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NewsTilray: ‘We see a clear path to rebuilding BrewDog towards $1bn valuation’
The brewery business’s new owner says it expects BrewDog to be cash flow positive in 2027 and is making targeted investments in its brand and brewpub estate
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NewsDomino’s launches range of thinner, more premium pizzas
The new Italiano’s range features five pizzas built on a hand-stretched ‘Italian-style’ crust, designed to deliver what the pizza delivery giant describes as an ‘elevated eating experience’
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News‘A defining moment for the brand’ - Be At One rolls out concept evolution
The Stonegate-owned bar group says it is entering ‘a new era’ with a refreshed drinks menu and updated guest experience being expanded across its estate following a successful trial
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Analysis & InsightThe American chicken invasion
Robert Ancill charts how U.S. brands have reshaped the UK’s poultry consumption, fundamentally transforming the nation’s eating habits, and the opportunities and risks that come with a concentrated focus on a single protein
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Weekend PressMcDonald’s launches trading cards with selected meals
Some of the fast-food chain’s cards are listed for sale on online marketplaces for more than £40 - and in some examples, north of £150, the Daily Mail reports
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NewsCôte launches French-only online wine shop
The brassiere group says the extension to its omnichannel offer is a ‘first’ for a major UK restaurant group and comes alongside the release of a house Côte Cuvée
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InterviewsCaffè Nero: ‘We went from 0 to 100 on matcha’
UK managing director Glyn House told MCA’s Food to Go conference the group is selling up to 100,000 matcha drinks a week after adding it to the menu last year
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NewsBrewDog bars to reduce craft range and begin selling rival beers to revive fortunes
Chief executive Irwin Simon has said he also hopes to restore growth at the ailing craft brewer and bar group by cutting prices and getting ‘more females drinking beer’
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NewsPizza Pilgrims teams up with multiple restaurant brands to launch crust dipping menu
The Neapolitan pizza group is launching a range of dips inspired by signature flavours from other restaurant brands including Dishoom, Honest Burgers, Pho and Sweet Dee’s Jerk
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NewsAlcohol-free beer added to UK inflation basket
A surge in demand for low or no-alcohol beer sees it included in the virtual basket of goods and services used by the ONS to chart the cost of living
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NewsTilray acquires BrewDog’s US assets
The deal includes BrewDog’s brewery, pub, and hotel in Columbus, Ohio, as well as pubs in New Albany and Cleveland, and its site in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Weekend PressVegan sausage rolls saved from EU ban
While Brussels bans meat-related terms such as ‘steak’ and ‘bacon’ to market plant-based food, veggie ‘burgers’ and ‘sausage’ avoid the chop says The Telegraph
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NewsInnis & Gunn acquired by C&C Group in pre-pack
The Scottish craft brewery had raised nearly £9m over several crowdfunding rounds, in a scenario which mirrors the BrewDog pre-pack sale which also left small investors out of pocket
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Analysis & InsightLower ABV global lager ‘falls down popularity list’ among consumers
As big beer companies reduce the alcohol content of their core brands in response to increased duty, MCA explores the knock-on impact on quality for consumers, and the disproportionate hit on specialist craft brewers
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NewsTilray Brands acquires BrewDog in £33m deal
The deal sees the consumer products company take on the global brand and related intellectual property, as well as the UK brewing operations and 11 bars across the British Isles
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NewsStrong Guinness sales in tough global market for Diageo
Diageo grew sales in in Great Britain by 2.9%, thanks to double-digit growth in Guinness, which was particularly strong in the on-trade and in its non-alcoholic Guinness 0.0 offering
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NewsHeavenly Desserts moves into retail
The dessert café franchise is to launch a range of milk cake trays under the first phase of a wider retail strategy
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Analysis & InsightExpresso: How the self-service coffee category is evolving
Costa Express has long held a monopoly in the self-service coffee machine space, but now the likes of Illy and disrupters such as Unity Coffee are challenging the status quo
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NewsMission Mars to relaunch Albert’s Schenke as Schiller’s Hall
The brand overhaul will the Bavarian cook haus and bier tavern concept relaunch as a neighbourhood-style bar and bistro with pan European influences
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NewsIlly to roll out self-service coffee bars nationwide
The premium coffee brand is launching a new ‘bean-to-cup’ self-service bar concept with a target to achieve 1,000 placements during the next five years