All Pubs articles
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News
Media Bites 15 November: Ben & Jerry’s, UK pubs, WH Smith, Post Office
Ben & Jerry’s is suing its parent company Unilever, accusing the behemoth of blocking it from making public statements of support for Palestinian refugees
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News
Media Bites 14 November: Homebase, Just Eat, Asda market share
The demise of struggling retailer Homebase is one of the main topics of coverage for the nationals this morning
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News
Media Bites 24 September: Tesco chicken nuggets spark controversy as M&S shares soar
Tesco has been accused of skimping on the chicken in its Aldi price-matched nuggets
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Comment & Opinion
Heineken’s pub investment isn’t a counter-cultural move
The cash injection will boost the brewer’s brands and could help it win favour with the next generation of drinkers
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News
The British Snack Co unveils kerbside recyclable paper crisp packet
The packs were developed in partnership with sustainable packaging manufacturer EvoPak
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News
Bidfood publishes specialised guide to help pubs boost sales
Pub Kitchen Club’s new guide tackles menu premiumisation, as well as offering inspiration to improve the overall pub experience
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News
Whitby merger could push up prices and reduce quality, CMA finds
The CMA said the deal between the two largest scampi suppliers in the UK could result in a ’substantial lessening of competition’
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News
JJ Foodservice adds beer kegs to alcohol range for pub landlords
Available for collection from its Enfield, Sidcup, and Dagenham depots, the range consists of 50-litre kegs of Carlsberg, Foster’s, San Miguel, Heineken, Cobra and Peroni
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News
Gipsy Hill launches offset-free carbon negative beers
The south London brewery has used regenerative barley and recaptured hops to create Swell Lager and Trail Pale
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News
Brewgooder and Brooklyn Brewery launch beer made from fonio
The innovation aimed to highlight fonio as a ‘great-tasting’ ingredient with sustainability credentials
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Interviews
Budweiser UK boss Brian Perkins: ‘I feel very lucky that people love beer’
Budweiser’s UK boss is steering the megabrewer through a major inflection point, taking the brand ‘beyond beer’ as it steers its way through headwinds
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News
Thomas Ridley wins City Pub Group supply contract
The new deal follows the acquisition of Thomas Ridley by Bidcorp in January. It is now part of the Caterfood Group
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News
Brooklyn Pilsner named official beer of Glastonbury Festival
The deal will see Brooklyn Brewery’s premium ale served at on-site bars throughout the five-day event
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News
BrewDog brings back controversial ‘gold’ can competition
It comes just three months after James Watt claimed he had paid almost £500,000 in compensation to previous winners
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Category Report
Can BrewDog seriously take on Guinness? Beer category report 2023
Guinness has enjoyed unrivalled dominance in stouts. Could Black Heart open up the category to competition?
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Comment & Opinion
Budget fails to alleviate pressure on companies caught in cost of living crossfire
After the chaos unleashed by the mini-budget last November, Jeremy Hunt’s ‘steady as she goes’ budget was not exactly unwelcome – though it left grocery industry participants frustrated that more help isn’t being offered
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Comment & Opinion
Why Lucky Saint is standing out in alcohol-free beer
The Dry January sponsor adapts quickly, sticks to its guns with one core variant, and is about to open its own pub
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Matt Mahatme and Jordan Palmer, co-founders, Lixir Drinks
Co-founders Matt and Jordan are on a mission to become the world’s biggest mixer brand
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Comment & Opinion
Energy support for business is welcome, but what happens when the six months is up?
It’s a sign of just how serious the economic situation has become that energy prices being capped at twice the levels of a year ago is seen almost as a cause for jubilation
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News
City Snapshot: JD Wetherspoon calls for tax equality with ‘far more profitable’ supermarkets
JD Wetherspoon has called for tax equality between pubs and supermarkets as the group reported its losses for the year would be larger than expected. Plus, spirits group Distil issues a trading update and KKR’s acquisition of drinks bottler Refresco completes.