31-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Drinkers in Preston could be asked to remain seated in a bid to beat drink-fuelled violence. Police and health officials in the Lancashire city say...
14-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Female drinkers in Suffolk are being warned by police to wear nice underwear and wax their legs before going out to get plastered.
Britvic to introduce PET J2O bottles
15-Jun-2006
Britvic is to introduce non-glass packaging for its J2O juice brand as it looks to innovate in the on-trade. Both the apple & mango and orange...
01-Jun-2006 By John Harrington
Pub drinkers are heading out later in the evening and buying less drink since new Licensing Act relaxed hours says study.
24-Apr-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Pubs may be forced to display public health warnings about the dangers of drinking. Public health minister Caroline Flint has said the Government is...
Minister urges 'culture change' in booze sales
26-Jan-2006
Home Office minister Paul Goggins has called for a "culture change" so young people expect to be asked for ID when buying alcohol - and therefore...
What the Sunday papers said
20-Nov-2005
Late-night drinking laws will fuel a £500m increase in drinks sales. A report by banker Goldman Sachs on Mitchells & Butlers, written in 2004,...
Late night drinking: Tailor your experience
28-Oct-2005
Publicans must be clever to make the most of flexible hours.Taking full advantage of flexible licensing after November 24 will involve licensees...
To drink or not to drink...
27-Oct-2005
Despite the continuing media backlash, pub-goers appear prepared to accept the new laws. James Wilmore reports.Three weeks to go and the non-stop...
Meet your spirit guide
22-Sep-2005
Spirits are perennial favourites in the winter months, especially at Christmas, but which should you stock and how can you use them? Rosie Davenport...
Red joins Blue as WKD extends RTD offering
08-Sep-2005
by Rosie Davenport Beverage Brands is the latest supplier to inject new life into the RTD sector with the launch of a third flavour in its WKD range....
Soft Drinks - How to maximise sales
01-Sep-2005
Licensees have realised that it is no longer enough to offer a "me-too" menu and that extra effort is needed to make their food stand apart from...
Soft Drinks - Going with the on-trade flow
01-Sep-2005 By Martin Hartridge
Martin Hartridge, managing director of Hartridges Soft Drinks, offers his views on the soft-drinks market. Soft drinks seem to be low down on the...
Tempting new-age drinkers
21-Jul-2005
However hard they tried at uni to force pints of cheap beer down their throats at the student union, many women found that they were simply not put...
Vending machine to aid responsible retailing, says maker
15-Jun-2005
A vending machine for bottled beers and RTDs aimed at pubs, bars and nightclubs is being launched by a young entrepreneur.Michael Bowes, a...
Trade talk: Paul Walsh
10-Jun-2005
Paul Walsh, chief executive of Diageo, answers questions on key drinks issues.Which of your brands would you say are "must haves" for retailers?I...
Most plan to stay safe on night out
12-May-2005
by John Harrington Less than half of all late-night drinkers get drunk on a night out, and most take steps to ensure they get home safely. That is...
Customer insight: Staying for another?
15-Apr-2005
Jane Howarth investigates the all-important difference between that first and second drink.First impressions count. Second impressions last. When...
Barwatch takes name off ban list
17-Mar-2005
A Barrow man fears his business and reputation will suffer as a result of a man with the same name being published on a list of banned drinkers by...
Water, water everywhere...
02-Mar-2005
Water sales continue to increase in pubs as more people opt for a healthier lifestyle or decide to drink it with their meals. Adam Withrington...
On the attack
20-Jan-2005
The licensed trade is under siege again. But the industry has been working hard to correct the misconceptions. Michelle Perrett reports.It looks like...
Wine is top tipple for women bingers
01-Dec-2004
Wine is emerging as the drink of choice among the growing legions of female binge-drinkers.Pressure group the Wine Trade Action Group (WTAG), a...
An honest approach
04-Nov-2004
The Alan Percival philosophy of being a good host is based on intelligence and genuine warmth rather than larger-than-life gimmickry. There are no...
Speak up on binge battle
21-Oct-2004
It was unfortunate to put it mildly that last Thursday's Sun (circulation 3.5 million) devoted a whole page to a Weston-Super-Mare club selling beer...
Government hears Diageo research
14-Oct-2004
Diageo has been supplying the Government with marketing information that could be used to create ad campaigns aimed at cutting binge drinking. But...
Stars of sensible selling
14-Oct-2004
It was a pleasure judging our Responsible Drinks Retailing Awards last week. There were so many examples of highly-professional licensees and pubcos...
Drinks spend will rise 10%' in next five years
30-Sep-2004
by Tony Halstead Britons are set to spend almost 10% more in bars and licensed premises over the next five years, according to a new report by...
Supper hours: no late drinks loophole
23-Sep-2004
Once again I have come up against the idea that a supper hour certificate under section 68 of the Licensing Act 1964 can be used simply to extend the...
AD secures UK rights for French liqueur
09-Sep-2004
Allied Domecq has taken on the rights to a French liqueur brand. The drinks giant said it would aim Hpnotiq at "discerning drinkers", adding that it...
Panorama attacks drink industry
07-Jun-2004
The drinks industry turned whipping boy again on Sunday when the BBC's Panorama ripped into city centre pub operators.The programme targeted the city...
M&B opens 150th Sizzling site
29-Apr-2004
Managed house operator Mitchells & Butlers has opened its 150th Sizzling Pub Co site just three years after the brand was created. The company...
JD Wetherspoon has moved with alacrity to avoid any danger o
25-Mar-2004
The move also indicates how fundamentally the world of licensed retailing has changed in the past fortnight with the publication of new Portman Group...
Female binge-drinking numbers show new rise
24-Mar-2004
Just days after the trade came under fire in the national Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy, yet another survey has suggested women binge-drinkers are...
Last chance to get it right
18-Mar-2004
If ever the phrase "drinking in the Last Chance saloon" really meant something, then it does for the trade today. The Government, in its new Alcohol...
Crime slashed in blitz on under-age drinkers
22-Jan-2004
by Claire Hu A wristband scheme aimed at combating under-age drinking in pubs and clubs has seen a 50% reduction in town-centre disorder. The...
The Mac Factor: the government's national alcohol strategy
14-Oct-2003
John McNamara, chief executive of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), discusses the government's definition of binge drinking.How many of you...
Beverage Brands gets its Kitsch off
08-Oct-2003
Beverage Brands is looking to tighten its grip on the ready-to-drink category with the launch of a new perry-based concept.The RTD specialist, home...
Government reveals alcohol abuse strategy
18-Sep-2003
A clampdown on binge-drinking and moves to protect children from drink are at the forefront of government plans to deal with alcohol misuse.With the...
Drink-spike menaceis targeted
21-Aug-2003
Licensees in Swansea have joined a campaign to protect pub and club goers in the city from the dangers of spiked drinks. Swansea Pub and Club Watch...
The importance of good merchandising
14-Aug-2003
The following article is brought to you by Jacob's Creek.In the UK people are now drinking more wine than any other drinks category (AC Nielsen...
Adults only - soft profits 2
04-Aug-2003
Adult soft drink consumption is steadily growing, making it a lucrative marketAdults represent 67 per cent of the population and account for more...
Bacardi-Martini looks to kickstart RTD sector with new spritzer
30-Jul-2003
Bacardi-Martini (BM) is releasing a wine-based spritzer concept into the ready-to-drink (RTD) sector.As previously revealed on thePublican.com, BM...
Act now to promote sensible drinking
17-Jul-2003
Here's a scoop on the next shock-horror story that's about to break in one of the red tops. "Young people spotted drinking sensibly in pub... no...
What the Sunday papers said
02-Jun-2003
The Sunday TimesPub chain JD Wetherspoon has called time on a supply agreement with Bacardi and will replace the famous rum with the lesser-known...
Stella Artois to bring perfect serve to Brewers Fayre and Brewsters
02-Jun-2003
Stella Artois is bringing its 'perfect serve' campaign to Whitbread's Brewers Fayre and Brewsters pubs.Brand owner Interbrew wants to build on the...
Diageo updated marketing
22-May-2003
code goes to sales force Drinks giant Diageo's new marketing code, a stricter update of a code introduced in 1998, is to be distributed to its UK...
Chain reaction gives vodka a huge lift
01-May-2003
Vodka bar chains such as Style in the City's Babushka and Inventive Leisure's Revolution are behind the continued explosion in sales of the white...
Rising to the occasions
25-Apr-2003
Pubs should take advantage of customer occasions, says Peter Segal of srcg, a consultancy specialising in retail strategy, category development and...
Beating the binge
23-Apr-2003
The Portman Group is aiming to tackle the growing problem of binge-drinking with a fresh burst of trade-focused activity. Nicola Collenette...
Viagra-style drink angers watchdogs'
27-Mar-2003
Alcohol pressure groups have reacted with fury to a new wave of Viagra-style alcopops set to flood the drinks market this summer. The first of the...
