Beverages

The latest news and updates on beverages, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Jul- 2022 -

18 July

Fever-Tree profits ‘worsened’ by cost of headwinds

Fever-Tree has revealed that it anticipates gross margins of around 37% and an EBITDA margin of around 14% for the…
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May- 2022 -

17 May

Vagabond opens first airport site at Heathrow

Vagabond Bar and Kitchen has announced it will launch its first airport site this week at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, following…
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Nov- 2021 -

29 November

Drinks sales ‘edge back’ above pre-COVID-19 levels, CGA says

On Premise drinks sales in the week to last Saturday (20 November) edged 1% above the same week in 2019,…
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Feb- 2021 -

12 February

Wine Drinkers UK calls for excise duty cuts

Wine Drinkers UK (WDUK) has written an open letter to the chancellor calling for a reduction to the UK’s wine…
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Jan- 2021 -

8 January

CAMRA calls on government to reconsider alcohol takeaways

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called on the government to give struggling pubs financial support by allowing them to…
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Oct- 2020 -

12 October

CMA approves Carlsberg Marston’s merger

A merger between Marston’s Brewery and Carlsberg UK has been approved by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Despite its…
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Aug- 2020 -

14 August

BBPA welcomes no US tariff on beer for British brewers

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the decision from the US not to place tariffs on beer…
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10 August

The Great British Beer Festival goes virtual

The Great British Beer Festival, which usually takes place this week at Olympia in London, is making its virtual debut…
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Jul- 2020 -

31 July

BBPA repeats call for government to cut VAT on beer in pubs

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the UK government to extend its VAT cut on food in…
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27 July

Marston’s and Carlsberg UK’s joint venture delayed

Pub operator Marston’s has announced its merger with brewing company Carlsberg UK has been delayed, pending a review by the…
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