Premium Packaged Spirits

Thirst service

01-Aug-2003

Ben McFarland looks at ways to improve your spirits status.Lack of consistency and varying quality is a problem that afflicts all alcoholic drink...

Many thought the budget duty hike on PPSs would seriously hu

20-Feb-2003

It's been an odd nine months since the premium packaged spirits market was hit with an increase in duty in Chancellor Gordon Brown's budget. Many...

Kyndal goes out on the L'ush

22-Nov-2002

Kyndal Spirits has expanded its portfolio for the first time since securing Scotland's biggest ever management buy-out last year.The Glasgow-based...

Increase in duty continues to stifle PPS category

19-Nov-2002

The extra tax burden imposed by Gordon Brown earlier this year is continuing to stifle expansion of the premium packaged spirits category according...

Budget: PPSs hit by 65 per cent duty rise

18-Apr-2002

The trade has attacked Gordon Brown's decision to increase duty on premium packaged spirits (PPSs) by 65 per cent - a rise of 12p per 275ml bottle.Mr...

The great PPS challenge

20-Sep-2001

Licensees are faced with an increasing array of PPS to put behind the bar. Ben McFarland takes up the challenge to sort out the good from the bad. It...

Perfect Partners

15-Mar-2001

Nowadays, every serious licensed trade outlet has a fridge behind the bar stocked with high visibility products, including flavoured alcoholic...