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...
Funkin introduces a taste of summer
VODKA is all that’s required for one of the new summer cocktail mixers from Funkin.
Designed for mixing with vodka, the Strawberry Woo Woo combines...
Ginger beer adds spice to market
Category’s ‘point of difference’ credited with bolstering sales
THERE’S a relative newcomer to the drinks scene that’s winning a place in young adults’ affections.
After the...
Vodka to cause a sensation
SMIRNOFF is bringing dance event Sensation to the UK for the first time this summer
Launched in Amsterdam in 2000, Sensation will take place at...
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