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The Drinks List – top brands to stock in 2024

Welcome to the Drinks List 2024 – a list of the top-selling beverages in the on-trade looking at 15 different categories during the past year.

Set the new standard: serving low and no alcohol drinks doesn't mean the party stops (credit: Getty/itsskin)

FEATURE: The category you can no longer ignore

In 2023, the Christmas bells are ringing in some changes for how we celebrate together.

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GOING GREEN: WHY EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY IS CRITICAL FOR TODAY'S PUBS

In Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, lies a gem of a pub that delivers an exceptional experience: The Unicorn Inn. Run by devoted licensee Tracey Bowen, her journey at The Unicorn Inn started as a customer before becoming a licensee – “It’s been a long-term love...

Milton Portfolio Op Co 3 administrators to sell 25 pubs

The joint administrators of Milton Portfolio Op Co 3 Ltd have appointed agents to market the 25-pub portfolio.

New opportunities: Dominic Chapman said it had been a huge honour to run the Beehive successfully for so long

Dominic Chapman leaves the Beehive

Chef Dominic Chapman is moving on from his highly-rated The Beehive pub in Berkshire having sold on the lease to Tangy Treat Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

The Morning Advertiser's Lock In podcast episode 68

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Children and pubs, a classic combination, or not! The Lock In team take a look at the joys of targeting the family market and how pubs can make it work.

Big thing: Jump Ship founder explains why the brewery is taking on BrewDog

Jump Ship: ‘taking action against BrewDog not an easy step’

“Just because we are small doesn’t mean we don’t matter”, that is founder and managing director of alcohol-free beer brand Jump Ship Sonja Mitchell’s message to BrewDog.

M&B reports record market outperformance

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reported financial results for the year ended 30 September 2023 (FY23), with like-for-like (lfl) sales growth of 9.1% against FY22.

Figure show: the top selling cask brands of the year are unveiled (image: Getty/Rouzes)

The top cask brands to stock

Sharps Doom Bar was the best-selling cask ale brand in 2023, data from The Morning Advertiser’s The Drinks List has found.

Reminder to check your licence for Christmas trading

Be careful, it will not have escaped people’s notice that this year both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve fall on a Sunday.

How much of an impact will the NLW rise have on your pub?

POLL: How much of an impact will the NLW rise have on your business?

From April 2024, workers aged 21 and over will be eligible for NLW with the rate for that age bracket being £11.44, rising from its current level of £10.42.

Foodservice price inflation falls by 20% in October

Foodservice price inflation drops 20%

Foodservice price inflation (FPI) decreased for the fifth consecutive month in October, the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index has revealed.

Sector attacked: can Zoe Eliasson meeting a community plea also help hospitality's standing?

Seeking positive feedback as a community stalwart

With our pub, the Boot at Sarratt (established 1729), being situated in the middle of our picturesque village, we had no choice but to agree to a Christmas plea from the Church and local primary school.

In the red: breweries pushed into insolvency as interest rates rise (Credit: Getty/ Monty Rakusen)

Breweries pushed into insolvency due to rising interest rates

Nearly as many craft breweries went out of business in the first half of 2023 as the whole of last year due to a surge in interest rates, data from Price Bailey has revealed.

Salary rise: since its introduction in 2016, the national living wage rate has increased by almost 60% (image: Getty/jax10289)

A look at NLW rises since it began

In light of the latest hike in the national living wage (NLW), The Morning Advertiser has delved into its history.

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The Drinks List – top brands to stock in 2024

St Austell beer festival raises £20k for charity

Acorn Brewery's new general manager to champion cask

Beers and spirits dominate new drinks for Christmas

Bibendum top wine trends for 2024

What’s on the Bar with the Red Lion, Shepperton

Why Cask Ale Week is a highlight on the pub calendar

My Pub: the Red Lion, Freshwater, Isle of Wight

Customers must help it make the season of goodwill

Most pubs charge more than £30 for Xmas dinner

The Big Interview: Tom Kerridge has thick skin

Why are pubs hooked on fish and chips?

How much should pubs charge for Xmas dinner?

Xmas rail strikes cast 'dark shadow' despite RMT deal

Trio takes on Shepherd Neame pub

Consultation into licensing hours extension for Euros launched

Fears for Grade II-listed pub's future after closure

Hospitality Ulster: Gov a ‘disgrace’ as business rates relief not granted in NI

‘Iconic’ LGBTQ+ venue to shut

Couple plan to travel the UK after 27 years at the bar

Better Government leadership needed

'I was lucky!'

Ex-England cricketer’s pub celebrates first anniversary

Loungers: ‘we’re very positive about 2024’

Admiral licensees raise more than £1m for charity

The Burnt Chef Project to recognise success with new awards

Guild of Beer Writers 2023 winners revealed

10 most popular UK pub names revealed

Viral ad ‘reminder a pub is for life, not just for Xmas’

Pub’s Christmas ad about loneliness goes viral

More than half of managers are looking to leave

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