Beer business is about to pick up

The coming weeks could be good for beer sales provided the offer is right

Try and venues will succeed

Operators greet scrums of rugby fans during Six Nations
A growing number of customers expect the option of contactless payment via card or phone

Take time to consider tech

Consumers’ technology expectations higher than ever
New for 2019: Peroni Libera 0.0%

A sobering Italian taste

A shift in drinking habits is said to be behind the decision by the owner of Italian beer brand Peroni, Asahi, to release a new alcohol-free variant
Genius Brewing advert

See the light with a new low-alcohol craft lager

GENIUS Brewing is targeting the growing number of people looking to watch both their calorie and alcohol intake in 2019 with its 3% ABV Craft Lager
Skinny Brands is aiming to boost awareness of its low-calorie lager in licensed outlets

Low-cal lager eyeing growth

Skinny Brands aims to help licensees capitalise on health kicks

Distillery will set sail after six years

Childhood friends will bring Scotch whisky back to Leith. Dave Hunter reports

A dram fine way to boost sales

Burns Night can be relied upon to bolster the national drink in pubs

Raising a glass to healthy drinks sales

Licensees can capitalise on demand for drinks with lower ABV and fewer calories

Pubs and bars paint a sobering picture

The pursuit of better health is driving low and no drinks sales, operators say

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Jack Cummins
LEGAL
Niall Hassard
ONLY DRAMS
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR
Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson