Gin Sales Up 40% In The On-Trade, Helping To Revive The Great British Pub
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association is calling on the Chancellor to back British pubs and cut wine and spirit duty by 2%. Wine and…
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Brothers Benefits From Growing Popularity Of Cider At Festivals And Markets With 37% Uplift In Sales
Brothers Drinks Co. has reported an increase of more than 37% in like-for-like cider sales – across 93 UK festivals and markets in 2019 –…
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GMB Backs Trade Bodies Call To End Whisky Tariffs
GMB, the union for whisky-makers, has backed calls by the Scotch Whisky Association and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (Discus) remove the 25%…
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Birmingham Gears Up For The Great British Beer Festival Winter
Members of the press are invited to join us on Tuesday 4 February for the trade day, which will run between 1300 and 1600 and…
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Wetherspoons To Impose Discretionary “Two-Drink” Ban On Parents With Children
A Wetherspoon pub has banned parents from having more than two drinks if they bring their children to the pub, following issues caused by “drunk…
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French Spirits Giant Pernod Ricard Cuts Ties With Bullfighting
Following campaigning by PETA France, PETA US, and other animal protection groups, the Pernod Ricard group – which owns over 90 wine and spirits brands,…
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Call For Sugar Reduction In ‘Ready To Drink’ Alcoholic Beverages
Popular ‘ready to drink’ pre-mixed spirits and cocktails are extremely high in hidden sugar and calories, warns a new survey. Excess alcohol consumption is generally…
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Wetherspoon Reducing The Prices Of Ten Drinks To Celebrate Brexit
Pub operator J D Wetherspoon is celebrating Brexit by reducing the price of ten drinks from Friday January 31. Its ‘Let’s stay friends’ offer will…
Read more...WSTA Calls On Chancellor To Cut Alcohol Duty By 2% And Boost Treasury Coffers
The WSTA has called on the Treasury to cut wine and spirit duty in the upcoming Budget and help boost the public purse, in their…
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One In Four Pub Visits Now Alcohol-Free
New research has revealed that one on four of all visits to a pub do not include alcohol. The study, by KAM Media, based on…
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CAMRA Encourages Beer Lovers To ‘Tap Into’ Taprooms This Tryanuary
The Campaign for Real Ale is encouraging beer lovers to ‘tap into’ brewery taprooms this Tryanuary with 14 recommendations from its members. Tryanuary is a…
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BBPA Predicts 4.8 M Pints Of Low And No Alcohol Beer Will Be Sold This Month
‘Dry January’ has traditionally been viewed as a quieter month for the beer and pub industry, with consumers abstaining from alcohol and reducing their visits…
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One Third Of UK Drinkers Cut Alcohol Consumption
One-third of UK drinkers are consuming less alcohol than they were 12 months ago, according to new research. Research, commissioned by Franklin & Sons, polled…
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Sheffield Bar Offers Ultra-Rare Rum At A Jaw-Dropping £250 A Shot
Two Sheffield bar owners have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure their customers are some of the first in the world to sample one of…
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Sloe Gin World Champions To Celebrate The End Of ‘Dry January’
The date of the 11th Sloe Gin World Championship’, usually held near Christmas at the George Inn village pub in Frant on the Kent/Sussex border…
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