National Calvados Week Returns To Celebrate 200 Years Of Père Magloire
The Père Magloire National Calvados Week, in association with UK creator Emporia Brands, returns Monday 18th October until Sunday 24th October
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Alcohol
Pub-Goers Will Welcome Return Of Authentic Pub Experience: CAMRA NI
Commenting on the Executive’s decision to axe social distancing in pubs from 31 October, Chair of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA NI) Ruth Sloan said:
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Solid September For Drinks Sales As Wales Excels
CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows average drinks sales by value in the seven days to Saturday (25 September) were down by just 1% on the same week in 2019. It follows a modest dip of 5% last week
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CAMRA Launches Cider Month Campaign To Protect Real Cider Ahead Of The Budget
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) will be celebrating its biannual Cider Month throughout the month of October, raising awareness for the cider and perry industries’ struggles ahead of the Autumn Budget.
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WSTA Calls On Chancellor To Freeze Alcohol Duty And Extend VAT Reduction To Help Economic Recovery
The WSTA has called on the Treasury to freeze wine and spirit duty and extend the hospitality VAT reduction in the Autumn Budget to allow the country to climb out of the Covid-19 slump.
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Drinks Sales Holding Up Despite Operational Challenges
Drinks sales continue to compare well to pre-COVID patterns despite a host of supply, staffing and cost pressures across the On Premise.
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Its Cask Ale Week
Industry bodies are making a clarion call to pubs, bars, pubcos and breweries for this year’s Cask Ale Week, this week (23rd September to 3rd October), to be part of their comeback strategy.
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CAMRA Encourages Consumers To Back Cask To Celebrate Cask Ale Week
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is joining industry bodies calling for support for pubs, bars, pubcos and breweries to mark this year’s Cask Ale Week, which starts today (23 September) and runs until 3 October.
Read more...Top Five Trends To Watch In The Spirits And Wine Sector Over 2021/2022, According To Globaldata
Disruptions in supply chains, crop damage as a result of climate change, and a shift in consumer attitudes towards drinking are set to shape new trends and consumption habits in spirits and wine
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Beavertown Brewery’s First Ever Pub, Corner Pin, is Now Open
Beavertown Brewery is delighted to announce the doors to its first ever pub, Corner Pin, are now open. For the first time in its 9…
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Scottish Licensed Trade Reiterates Opposition to ‘Covid Passport’
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), following today’s debate and vote to go ahead with the introduction next month of vaccine certificates or “Covid passports”…
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Stonegate Group Celebrate Career Landmark Graduation with Employees
Stonegate Group celebrated the graduation of 42 employees from its internal Accelerator Programme at Rosies, on Broad Street in Birmingham, on Wednesday 1st September. The…
Read more...UKHospitality Comment on Extension to Debt Protections
UKHospitality has welcomed the extension of debt protections to tenants that was announced today, something it has been working hard with the Government to achieve…
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Drinks Sales 16% Down On Tough Comparatives
Drinks sales continued to run well below pre-COVID levels last week, CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows—though they suffered from an equivalent 2019 period that included the August Bank
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Top Selling Wines Could Disappear From Supermarket Shelves In Long Running Trade Dispute With United States
Trade Secretary Liz Truss considering 25% tariff on all US wine imports
Millions of bottles of Britain’s most popular wines could disappear from supermarket shelves and pubs after the Government proposed a 25% tariff on all wine imports from the United States.
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