Ale and Beer

Craft Beer Co's first festival a 'huge success'

Craft Beer Co moved away from its traditional ‘meet the brewer’ events to hold its first pub beer festival last weekend, which saw more than 11,000 pints sampled.

Source:Craft Beer Co's first festival a 'huge success'

Dewar's redesign aims to boost UK blended whisky sales

Scotch whisky Dewar’s has been given a new look, to capture its status as the “definitive” blended whisky.

Source:Dewar's redesign aims to boost UK blended whisky sales

Marston’s to spend £15m a year on Scottish expansion project

Marston’s has announced its plan to open five pubs a year in Scotland on the anniversary of its first venture north of the border.

Source:Marston’s to spend £15m a year on Scottish expansion project

Greene King fails to agree deal with May Capital over pubs package

Greene King is not in talks with May Capital, the private equity group, to sell a circa 300-strong tenanted pub package.

Source:Greene King fails to agree deal with May Capital over pubs package

Former SA Brain director launches new business

Philip Lay, the former retail director at SA Brain, has launched a new business called PHL (Pubs, Hotels & Leisure) Ventures.

Source:Former SA Brain director launches new business

Albert Roux and Tom Kitchin to champion Scottish produce

Three-stared Michelin chef Albert Roux is one of 18 acclaimed chefs to promote Scotland as a Land of Food and Drink on the world stage this year.

Source:Albert Roux and Tom Kitchin to champion Scottish produce

Table Table launches spring menu

Whitbread’s Table Table has launched its spring menu.

Source:Table Table launches spring menu

Welsh pub company makes its own World Cup plans after Home Office snub

Brains has announced plans to show England’s World Cup opener in its pubs despite the country being excluded from the Government’s licensing u-turn.

Source:Welsh pub company makes its own World Cup plans after Home Office snub