premise drinks sales have exceeded 2021 levels for the ninth successive week, CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows. Average sales by…
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The Scottish Government has published a Consultation on Restricting Alcohol Advertising and Promotion in Scotland which closes on 9 March 2023. The consultation will consider:…
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Major sporting events have always had a major influence on drinks consumption and consumer behaviour in the On Premise, and with the FIFA World Cup…
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The Scottish government has launched a consultation on proposals that could heavily restrict the advertising of alcohol in public places, sporting events and supermarkets. The…
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Huddersfield Town Foundation has announced a new partnership with Drinkaware and HEINEKEN UK, to encourage more active lifestyles via a new walking football programme. The…
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced that Bromley town centre, Vauxhall and Woolwich are set to become the capital’s new Night Time…
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Trade associations, including UKHospitality, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association and the Scotch Whisky Association, and sector leaders have written an open letter to the…
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JD Wetherspoon is putting seven more of its pubs on the market this week after warning of the impact of challenging sales and rising costs….
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In recent weeks, restaurant chains and pubs have separately come under fire for ‘bottomless’ alcoholic drinks promotions, showing it is time hospitality brands look elsewhere…
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