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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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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Sloe Gin World Champions 2020 Announced
Demijohn and Gordon’s take top awards The 11th ‘Sloe Gin World Championships’, held at the George Inn village pub in Frant on the Kent/Sussex border…
Read more...Educate Consumers To Boost Wine Sales, Says New Report
Operators and suppliers can use recommendations, tastings, menus and other tools to help consumers improve their knowledge of wine and rejuvenate sales. That is one…
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Sloe Gin World Champions 2020 Announced
The 11th ‘Sloe Gin World Championships’, held at the George Inn village pub in Frant on the Kent/Sussex border near Tunbridge Wells, on Saturday 1st…
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Minimum Pricing on Alcohol in Wales Will Radically Change Market, says Lawyers Winckworth Sherwood
Wales will introduce minimum pricing on alcohol from 2 March 2020, radically changing the licensed trade and adding pressure on England to follow, say licensing…
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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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