All hospitality outlets in Wales will be banned from selling alcohol to stem the latest surge on COVID cases. The Welsh government is looking at significantly increasing the financial support for pubs in Wales in recognition that these restrictions will devastate many businesses. Full article in the Drinks Business here.
New COVID Lockdowns in UK Restrict Takeaway Sales for Pubs and Breweries
New lockdown orders in the UK, imposed due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, are even more harsh than in the past for pubs and breweries. Pubs could sell takeaway beer alongside takeaway meals before, but not this time. Tom Stainer, chief executive of the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA), told BBC that “Offering… Read More…
US Imports of Wine and Whisky Show Sharp Drop Due to Tariff War
Last month the World Trade Organization authorized the EU to impose $4 billion in tariffs on US imports in the ongoing dispute. The 16-year feud, which centers around subsidies given to Boeing and Airbus, is now the WTO’s longest-running corporate dispute. The WTO authorized the US to implement 25% tariffs in October 2019 on… Read More…
MOD Beverage Acquires Assets of TBA Beverage
Multi-brand beverage start-up MOD Beverage has acquired assets from the now-defunct TBA Beverage (formerly known as Craft Collective Beerworks and Factory Brewing). These assets include beer brands Spectrum Beer, Haus Lager, Phantom Beer and the Canadian operations of Seattle-based Odin Brewing, as well as the brewing facility at 1575 Vernon Drive, Vancouver, B.C. MOD… Read More…
Guinness Alcohol-Free 0.0 Launches in UK Next Week
Diageo has announced plans to launch its alcohol-free Guinness Irish Stout next week in Britain and Ireland. Guinness 0.0 will go on sale in 4-440ml can packs in select off-premise retail accounts before being rolled out to the broad-market off-premise trade later this season. Pubgoers will have to wait longer to try the new… Read More…
Heineken Hit with $2.58 Million Fine in U.K. Pub Business
Dutch brewer Heineken has been hit with a $2.58 million fine for forcing its pub tenants to stock “unreasonable levels” of its beers. The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA), which regulates large bar chains in the UK ruled that the on-premise pub business Star Pubs & Bars, an arm of Heineken, had “seriously and repeatedly”… Read More…
CAMRA ‘Increasingly Concerned’ By Big Beer Consolidation in UK
The trade group Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) said it was “increasingly concerned” that small businesses will lose out as a result of the Carlsberg acquisition of Marston’s Brewery, the British brewery, pub and hotel operator. The British Competition and Markets Authority recently ruled that the proposed venture would not have an adverse effect… Read More…
Greene King to Tell Story of Slave-Owner Founder
United Kingdom brewer Greene King is working with the International Slavery Museum to raise awareness of the company’s historic link to the slave trade. The museum will also work with Greene King on exploring the history of Benjamin Greene, one of the brewer’s founding members, who profited from slavery and argued against its abolition… Read More…
Brewdog Loses Trademark Dispute with Elvis Presley Estate
It’s yet another example of how delicate naming a beer can be. Scottish and US brewer Brewdog has may need to stop using the name of one of their best-selling beers, a grapefruit and blood orange IPA called ‘Elvis Juice’ after losing a trademark appeal against Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that manages the… Read More…
British Nightlife Scene May Be Decimated
According to an article in The Drinks Business, survey results show that over half of British nighttime hospitality businesses fear they will not survive more than two more months without further government support. This would put an estimated 754,000 jobs at risk.
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