by Louise Ashworth | Jan 29, 2019 | News
Fuller’s has announced the sale of its entire beer business to Asahi for £250 million in a surprise announcement on 25th January. The sale includes all its beer brands, including the iconic London Pride, the Dark Star portfolio of beers as well as the Griffin...
by Louise Ashworth | Jan 17, 2019 | Innovation, News, Stats & Research
The BBPA has commented on the findings of a survey by the Portman Group, which found that there has been a boom in the popularity of low and no alcohol alternatives. Figures from the survey show that nearly a quarter (24%)[1] of British drinkers have either already...
by Louise Ashworth | Jan 14, 2019 | Breweries, News
Arthur Skill, a 19 year old Nottinghamian, owned a fish lorry. The year was 1919, and with the early morning rounds completed, Arthur found that more could be made of it carrying people to work – and so began Skills Coaches, the Nottingham based travel company...
by Louise Ashworth | Jan 14, 2019 | Awards, News
Entries are now open for this year’s BII Licensee of the Year award, sponsored by Sky. The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) celebrates all that is good in the licensed retail sector and will recognise the top individual licensees operating in the industry in...
by Annabel Smith | Dec 17, 2018 | Beer and Food, Cask Ale, Insight, News
← Previous Next → Put away the port, retire the red wine, and bring out the beer with the Christmas cheeseboard this year. Why beer, instead of the traditional fortified wines? For a few very good reasons. All beer has fizz, carbonation, sparkle: little...
by Louise Ashworth | Dec 5, 2018 | News, Stats & Research
The British Beer & Pub Association has welcomed new research that shows UK brewers are amongst the biggest and best in Europe. However, the tax burden they face compared to their European counterparts is holding them back, it argues. The new research, released by...
