WSTA Launches Trade 21 Initiative
Setting out a series of ‘easy wins’ for the Government to secure a future for the UK’s wine and spirit trade While the world grapples…
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Ingredients: 1 x Gin Bowl Glass 50ml of 88 Super Premium Gin ½ lemon 15ml Vanilla Simple Sugar Syrup 60ml Bitter Lemon mixer Lemon rind…
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Order Fresh Local Beer To Your Door With Just The Click Of A Button
The Campaign for Real Ale has launched a new app to help customers purchase fresh local beer and cider from pubs, breweries and cider producers hoping to stay afloat during the lockdown. The Brew2You app…
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Beer Sales Collapsed 40% In March, Reflecting Impact Of First Two Weeks Of Pubs Lockdown
British Beer & Pub Association highlights the immediate and devastating impact of lockdown on the nation’s pubs; Pub sales in April to be zero Pub…
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Britons Could Face Two- Or Three-Pint Limit When Pubs Reopen
Pubs could reopen if landlords restricted beer to two or three pints per customer then asked them to go home to help with social distancing…
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Sales Of Low & No-Alcohol Beer Fizz Up Amid Coronavirus Lock-Down
Boom in low & no-alcohol beer continues as 16% of Brits says they are drinking less in lockdown Sales of low & no-alcohol beer appear…
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Budweiser Brewing Group: Save Pub Life Hits £500k Milestone
Save Pub Life, Budweiser Brewing Group’s programme to support the trade during Covid-19 closures, has hit the milestone of £500,000 in funding to pubs. Budweiser…
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WSTA Members Show Their Fighting Spirit This St. George’s Day
Many businesses whose income has evaporated during the coronavirus lockdown are facing a long wait for things to return to some kind of normal. Amongst…
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Ciderologist Gabe Cook Leads A Cider Tasting In CAMRA’s Virtual Pub
Ciderologist Gabe Cook will lead a virtual cider tasting session to uncover the wonderful world of cider styles on Tuesday 28 April at 6pm. Hosted…
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Pandemic Causes Huge Spike In Alcohol Consumption
The sale of alcohol has, according to reports reportedly increased by 291 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic, with observers citing boredom, stress or anxiety…
Read more...WSTA Writes To Chancellor With 3-Point Plan To Ease Burden On Wine And Spirit Businesses Dealing With Coronavirus
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP, outlining 3 clear, simple steps that the government can take with…
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Mapped: The Uk’s Favourite Cocktail Revealed
Since lockdown has taken effect 9,800 Google searches for cocktail recipes have been made in the last month Signature cocktails such as mojitos, aperol spritz…
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Government MUST Defer £750 Million Beer Duty Payment Over COVID-19
Urgent support on Beer Duty payments needed, with 70% of the UK beer market now cut-off, says BBPA The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA)…
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Britain’s Drinking Habits Are Changing Under Lockdown
With Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants shut down, the nation’s drinking patterns have changed as a result, with almost a quarter of the population (24%)…
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CAMRA’s On The Hunt For Beer And Cider Educators To Drive Online Learning
The Campaign for Real Ale is urgently looking for beer and cider educators to develop a syllabus of educational materials so that beer drinkers and pub-goers can learn more about…
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