Ale and Beer

BISC: Government response due end of November

Business Secretary Vince Cable has revealed that the Government will respond to the Business, Innovation & Skills Committee’s (BISC) report into the pubco-tenant relationship at the end November.

Source:BISC: Government response due end of November

BBPA calls for extended voluntary code over music fee collection

British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chief executive Brigid Simmonds has called for an extended voluntary code over the collection of fees for recorded music.

Source:BBPA calls for extended voluntary code over music fee collection

Carlsberg sales flat

Carlsberg said third-quarter sales stagnated as poor summer weather held back volumes in Europe and its sales in Russia fell compared to the previous year.

Source:Carlsberg sales flat

Fuller’s hails its Black Cab Stout

Fuller’s is celebrating London’s Hackney carriage with a new seasonal stout in time for Christmas.

Source:Fuller’s hails its Black Cab Stout

C&C buys US cider brand for €20m

C&C Group, the Dublin-based producer of Magners, has bought America’s second biggest cider brand Hornsby’s from E&J Gallo for a deal worth up to €20m.

Source:C&C buys US cider brand for €20m

Michelin stars boost UK pub image

The operator of the first pub to receive two Michelin stars says its award has helped to put British pubs on the international culinary map.

Source:Michelin stars boost UK pub image

Kopparberg ordered to pull ad after ASA ruling

Cider brand Koppaberg has been ordered not to show a TV advert after it was ruled it appealed to under-18s by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

Source:Kopparberg ordered to pull ad after ASA ruling

Eclectic eyes expansion on sales boost

Eclectic Clubs & Bars, the Avanti Capital-backed bar group, continues to eye expansion as it reports increased sales and EBITDA in the year to 30 June 2011.

Source:Eclectic eyes expansion on sales boost