Alcohol

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Home Office crackdown on underage drinking kicks off

Pubs, bars and other licensed operators are to be targeted in a Home Office crackdown on under-age drinking that kicks off next month.
Posted: 22 November 2007 | 13:06

Enterprise boss questions supermarket booze pricing

Supermarket drinksEnterprise Inns has called on all retailers of alcohol to “face up to their share of responsibility” ahead of tomorrow’s meeting between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and drink retailers and producers.
Posted: 20 November 2007 | 11:59

BBPA calls for beer tax freeze

Beer pumpsThe British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the Government to freeze beer duty for the second time this year as beer sales in the UK slump to their lowest on-trade level since 1969.
Posted: 20 November 2007 | 10:25

Bar Exams - US Food Trends

Chocolate Bar, Langham Hotel, BostonOperators are creating themed food and beverage bars that encourage customization and exploration.
Posted: 16 November 2007 | 16:21

Tequila’s Big Shot – US Food Trends

Adobo Grill’s tequila flightTeach customers to take tequila seriously as a complex spirit.
Posted: 16 November 2007 | 15:19

Drinks industry hits back at regulation plans

nighclub drinkingThe drinks industry has hit back at the Alcohol Health Alliance’s plans to regulate the sector, insisting the group’s proposals will not have any meaningful impact on tackling alcohol misuse.
Posted: 12 November 2007 | 18:00

Official stats reveal fewer than 3% of premises sell alcohol around the clock

people in a barThe vast majority of 24-hour licences belong to hotels which only serve alcohol to their guests, official statistics have revealed.
Posted: 09 November 2007 | 11:59

Supermarkets can continue selling cheap booze

supermarketThe Competition Commission has ruled that the below cost selling of alcohol and other goods is not having “significant unintended effects” on smaller businesses.
Posted: 31 October 2007 | 12:01

Scottish BMA calls for compulsory labelling on alcohol

The British Medical Association in Scotland has called for the Scottish government to introduce compulsory labelling of alcohol limits and units on all alcoholic drinks.
Posted: 22 October 2007 | 07:00

Drop drinking age to 16, says health expert

Underage drinkerThe legal drinking age should be dropped to 16 and not raised to 21 as proposed by the chief constable of Cheshire, a leading public health consultant has argued.
Posted: 18 October 2007 | 14:18

Edinburgh vertical drinking crackdown 'utterly ridiculous'

pubEdinburgh Council has scrapped controversial plans to limit the number of standing customers, or vertical drinkers, in the city’s pubs after the leader of the council called the plans “utterly ridiculous”.
Posted: 16 October 2007 | 14:00

Profits up at brewery and pub company Hall & Woodhouse

Dorset brewer Hall & Woodhouse has reaped the benefits of concentrating on its pubs business over the past year with pre-tax profits up 10% to £8.9m.
Posted: 16 October 2007 | 10:00

BII takes drinking message to schools

The pub industry is going back to school as it steps up efforts to counter claims that it is contributing to the UK's binge-drinking culture.
Posted: 11 October 2007 | 09:00

Industry bodies warn on violence in pubs

people in a pubPub and club owners have been urged to identify the causes of violence on their premises by industry trade bodies to protect employees.
Posted: 04 October 2007 | 07:00

Council blames vertical drinking for alcohol-fuelled trouble

pint glass in handScottish councils have been accused by trade leaders of hijacking the 2005 Licensing Act to enforce a narrow view of how pubs should operate.
Posted: 03 September 2007 | 15:45

88% of Scottish businesses had liquor licence extensions granted

man drinkingThe majority of pubs and hotels in Scotland were granted extensions to their licences last year, official figures have shown.
Posted: 31 August 2007 | 11:04

Scottish pubs and bars face anti-social behaviour charge

nighclub drinkingLate-opening bars, pubs and clubs in Scotland could face an anti-social behaviour policing charge under proposals revealed yesterday by the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP).
Posted: 30 August 2007 | 13:00

Shepherd Neame joins the British Institute of Innkeeping's alcohol education campaign

Kent-based brewer Shepherd Neame has become one of the first partners of the British Institute of Innkeeping’s campaign to promote alcohol education.
Posted: 29 August 2007 | 13:45

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Daniel ThomasIt’s been a tough week for those in the pub trade. First the industry was forced to defend the way it sells alcohol after pressure from politicians and police searching for ways to reduce the level of binge and underage drinking and alcohol-fuelled violence.
Posted: 24 August 2007 | 18:00

Barracuda launches second student loyalty card

young people drinking in barBarracuda, parent company to pub chains Smith & Jones and Varsity, is to target students with a second version of its loyalty card scheme VCard, which brought in £1m in revenue for the group last year.
Posted: 24 August 2007 | 08:00

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