Pub Tokens in TV ad campaign
03-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The gift vouchers for pubs concept - www.pubtokens.com is launching a national TV advertising campaign. The adverts will be aired for 16 days this...
02-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A host has succeeded in getting licences of two Scottish supermarkets reviewed for selling alcohol so cheaply. Fife Licensing Board majority voted...
02-Mar-2010 By Jo Bruce
The next meeting of the Freehouse 500, the Morning Advertiser's exclusive club for the 500 best UK freehouses, takes place on Tuesday 16 March at...
11-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
A strong performance by Guinness and a successful Christmas campaign on spirits saw Diageo volumes grow 6% in Great Britain for the six months to 31...
Guinness scores record pub market share
11-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ
Diageo boss Paul Walsh said he believed the economic environment is in the "early stages" of recovery, as the drinks giant announced Guinness had...
04-Feb-2010 By Sonya Hook
Ciders of Sweden is pouring £1.5m into its 2010 marketing investment for its Kopparberg brand. The company is planning to ramp up its advertising...
04-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
Two more tenanted pub companies have pledged to help licensees by keeping a lid on price rises. Marston's tenanted division boss Alistair Darby...
03-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
Coca-Cola Enterprises has appointed Dave McNulty to the new position of trading director on-premise.
26-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Carlsberg UK is raising its wholesale prices by 4p per pint on average from 15 February. The figure is duty inclusive. Chris Houlton, sales &...
Carlsberg reveals 4p a pint increase
26-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Carlsberg will raise its wholesale prices by an average of 4p per pint, inclusive of duty, from next month. The increase, which takes effect on...
20-Jan-2010 By Peter Linacre
Peter Linacre asks why the wholesale price of beer in the UK doesn't decrease as the demand for beer declines.
19-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Molson Coors has announced a wholesale price rise of 7p per pint on all package and draught products, which will take effect in March. This equates...
Red Bull announces new TV ad campaign
14-Jan-2010
Red Bull has announced a new TV advertising campaign off the back of what it has described as its "best Christmas ever". The new adverts will be...
05-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Britain's biggest brewer Heineken has announced a 4p a pint increase on the wholesale price of beer and 5p on a pint of cider. The price rise on...
05-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The wholesale price of Guinness Draught and Guinness Red is to rise by 5.1% on 1 February, brand owner Diageo has announced. The price hike, which...
21-Dec-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Diageo sold one million extra pints of Guinness in UK pubs as part of the global celebrations for Arthur's Day on 24 September. The date marked the...
Grants available for east's rural pubs
18-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Rural pubs in the east of England can access grants of up to £1,500 to invest in and develop their businesses. The East of England Development...
16-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Maxxium UK is to launch a 3D advertisement for Courvoisier — it will air between 16-22 November 2009 as part of Channel 4's "3D Week".
05-Nov-2009 By Sonya Hook
Lambrini will be supported by a £1m investment to help drive Christmas sales including a national TV ad campaign.
20-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Controversial micro-brewer BrewDog is hoping to raise £2.3m through a share rights issue to fund a carbon neutral brewery in Aberdeen.
Magners asks drinkers to decide new flavour
14-Oct-2009
A poll of consumers on social networking website Facebook is helping to determine the flavour of a new Magners product to be released next summer....
13-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Booker, the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler, has increased its like-for-like sales to catering customers by 12.6% for the 24 weeks to 11th...
08-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Magners producer C&C Group has reported that its UK volumes are stabilising with a fall of just 2% in the six months ended 31 August. Growth in...
07-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Kent brewer and operator Shepherd Neame has reported a 24.6% drop in operating profit as it faced "one of the most challenging and difficult years"...
01-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
BII chief Neil Robertson has made it clear the group will not shirk from criticising and acting against pub operators — and individual licensees...
3663 puts Christmas online
30-Sep-2009
3663 has launched a dedicated Christmas website to help pubs make the most of the opportunities to drive sales in the run-up to the peak festive...
25-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce
Diageo is launching a campaign for food-led pubs to encourage sales of Baileys after a meal. The Sweet Spot campaign will run from September to the...
Food Sourcing: A taste of Autumn
24-Sep-2009
Meat sourced from local suppliers will often work out to be a more expensive option for pubs than going with the best available price from the...
27-Aug-2009 By Gemma McKenna
More "distress" sales of pubs are taking place than ever and their relatively cheap prices mean they're being snapped up quickly. That's according...
26-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The UK beer market remains "tough" with Heineken reporting beer volumes down 6% to 22m hectolitres in the fist half of 2009. However, the Dutch...
Carlsberg trials new drink for women
14-Aug-2009
A new type of drink developed by Carlsberg specifically to appeal to women is being trialled in 50 Manchester bars. On trial over a period of 12...
New cider brand launched exclusively for on-trade
13-Aug-2009
A new cider brand has been launched exclusively for the on-trade. Symonds Founders Reserve is a 5.5 per cent ABV draught product that will be...
12-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Drinks wholesaler WaverleyTBS is set to axe 65 jobs following a proposed restructuring of its sales force. Waverley said the jobs would go in its...
12-Aug-2009 By Gemma McKenna
JD Wetherspoon has decided to abandon a £1.4m pub development in Blackpool. The chain had secured planning permission in 2006 to open a new bar...
10-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Food and drink wholesaler Booker is now supplying over 18m pints of beer and cider to the on-trade a year. Booker said it was selling around 350,000...
24-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
Brewers and pub companies must work harder to ensure on-trade beer prices are attractive enough to tempt consumers out of their homes, AC Neilsen...
Major pub chains holding their own
22-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
Britain's leading pub and restaurant operators are continuing to hold their own despite tough trading conditions, new figures show. Aggregated...
15-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
JD Wetherspoon is set to open 39 pubs by the end of its financial year in September - the highest number in years. It has already opened 33 and has...
09-Jul-2009 By Robyn Lewis
The gin category received a boost this week as Diageo unveiled its strategy to lead a "renaissance" in the sector. The company is re-launching its...
22-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Diageo is to back the national rollout of its Smirnoff vodka flavours with a £3.65m marketing campaign. The flavours, Lime and Green Apple, have...
Luxardo launches new flavoured sambucas
15-Jun-2009
New flavoured sambucas have been launched under the Luxardo product range.Distributor Cellar Trends has developed cream, pomegranate, spiced apple...
Young's saw "sizeable offer" for pubs rejected
29-May-2009 By Hamish Champ
Young & Co, the South London pub operator, made what it called a "sizeable offer" for a package of pubs but its bid was rejected, chief executive...
Freehold prices fall four per cent in six months
12-May-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Bottom-end freehold pub prices have dropped four per cent in the past six months and 90 per cent of those sold have been closed or without accounts,...
Carlsberg offers food training with Jean-Christophe Novelli
08-May-2009
Jean-Christophe Novelli is partnering with Carlsberg for a second year, offering new customers the chance to win a personal appearance from the TV...
06-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
JD Wetherspoon recorded a like-for-like sales increase of 0.5% for the 13 weeks to 26 April and is now "slightly more positive" about its prospects.
Further marketing activity for Corona
30-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A range of promotional activity has been announced to raise the profile of Corona Extra throughout 2009.The Mexican beer will be marketed via music...
A WKD sort of cider
30-Apr-2009
The latest entry to the cider market comes not from a West Country cider farm nor from the power-houses of Magners or Bulmers, but from WKD.That's...
Lambrini rosé launched
16-Apr-2009
Halewood International has made a bid to position Lambrini as an on-trade brand with the launch of a rosé variant.The brand extension to the...
Gallo launches new brand and relaunches Turning Leaf
07-Apr-2009
Wine company E&J Gallo has announced the launch of a new brand, and the relaunch of its Turning Leaf range.There will also be a programme of...
02-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Consumers bored with the usual soft drinks offerings are the target for a repositioned Vimto brand. Vimto Soft Drinks is investing £5m in the drink...
