All news articles for September 2018

Up or down: is vodka still a strong performer in the on-trade?

In association with Diageo

Vodka is the biggest, but what's next?

By Nicholas Robinson

Spirits giant vodka is holding its own in an increasingly busy drinks market that is dominated by ongoing chattering about sister white spirit gin. While vodka has a lot going for it, producers understand there are areas where its performance could be...

Fungal fact: in excess of 350 types of mushroom are consumed by humans

Did you know this about mushrooms?

By Nicholas Robinson

Did you know edible mushrooms are worth £32bn globally and that 2,000 new species of fungi are discovered each year? As well as being valuable to the economy, fungi are vital to almost all parts of modern day life.

Curious move: lower ABV for new Chapel Down brew

Curious Brew lowers IPA ABV to 4.4%

By Nicholas Robinson

Chapel Down-owned beer producer Curious Brew has ditched its Curious IPA and replaced it with new lower-strength Curious Session IPA, following consumer trends for lower-strength beers.

Cider champion: Gordon Johncox, ceo of Aston Manor

Cider industry fights for 2p tax break

By Ed Bedington

Government policy on cider needs to be based on factual evidence and not “misinformation”, claims the incoming chair of the National Association of Cider Makers.

Response to pressures: the rate of licensed site closures has almost doubled in the past year

Eight licensed sites closed per day in past year

By Stuart Stone

According to the latest edition of CGA Insights and AlixPartners’ Market Growth Monitor, Britain has 3,116 fewer restaurants, pubs, bars and other licensed premises than it did 12 months ago.

Thin air: you're all wondering, 'who is the God of Cider?'

In association with Mallets

World EXCLUSIVE: The first interview with the God of Cider

By Nicholas Robinson

There’s more to being an aeons-old God of Cider than posing atop huge mounds of russets with a hurricane blowing through your lustrous locks. Shepton, the new face (and biceps and loincloth) of Mallets Cider, spills the apples to The Morning Advertiser...

Overall champion: host Russell Kane, Heineken on-trade director Chris Jowsey and The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington with Great British Pub of the Year winner Heath Ball from the Red Lion & Sun

GBPA 2018: What the winners had to say

By Nikkie Sutton

The Morning Advertiser spoke to some of the award winners at the John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards to find out how it felt to win at the ‘pub Oscars’.

Pub gardens and licensing laws, beer, legal

Licensing Hub – Legal with Poppleston Allen

Need to know: pub beer gardens and licensing laws

By Poppleston Allen

The pub garden, be it a grassed expanse, an inner city stone flagged sanctum or an elaborately planted feast for the eyes, is always a much sought-after idyll for a drink or a meal.

Hot stuff: Brits are currently drinking 95m cups of coffee a day

4 coffee trends that are hot right now

By Nikkie Sutton

Iced coffee, milk alternatives, training and understanding coffee drinkers’ behaviour are the four top things operators need to ensure they are doing to attract hot drink consumers, according to new research.