Casual Dining, the award winning trade show which ran its second edition at the Business Design Centre in London last week, has announced the launch of The Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards, in response to industry feedback. The awards will take place on the evening of 24 February 2016. Not only will they form an important highlight of next year’s event, but aim to … [Read more...]
St Austell Brewery sells record 28.8million pints in a year
Leading South West brewer St Austell Brewery has announced it has brewed and sold 100,000 brewers’ barrels of its own brand beers in the last 365 days - the first time this milestone amount has been reached in the company’s 164 year history. The figure was hit on St Piran’s Day, the national day of Cornwall. The landmark of 100,000 brewer’s barrels - equivalent to 28.8 … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola adopts ‘one brand’ strategy
Coca‑Cola Great Britain (CCGB) has announced that it will be unifying the Coca‑Cola portfolio of products – including Coca‑Cola, Diet Coke, Coca‑Cola Zero and Coca‑Cola Life – under a new “one brand” strategy to promote the full choice of Coca‑Cola variants. Over the years, as consumer taste, preference and lifestyles have changed, Coca‑Cola has innovated to launch and … [Read more...]
Are you on BRUNCH.LONDON?
A once distinctly American dining tradition, brunch is now firmly established on the menus of London’s restaurants and hotels. And now, thanks to new bookings site Brunch.London, it’s easier than ever to enjoy: it’s a one-stop-shop for the best brunch spots in the capital, whether the customer is looking for eggs benedict with a flat white in the latest coffee bar, or an … [Read more...]
BrewDog launches a “Restorative Beverage for Invalids & Convalescents”
In a throwback to the original India Pale Ales of the mid-19th century, BrewDog today launches its 8.7% ABV IPA, christened ‘Restorative Beverage for Invalids and Convalescents’. The new brew’s distinctive appellation is derived from a passage in a mid-19th century medical textbook authored by the ‘father of pharmacology’ Dr Jonathan Pereira. The book, titled ‘A Treatise … [Read more...]