During 2014, the UK government announced that it was cutting beer duty by £0.01 per pint for the second consecutive year as part of its budget released in March 2014. This move was taking in an effort to boost a previously declining ...
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December 21, 2015 The top predictions for cocktail drinking trends amongst Australians in 2016 has been released by global spirit producer Brown-Forman Corporation. Brown-Forman owns a number of spirit brands including Jack ...
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Qiandongnan's Xijiang village, the country's largest ethnic Miao community. WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY It is like taking a walk back in time. Women from the Dong ethnic group in the 800-year-old Huanggang village are dyeing shiny traditional ...
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US-based Rogue Ales and Pendleton Woolen Mills have teamed up to jointly produce Rogue Pendleton Pilsner, which is set to debut in July this year. Rogue Pendleton Pilsner has been brewed using floor malted barley and Liberty hops. ...
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In 2014, 68 per cent of Australian adults drank alcohol in any given four-week period, with the average volume consumed over this time being 23.6 glasses per person, according to the most recent findings from market research organisation ...
Honoring the glass bottle manufacturer Beatson Clark, Rotherham based Parkgate brewery has launched Chantry Brewery Teaser in the UK. Chantry Brewery Teaser is a 4.5% pale ale brewed with Bravo USA hops. The company said that the beer ...
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The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has launched the most wide-ranging review of national business rates in a generation – paving the way for changes to how businesses across England pay the tax. The review, set to ...
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has cut duty on spirits and cider by 2% and froze duty on wine and slashed the price of beer by a penny a pint for the third year now. In the budget speech presented in the House of ...
Beer sales in the UK have increased by 1.3%, after nine consecutive years of decline during which beer sales dropped by 24%. According to British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the surge in beer sales comes after two duty cuts on alcohol ...
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Small distillers from across the UK are supporting the 'Drop the Duty!' campaign, which calls for a reduced duty on alcohol in order to facilitate the growth of the industry. This campaign is run by Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) Wine and ...
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A new Canadean report finds that eight out of ten consumers who drink alcohol out of their homes rarely or never try new alcoholic drinks. This is concerning as substantial investment is made in developing and marketing new products. ...
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Drinks and pubs business Liberation Group has acquired Butcombe Brewery in the UK for an undisclosed amount. The combined company will now have 94 pubs, bars and eateries, two breweries with the capacity to brew over 30,000 barrels of ...
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British pub chain JD Wetherspoon will open 200 new pubs over the next five years across the UK and Ireland, by investing £400m in them. In the process, the company is expected to create 15,000 new jobs, Reuters reported. ...
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Kona Brewing Company has announced its island brews will be available throughout British Columbia beginning in late November. Kona beers will make their official Canadian debut at the Hopscotch Whisky Beer and Spirits Festival to be held ...
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British alcohol industry has welcomed the government’s challenge to take action to handle drink-related harms that cost £21bn annually. The new pledges form a part of the industry's continuing commitment to the government's ...
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