Pepsi has announced the launch of a new on-trade glass bottle range, leading with Pepsi MAX. This will be supported by a range of new signature spirit serves, including Vermouth MAX, Brandy MAX, Tequila MAX and Bourbon MAX. The new sleek and contoured Pepsi MAX bottle is inspired by the original heritage bottle and will also be rolled out across Diet Pepsi and original … [Read more...]
Traditional pork pie wins top prize at 2015 FreeFrom Food Awards
An excited crowd of nearly 300 ‘freefrom’ enthusiasts gathered at the Royal College of Physicians in Regents Park last night to watch Antony Worrall Thompson award ‘Marble Mo’, the Oscar of freefrom food, to Laura McGowan and Nick Voakes of Voakes Free From for their Traditional Raised Pork Pie. 'A perfect pork pie! I just do not believe that it is both gluten free and dairy … [Read more...]
Diners waste almost a day per year waiting to be seated
Renowned for forming an orderly queue whenever the need arises, Brits certainly aren’t ones for pushing in line, and new research by OpenTable has revealed that Brits are undeniably living up to this stereotype. 2 months of your life! The research has discovered that the average time spent queuing for a table at a restaurant with a no booking policy is 27 minutes– making … [Read more...]
BrewDog to raise £25 million with largest ever crowdfunding scheme
Scotland’s largest independent brewery, BrewDog has launched its most ambitious project to date, attempting to raise £25 million through its record-breaking crowdfunding scheme Equity for Punks – more than five times the previous record set by the brewery in 2013. This round of the UKLA-accredited investment scheme will see 526,316 shares in the brewery being made available … [Read more...]
Robinsons new beer line-up
Robinsons Brewery have strengthened their core range of beers by introducing a new addition to their beer family with Wizard, a brand new mythical amber beer alongside a new look for their legendary ale, Unicorn. Inspired by a local Cheshire legend, The Wizard of Alderley Edge, Wizard is a new 3.7% ABV ale that marks the next in a long line of handcrafted ales that the … [Read more...]