International Trade

S&N to distribute Tiger Beer in UK

12-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has reached an agreement to exclusively import, market and distribute Tiger Beer in the UK from 2 March 2009.

Global Brands announces new managing director

02-Oct-2008

A number of management changes have been announced at independent drinks company, Global Brands. Steve Perez has relinquished his position as...

Guinness proves to be good for Diageo

28-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ

Guinness producer Diageo has announced net sales for the year up eight per cent to £8.1bn.Driven primarily by growth in its international markets,...

Roy Beers: Is it finally time to join forces with the "good" off trade?

28-Aug-2008

That's not my perspective, although I can sympathise with many of the arguments, but the heart-felt message - to anyone who will listen - from an...

Friend in the north clocks up 20 years

21-Feb-2008

Congratulations to our northern correspondent, Tony Halstead, who celebrates 20 years' service with the Morning Advertiser this week. Snifter has...

Taxman takes TIPs off-line

07-Jan-2008

Information to help tax inspectors understand the pub trade has been removed from the Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) website, prompting...

MyShout

30-Aug-2007

As an Afghan beer is found in Barnsley, should we worry more about parallel trading, asks Tony Jennings A recent Snifter piece about how a bottle of...

Bulmers Original Draught over Ice launched

22-Aug-2007

S&NUK to launch of Bulmers Original Draught over Ice

Thwaites makes clear it's not for sale

19-Apr-2007 By Mark Wingett mark.wingett@william-reed.co.uk

Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator, has celebrated its 200th anniversary by declaring it is not for sale and setting out a...

Wet summer dampens trade at Jennings

21-Oct-2004

The wet summer has seen Lake District brewer Jennings hit by a slowdown in visitors. However, the company said it is continuing to see the benefits...

Customs arrests members of drinks trade in fraud bust

22-Aug-2002

Customs and Excise have arrested some senior members of the drinks trade in a clamp down on smuggling.Customs said that the fraud which involved...

Scotch whisky exports reach record levels thanks to US and Far East markets

14-Apr-1997

Exports of Scotch whisky reached record levels in 1996, boosted by the American and Far Eastern markets.Figures just released show the total value of...