Food & Drink

Beer and cider collab: Siren and Red Fin teams have come together

Siren and Red Fin seal deal and vow to help pubs

By Gary Lloyd

Pubs are set to benefit after Siren Craft Brew and Red Fin Cider announced they have joined forces in a bid to collaborate without either having a fiscal interest in the other.

Financial burdens: CAMRA warns rising costs becoming

Pint prices rise by 3.6%

By Rebecca Weller

The price of a pint of draught lager in pubs jumped 3.6% in the 12 months to September 2024, new figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed.

Stonegate adds Days alcohol-free brand to its bars

THE LOW & NO PROJECT

Stonegate adds to AF line-up

By Ed Bedington

Stonegate Group has increased its alcohol-free line-up with a deal to list AF-beer brand Days.

More choice: BBPA urges Gov to cut beer duty in upcoming Budget (Credit: Getty/Instants)

Duty review boosts production of low-strength beers

By Rebecca Weller

Last year's Alcohol Duty Review has seen 100m alcohol units removed from the market and a “boom” in new lower-strength products, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has said.

Don't miss out on food sales: people are not being tied down to eating at specific times (credit: Getty/SolStock)

FEATURE – Food trends

FEATURE: Don’t rule out the summer food trends yet

By Fiona Griffiths

Pies, casseroles, soups and roasts are the kinds of hearty, warming dishes pub chefs would naturally choose to put on their menus during the winter months.

Well positioned for growth. RTD options growing in consumer popularity (Credit:Getty/Daniel Grizelj)

ANALYSIS

RTD market ‘well positioned for growth’

By Felicity Giles

The Morning Advertiser (MA) has looked at key emerging trends within the UK-based ready-to-drink (RTD) sector, focusing on future predictions and examining expert opinions within the field.

Core beers: Fourpure was a popular stop on the famed Bermondsey Beer Mile in south London

Craft brewer Fourpure appoints administrators

By Gary Lloyd

Former south London-based craft beer brewer Fourpure Brewing Co has entered voluntary administration just a short time after relocating its operation to West Yorkshire.

Top tips: How to succeed in the low and no alcohol drinks market (Credit: Getty/ClarkandCompany)

LICENSING HUB: LEGAL WITH POPPLESTON ALLEN

Sip Smart: Unlocking success with low and no alcohol drinks

By Alex Tomlinson, solicitor at Poppleston Allen

Over recent years, low-alcohol drinks have surged in popularity, with health-conscious customers and those seeking more moderate alcohol consumption benefitting from an increase of flavourful lower-alcoholic drinks.

Dish Deconstructed: How to make Tarka Dal hummus with home grown vegetable crudités

DISH DECONSTRUCTED

How to make: Tarka Dal hummus

By Rebecca Weller

In this edition of The Morning Advertiser's (MA) Dish Deconstructed series, The Pig's Head pub in south-west London reveals how to make its Tarka Dal hummus with home grown vegetable crudités.

Drinks Masterclass: Benefits of mulled cider on winter menus with Sandford Orchards (Credit for all images used: Sandford Orchards)

DRINKS MASTERCLASS

Benefits of adding a mulled cider to winter menus

By Rebecca Weller

Kickstarting the latest series of The Morning Advertiser’s (MA) Drinks Masterclass, Sanford Orchards reveals the benefits of adding a mulled cider to your winter drinks menu.

Georgina Young St Austell opinion on cask ale week

OPINION

OPINION: Get down the pub for a cask beer or two

By Georgina Young, brewing director and head brewer, St Austell Brewery

Cask beer is our national drink. It deserves celebration for its ability to be any kind of beer you could possibly want to create and so much care goes into its production.

Greene King celebrates a year of pins during cask ale week

THE CASK PROJECT

GK celebrates a year of pins for cask pubs

By Gary Lloyd

As the on-trade continues to celebrate Cask Ale Week, Greene King is championing a successful year since the introduction of the 4.5-gallon cask ‘pin’ to its customers.

Sharp's launches Orange Haze beer for Cask Ale Week

THE CASK PROJECT

Sharp’s launches Orange Haze for Cask Ale Week

By Gary Lloyd

Sharp’s Brewery has launched a limited-edition beer called Orange Haze to celebrate Cask Ale Week, which runs between Thursday 19 September and Sunday 29 September.

Driving growth: WSTA calls for two-year duty freeze (Credit: Getty/Nikada)

WSTA calls for two-year duty freeze

By Rebecca Weller

The Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) has called for a freeze to alcohol duty for a “minimum” of two years ahead of the upcoming Budget.

Greene King survey shows cask not for old men only

THE CASK PROJECT

Greene King: cask is not an ‘old man’s drink’

By Gary Lloyd

Research from Greene King has shown seven in 10 (72%) people’s perceptions of cask beer has improved over time – and half believe the idea of it being a drink for old men as a false image.

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