Charles Wells has announced an increase of 4% in operating profit before exceptional costs alongside a steady programme of investment in its assets. The Bedford based brewer and pub operator recorded an operating profit of £8m in ...
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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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Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) and Pabst Brewing Company (PBC) have signed a brewing agreement whereby the two companies aim to achieve growth objectives jointly. The agreement entails that PBC subsidiary Rainier Brewing Company will brew ...
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Belgium brewer Anheuser-Busch will acquire Arizona-based craft brewer Four Peaks Brewing Company, in an effort to expand its portfolio of craft breweries. Following the acquisition, Four Peaks brewery will continue to brew all of its ...
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The annual Christmas eve traffic snarl is underway in Beijing. Thousands of young people are flocking to the city centre for Christmas dinners and shopping. The area around Sanlitun and Beijing Worker's Stadium, known in the Chinese ...
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Just in time for the prime summer months, Galena Brewing Company has expanded its packaging lineup to include three beers in Rexam 16 oz. cans. Anna Belle's IPA is a ruby beer with a burst of hop flavors and aromas paired with a solid ...
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Colorado Cider Company is now releasing four of its most popular ciders in fourpacks of 12-ounce bottles. Previously available only in 22-ounce "bomber" bottles, Glider Cider, Glider Dry, Grasshop-Ah and Cherry Glider fourpacks are now ...
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Craft beer is hot right now globally. With little money for traditional advertising, niche brewers are relying on striking packaging designs to win friends and influence beer (and wine) drinkers. The number of craft breweries in the US ...
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Scrumpy-tious! Fresh from the orchards comes a new addition to the award winning cider range from Sheppy's. Produced on the Sheppy family farm in Somerset - Orchard Dew is a naturally cloudy, medium cider - which is available in a Bag in ...
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The TGI Fridays has expanded its snacks portfolio with a new line of snacks featuring nuts, pretzels, crackers and seeds in the tradition of happy hour pub mixes. The new TGI Fridays Happy Hour Snack Mixes include four flavors available ...
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Breakside Brewery has released new limited edition beers in bottles “Back to the Future IPA” for Portland Beer Week and “Oui, Chef” the latest in the Farmhouse, Fruit & Funk Series. In addition to the 2 highly ...
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Many Northamptonshire businesses have formally pledged to create good quality training opportunities for young generation locally to meets the sector's needs. Companies making the pledge include TMI Foods, Warner Edwards, Phipps ...
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Coiledspring Games is sponsoring this week's UK Games Expo and will be showcasing a number of new games. The firm will be displaying Adventure Tours - the latest from the inventor of Love Letter, Seiji Kanai - as well as his newest card ...
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US-based craft brewery Full Sail Brewing Company has released Session Cream Summer Ale as part of its Session Series lineup. Session Cream Summer Ale is described as a "classic American beer" by the company and released during the ...
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Danish brewing company Carlsberg Group and the Brooklyn Brewery of New York have joined hands for the second time to open a new brewery in Trondheim, Norway. To be built at the existing Ringnes E.C. Dahls brewery site in Trondheim, the ...
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