Alcohol
The new alcohol duty: driving people back to British pubs?
A complete reworking of the alcohol duty system has seen alcohol taxed according to strength. Do the new rules benefit hospitality?
Distillers warn of 'shortsighted' alcohol duty tax
The UK Spirits Alliance (UKSA) has warned that the upcoming rise in alcohol duties will be “actively damaging” to the hospitality sector.
Scotland's potential ban on alcohol advertising to go 'back to the drawing board'
How pubs can survive and thrive
Drinks interview: Hebe Richardson, Soda & Friends, Canning Town, London
London’s Canning Town has a new bar in the shape of Soda & Friends, a highball-focused[...]
Shaking up the pub with cocktail hour
New pubs with stellar cocktail menus are quenching the thirst of more discerning drinkers. Millie Milliken[...]
Searcys says Christmas won't fall flat as 700 Champagne cases are held at port
Supply chain challenges hit events and champagne experts Searcys as house label Champagne stuck in UK[...]
New products: Flatstone Pizza Co kitchen kit, 1837 Gin, Bemuse mead and more
A look at the latest food, drink and equipment to hit the market.
Wake-up call: Getting your neighbours onside for an outside bar
Early engagement with local residents is key to success if you want to install an outside bar in your beer garden, advises Ewen Macgregor."
Black magic: dark spirits to bewitch from behind the bar
At-home experimentation with rums and whiskies has led to discerning customers knowing which dark spirits to order to create craft-level, quality cocktails.
New products: Mibrasa Fire Series, Coupette's Apples cocktail, Brickell’s ice-cream and more
A look at the latest food, drink and equipment to hit the market.
New products: Bridor's Legumi bread, Frigomat's ice-cream maker, Harrison's charcoal oven and more
A look at the latest food, drink and equipment to hit the market.
Industry welcomes amended licensing regulations
Hospitality has welcomed amended licensing regulations in England and Wales.
Scottish hospitality allowed to serve alcohol inside from Monday
Scotland has been given the go-ahead to ease Covid-19 restrictions and move down to level two,[...]
Mark Donald takes head chef role at Glenturret distillery restaurant
Mark Donald has been appointed head chef at the Glenturret Lalique restaurant, due to open at[...]
This week's new products: Sipful drinks, Pinti Inox cutlery, Malibu soft ice-cream machines and more
A look at the latest food, drink and equipment to hit the market."
Businesses warned of HMRC fine for pre-mixed cocktail deliveries without proper licence
UK law firm TLT has warned operators that they need to ensure they have permission from HMRC for the off-sale of pre-mixed cocktails or risk a fine.
Golden Vines Awards to celebrate wine producers and fund Gerard Basset foundation diversity scholarships
Liquid Icons – the wine research and content company founded by the late sommelier Gerard Basset and Lewis Chester – has announced the launch of the Golden Vines Awards to recognise fine wine producers and support diversity and inclusion-related wine[...]
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