All Suppliers articles – Page 43
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Dark Star launches ‘PintForAPint’ campaign
Sussex-based Dark Star Brewing Co has launched a campaign to reward blood donors with beer
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Sharp’s Doom Bar reaches no. 1 in UK off-trade
Sharp’s Brewery has revealed that Doom Bar, is now the number one single bottled ale in terms of value sales in the off-trade
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BT Sport unveils expanded football deal
BT Sport has unveiled a deal for pubs to show up to 223 live Champions League and Europa League matches.
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Vianet rollout in managed pubs held back by M&A activity
Vianet chief executive Stuart Darling has told M&C Report he sees huge potential in the managed pub sector for the company’s products as operators recognise the need for ‘big data’.
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Brown-Forman buys Slane Castle Irish Whiskey
American spirits company Brown-Forman has acquired Slane Castle Irish Whiskey in a deal that will see $50m invested in a new distillery.
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Vianet FY PBT up 9.6%
Beer flow monitoring company Vianet has reported a 9.6% rise in pre-tax profits for the year to 31 March, with revenues up from £18.3m to $18.5m.
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NewsCH&Co merges with HCM Group
CH&Co., the owner of bakery café group Apostrophe, has merged with HCM Group to form a catering business with a turnover approaching £200m that will be known as CH&Co Group
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Bidvest 3663 announces rebrand
Food supplier Bidvest 3663 has announced it is rebranding to become Bidvest Foodservice from next month.
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Brewology launches microbrewer range
Brewology, the Leeds based brewing equipment company, has launched a range of cask washing and filling machines for micro-brewers
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Analysis & InsightWhy women love craft beer
As SABMiller boss Alan Clark calls for an end to lager marketing that’s ‘insulting’ to women, Pete Brown, writing for M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser, looks at how the craft sector is winning new fans by removing gender from the equation
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Pubcos join There’s a Beer for That campaign
The There’s A Beer For That campaign is ramping up its on-trade activity with the launch of food and beer- matching initiatives in partnership with three pubcos.
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NewsSt Austell to launch small batch brewery
St Austell is creating a 12-barrel small batch brewery to act as an innovation hub with plans to distribute new innovations around a club of 50 pubs in the South West, M&C Report has learnt.
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NewsStar says Smart Dispense provides 8% sales boost
Star Pubs and Bars has claimed its Smart Dispense system has led to an 8% beer sales uplift in pubs which had the installation.
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NewsSky to freeze prices for 2015/16 season
Sky is set to announce it is freezing its prices for the forthcoming year and unveil a new online marketing promotion for licensees.
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AG Barr sales slip 1.1% in quarter
Soft drinks group AG Barr has reported total group sales down 1.1% year-on-year for the 15 weeks to 9 May.
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Booker passing on price deflation benefit
Wholesaler Booker says the benefit it is seeing from food price deflation is being passed on to customers
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Total FY sales up 1.5% at Booker
Booker has reported a 1.5% rise in total sales to £4.8bn in the year to 27 March, with like-for-like sales (excluding Makro) up 2.3%
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Consumers demand eco-friendly packaging
The majority of UK consumers (85%) want hot beverage outlets to use compostable takeaway cups and 57% of them would be willing to pay 2% more for their drinks to be served in them
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NewsLucky Voice sees 20% rise in SingStation demand
Lucky Voice has seen a 20% year-on-year increase in the number of karaoke rooms it powers from 17 in 2007 to 120 today reflecting a growing demand for in-bar entertainment
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Reasons to be cheerful on alcohol consumption
Miles Beale, the chief executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association assesses the health of the wine sector in the face of stifling taxes and declining alcohol consumption. He predicts wider consolidation across the industry and says there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic in the latest research on the nation’s attitudes towards alcohol. The following is the text of a speech he made at London Wine Fair yesterday: