Bulmers plays numbers game with new cider
Heineken launches new fruit variant and packaging revamp in time for summer
THE modern cider drinker’s thirst for new taste experiences has led the country’s...
Chill out this summer
CHILLED red wine looks set to become the serve of the summer.
That’s the prediction from Australian wine firm Brown Brothers, which reckons the popularity...
Not everything’s coming up rosé
Guy Chatfield goes in search of some alternative summer libations
“SUMMER drinks, big man, and make it interesting... for a change!”
When I got the editor’s...
Keep it simple this summer
Cocktails don’t have to be complicated for operators to reap the rewards
FRUITY cocktails and long drinks look set to dominate consumers’ summer drinks repertoires...
Punch demerger plans on track
THE boss of Punch Taverns confirmed last week that the firm is on track to complete its demerger into separate leased and managed businesses...
Blue Nun shows its true colours
GERMAN wine range Blue Nun has been relaunched with “fresher and fruitier” styles of wine and new-look packaging in time for summer.
Previously a non-varietal...
New code is working well for pub tenants
Leaseholders getting results from new rules governing pubco conduct, BII chief executive Neil Robertson tells Scott Wright
THE body tasked with ensuring the UK’s major...
Operators urged to ‘think pink’
Rosé set to continue its reign this summer, suppliers say
OPERATORS looking to boost wine sales this summer are being advised to stay in the...
Pub lease market is holding up – agent
LIKE all commercial property, the value of pub leases has been influenced negatively by the economic downturn.
But there is still a good level of...
Vodka chases cocktail culture
MARMALADE Martinis were on the menu at the launch of the latest bistro from Hotel du Vin.
The limited edition Chase Marmalade Vodka was the...