Heineken is about to make a £1.2 billion swoop for the Carling brand, according to industry sources. Interbrew is expected to be ordered to sell the...
Award-winning brewer Oakham's has been the victim of fire that has destroyed its cold store in Peterborough and 259 gallons of beer.The brewer, whose...
The pub industry has survived by continually raising prices against a rapid decline in the volume of beer sold in the on-trade over the past decade,...
Diageo has sold its Croft and Delaforce brands to Gonzalez Byass and Taylor Fonseca for £52m.The company said the sherry and port brands did not fit...
Cider is no longer a niche product, but is now positioned alongside beer and lager - and evidence is growing that today's young drinking in-crowd see...
A British wine production and distribution firm is set to become the first dedicated wine company to join the stock exchange.Boutinot, formerly part...
The average price for a pint of standard lager has hit the £2 barrier for the first time, according to The Publican Newspaper's annual Market Report...
Liverpool brewer's research concludes real ale group is out-of-touchThe Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has again been attacked for being out of touch...
Real ale sales at WH Brakspear are up despite worries about the impact of the economic slowdown and restructuring of the pub industry.The Oxfordshire...
Comedians are being urged to boycott the Perrier Awards for Comedy because its sponsor is linked to Nestlé.The Swiss company, which owns the bottled...
John Porter examines the thousand-year history of white spirits and offers licensees advice on how today's customers expect to have them served.While...
Guinness UDV GB is looking to strengthen its hand in the brewing industry following the completion of its long-awaited merger.Following the decision...
Deaths give rise to worries about energy drink safetyConcerns about the health effects of energy drinks have been raised after at least three deaths...
An undercover investigation in Britain's pubs has discovered that as many as one in 12 bottles of branded spirits contains cut-price substitutes.The...
Upselling is not about being greedy, but a way of offering your customers the best products. In my travels around bars I regularly choose one drink and use that as one benchmark for a bartender's ability.
Drinks group Bulmers predicts that changes in pub ownership over the past months will provide opportunities for new supply deals.The company said it...
Bass Brewers has announced the national roll-out of Arc, the world's first super-chilled lager, less than a year after it was provisionally launched...
How licensees stock and merchandise bottled beers - from premium packaged lagers to the fast-growing ales and organic brews - can have a major effect...
Guinness has said it is not simply targeting the "pink pound" by becoming a sponsor of the annual gay festival Mardi Gras. For the first time, it was...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
