Spirits
BrewDog reveals Lone Wolf spirits branding
BrewDog has revealed the brand identity of its Lone Wolf spirits arm, which has been designed to help the brewer, distiller and pub operator with its mission to "disrupt the spirits category".
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Opinion
Beer Day Britain is upon us once again
Beer Day Britain (BDB Day), aka National Beer Day on 15 June is less than three weeks away. After a successful inaugural celebration in 2015 this year’s event is already bigger, with many more brewers, pubs, and retailers involved.
Beer
Meantime rebrands flagship brews
Meantime Brewing Company, which is in the midst of a buyout by Japanese food and drink group Asahi, has unveiled new branding for its London Lager and London Pale Ale brews and also plans to refresh Yakima Red soon.
On-trade can make billions from premium wine and spirits
Pushing premium wines and spirits can help the on-trade grow sales by more than £2.5bn over the next five years, according to data released by Pernod Ricard UK.
Pubs code delay
Punch licensee denied MRO and hit with 40% rent increase
A Punch tenant has been hit by a potential 40% rent increase and denied the opportunity of employing the market rent only (MRO) option, despite her rent review falling after the original start date of the new pubs code.
British Pub Confederation
Pubs code delay 'disgrace': tenants urged to put off negotiations
On the day the pubs code was supposed to come into force, the British Pub Confederation has urged tenants to put upcoming rent renewal negotiations on hold, and labelled the delay a 'disgrace'.