GMB, the union, has warned the Scottish Government it must ditch plans to restrict alcohol marketing and instead bring forward a national strategy for the future of jobs and investment with workers and employers.
UK food and drink exports reached record highs in 2022, with most categories exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Engineers at Diageo’s plant in Leven are to resume strike action tonight (24 February) and over the weekend as Unite explores legal action against the drinks giant in a dispute over contracts and pay.
Wine and drinks supplier Kingsland Drinks Ltd has been fined £800k after an HGV driver was killed after being hit by a forklift truck at its Salford depot.
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Low alcohol, brand collaboration and flavoured beers were just some of the key alcohol trends to look out for in 2023, according to home brewing kit firm Pinter.
MOMA Foods is helping to fund a PhD studentship at Teesside in an effort to optimise its ingredients and lead the way in sustainability, which will see the duo developing a new monitoring tool.
Vimto maker Nichols reported a year of growth in its 2022 full-year financial results, boosted by the strong resurgence of the out-of-home (OoH) market following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Danish based EvodiaBio has raised $6.4m to produce aroma through precision fermentation, which it says it’ll use to help perfect the taste of non-alcoholic beer.
The Government’s decision to continue the freeze on UK alcohol duty until at least August 2023 has brought holiday cheer to members of the drinks industry.
Toast Ale, the brewery that recycles waste bread into beer, has secured £2m from high-profile investors to help scale its sustainability projects and environmental impact.
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) is to sell the Eagle Brewery in Bedford to Spanish brewer S.A. Damm (Damm), best known in the UK as the brewer Estrella Damm.
UK brewers are taking "huge steps" to be more environmentally-friendly with an expanded, targeted roadmap being launched to help the sector decarbonise at pace to reach net zero
Alcohol tea brand Noveltea has appointed liquidators after being unable to withstand the immense pressure of rising input prices and the impact of Covid-19.
There has been a boom in small breweries and a huge increase in the number of different beer styles being brewed over the last 20 years due to Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR), a new report by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has revealed.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’s (CCEP's) East Kilbride factory has created a major vision for digitalisation and automation, as operations director Seamus Kerrigan explains.
Heineken UK has purchased the remaining shares in Beavertown Brewery assuming full ownership of London brewery while Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced proposals to close Jennings Brewery.
Scotch Whisky distillers have called for the new Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor to back the industry in the Autumn Budget by cancelling the planned double-digit tax increase.
Cotswolds Distillery has unveiled plans to ramp up its production of English whisky and gin with the support of a £3m funding packaging from Santander UK.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has established a new sustainability-linked supply chain finance programme, structured and operated by specialist food and agri bank Rabobank.
Blends Flavours & Colours has invested in significantly growing its canning capabilities as it moves away from plastic in response to its customers' needs, explains factory manager Andrew Richardson.
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Kingsland Drinks Group has partnered with Manchester Still to create and install a new fermentation and distillation facility adjacent to its site in Irlam, Salford.
Ekaterra, the tea company that owns brands Lipton, PG tips and Pukka, has appointed Nathalie Roos as chief executive officer and Pierre Laubies as chair of the board following the completion of its divestment from Unilever.
