West Country brewer, Bath Ales, has won the top accolade for its Golden Hare beer at SIBA’s annual Tuckers Malting Beer Festival. The awards are designed to showcase the very best products in the region with over 250 different beers on show at this year’s event, and Golden Hare fought off tough competition from The Liberation brewery and The Ramsbury brewery to claim the top … [Read more...]
BrewDog apologises to Portman Group for ‘not giving a ****’
Following the official announcement (see below) from the Portman Group that BrewDog’s Dead Pony Club pale ale is in breach of the alcohol marketing code, BrewDog promptly took the Portman Group to task – in no uncertain terms. James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog commented in a statement: “On behalf of BrewDog PLC and its 14,691 individual shareholders, I would like to issue a … [Read more...]
Pubs proving popular for investors returning to sector
Canny City investors are building funds to buy up surplus pubs in prime areas of the South as the hospitality sector emerges from three decades of doom and gloom. That’s according to Colliers International hotels director Peter Brunt, who said the fast-recovering sector was now being seen as a prime investment territory. Values to rise with growing operating … [Read more...]
Hotelympia’s 2014 Innovation Award Winners revealed
A 100% natural, frozen fruit tea; a revolutionary system that perfectly prepares 1,000 cocktails per hour; an intuitive in-cup blender for indulgent frappes and smoothies; and a unique, portable self-stabilising table – the winners have been unveiled in Hotelympia’s standard-bearing Innovation Awards. The four most groundbreaking new products in the categories of Catering … [Read more...]
Whitbread extends track record of double digit growth
Whitbread has reported its results for the financial year to 27 February 2014, showing double digit growth, sales up 13%, underlying profit up 16.5%, and earnings per share up 20.1%. 2014 has started well, and the growth targets for both Premier Inn and Costa are on track. Andy Harrison, Chief Executive, commented: "Whitbread has delivered another year of strong double … [Read more...]