Scottish Licensed Trade News

Quality and provenance key, producers say

THE quality and provenance of cider brands is behind the category’s ongoing success, the National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) has..

March 6, 2012

Variety is spice of cider category’s life

CIDER has been one of the drinks industry’s most dynamic categories in recent years. Sales have continued to rise steadily as a raft of..

February 28, 2012

Calls of duty as Budget nears

DUTY is seldom far from the minds of those who earn a living from the drinks trade at the best of times, but with the Budget less than a..

February 24, 2012

Cider firm toasts ‘record’ results

A 57% uplift in its total cider business helped Suffolk-based producer Aspall post ‘record’ results in the three months to December 31...

February 16, 2012

Cider sales soar at C&C

A STRONG performance by Magners was last week credited with helping owner C&C Group record robust sales figures. The volume of the..

January 26, 2012

Brewer toasts impact made by cider

BREWING giant AB InBev reported its satisfaction with the progress made by its new cider brand in the UK as it posted its third quarter and..

December 5, 2011

Aspall backs its winter warmer

CIDER firms have nailed their festive colours to the mast, with two unveiling seasonal specials in recent weeks. Kopparberg distributor COS..

November 30, 2011