All Suppliers articles – Page 62
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Matthew Clark sees 7% growth in wine sales
Matthew Clark, the nationwide drinks supplier to the on-trade, has seen sales of wine increase by 7% in the face of market-wide decline of 13% over the past 12 months to January 2014
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Waitrose to open King’s Cross cookery school
Waitrose has agreed a deal with King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership to open a food and wine shop and cookery school in one of the development’s listed buildings
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NewsCarlsberg Q1 UK beer volumes dip
Carlsberg has predicted that Western European beer markets will “decline slightly” in 2014 as it reports a decline in beer volumes in the UK in the first quarter of this year
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Junk food is today’s gruel
Junk food has become the modern equivalent of gruel, public health experts have said as they urge the Prime Minister David Cameron to act on the rising numbers of children suffering from hunger and malnutrition
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Sky partners with CPL on live sports training
Sky has launched a new online training course to help operators “reap the full benefits” from showing live sport in their pub.
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NewsAdnams eyes 'major' brewery project
Adnams, the Suffolk brewer, pub operator and distiller, is considering undertaking a “major project” to enhance its “brewing capacity and flexibility”
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NewsBrewDog attacks Portman
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has attacked Portman Group after the company’s Dead Pony Club brand was blacklisted by Portman’s Independent Complaints Panel
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Britvic launches new dispense solutions into on-trade
Britvic is launching a range of new carbonate draught dispense solutions into the on-trade to help pubs deliver “the perfect serve every time”
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NewsHeineken Q1 UK volumes fall
Heineken saw UK volumes fall in the first quarter of 2014 largely due to the timing of Easter and “unfavourable weather conditions early in the quarter”
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Chapel Down profits fall 83%, beer sales grow
English winemaker Chapel Down saw profits fall from £414k to £68k last year but highlighted strong beer sales and a good harvest in 2013
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Pernod Ricard to buy winemaker; Europe sales up 2%
Pernod Ricard, the wine and spirits group, has reported a 2% rise in sales across Europe for the first nine months of its financial year, and also announced plans to acquire Californian winemaker Kenwood Vineyards for an undisclosed sum
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NewsFreedrinks names new CEO
Martin Hall is to step down as chief executive of Freedrinks, the producer of the Zeo soft drink brand, to be replaced by current sales director Mark Young
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Salt reduction pledge attracts 50 dining out operators
Around 50 pub and restaurant operators have now signed up to the Department of Health’s pledge to reduce salt in the food they serve to help diners achieve a reduction of 1g per person per day compared to the amount eaten in 2007
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NewsDiageo returns to growth in Western Europe
Diageo saw sales return to growth in the three months to 31 March across Western Europe, outperforming the group as a whole
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FSA to act after takeaways substitute lamb for cheaper alternatives
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced a priority testing programme of lamb dishes in takeaway meals after tests found evidence of lamb being substituted for cheaper meats including chicken and beef in almost one in three cases.
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NewsSABMiller FY UK volumes grow 5%
SABMiller, the global brewer, has reported a 5% rise in volumes in its UK arm Miller Brands for the 12 months to 31 March, citing “strong performance throughout the year” from Peroni Nastro Azzurro
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OpinionJust Eat float is hard to digest
The online takeaway service Just Eat has achieved great things in its time and is allowing takeaways nationwide to compete with the likes of Domino’s Pizza and Pizza Hut. However, Dominic Walsh cannot take its £1.5bn IPO seriously. He also asks what’s going on with Orchid’s sale process
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BrewDog to close original brewery
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, is to close its original brewery site in Fraserburgh
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UK cider exports set to grow
British cider producers have predicted a rise in exports to 704m pints a year by 2018 led by the growth in popularity of cider in recent years
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C&C Group names non-exec
C&C Group, the Irish producer of Magners cider, has appointed Emer Finnan, managing director of private equity firm Kildare Partners, as a non-exec director