Ikebana Novello of the Abruzzo region.

Good things come in threes

WINE importer Continental Wine & Food (CWF) has introduced three new season wines which it says are ideally suited to “kick off” the pre-Christmas period.
A soft drinks range which offers classics as well as something different is essential, say firms.

Moving beyond the old favourites

Soft drinks can drive sales this festive season, providing the offer is right
The festive period offers more opportunities to encourage consumers to trade-up.

Appy Christmas is there for the taking

New menu-making app designed to help operators tap into sales opportunity
Snowy cocktail

Cocktail serves in time for Christmas

COCKTAIL and mixer brand Funkin has introduced a range of festive cocktail mixes to help licensees drive seasonal sales throughout Christmas and New Year.
Douglas Laing Big Peat bottle

A festive whisky for peat’s sake

WHISKY bottler Douglas Laing & Co has kept to its festive tradition and released Big Peat Christmas Edition – the seventh annual release of the limited edition whisky.

Mixing fun back into cocktails

Bar Soba’s lead mixologist Scott Stevens tells all about group’s new drinks menu.

A drink that is far from old fashioned

Simple but effective steps can be taken to maximise whisky’s appeal.

Help to get everything in order

Glasgow-based Alliance Till Systems offers operators the full EPOS package

Cashing in on coffee

While the number of cafés looks set to continue to rise, pubs and bars are well-placed to capitalise on offering quality hot beverages too.

Keep a cocktail list in line with the times

MUCH like the seasons, taste in drinks can change throughout the year; what proves popular in the summer may not be selling quite so well as the mercury drops.

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