This map of European breweries shows the UK is the drunk hipster of Europe December 2, 2016 Forget the poor man of Europe – the UK is the drunk hipster of Europe, it turns out, after figures showed Britain has more microbreweries than any other country. Yes, figures from The Brewers of Europe showed while Germany brews more beer than any other nation, at 95.6m hectolitres, the UK has more than 1,500 microbreweries. [...]
Chanel kicks up a stink over a high speed train planned to run through its perfume field December 2, 2016 Picture the scene: fragrant lavender fields, hill sides blooming with wild flowers and.. a train plundering through at high speed. Well that's what's planned for the Provencal fields of Grasse and one rather big business isn't too happy about it. Chanel's kicking up a stink and has threatened to quit Grasse – often referred to [...]
The Children’s Food Campaign says the FDF’s top UK brands don’t oppose the sugary drinks tax, so the FDF shouldn’t either December 2, 2016 The Children's Food Campaign (CFC) has asked the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) to stop opposing the tax on sugary drinks, claiming its top UK member brands are less aggressively opposed to the duty than the trade association. Out of 55 FDF members contacted by CFC, 14 gave full responses, including Birdseye, Slimfast, Wrigleys, Mars, Weetabix and Haribo. Seven [...]
BrewDog brings roulette pop-ups and “Casino Rye Ale” beer to its UK bars and opens a new site in Hackney December 1, 2016 Scottish craft beer maker BrewDog has launched a Casino-themed beer and roulette pop-ups to stir up excitement for its new brewery in America. The beer, called "Casino Rye Ale", will hit 28 of the bar owner's UK locations along with roulette tables where customers can try their luck at winning a half pint of the limited release beer. BrewDog today [...]
British American Tobacco’s newest e-cigarette has been launched in the UK December 1, 2016 A new electronic cigarette has launched in the UK from tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) designed for consumers who've written off vaping. Vype Pebble, BAT's release, follows a launch by rival Philip Morris as the companies step up their stakes in the alternative cigarette market. Vype's researchers targeted consumers looking for something different from traditional cigarette-shaped or bulky vapour devices. Read more: [...]
British wine production is set to skyrocket by the year 2100 because of the changing climate December 1, 2016 The cost of importing wine is set to hit Britain hard due to the weak pound, but what if the UK could make its own? Well, by the year 2100, Britain could be a leading wine producing region, a new study suggests. The changing climate will transform areas of the UK including Essex, the east of England [...]
Britain’s telecoms giants to be probed by Ofcom over landline pricing December 1, 2016 The UK's phone companies are exploiting vulnerable people by hiking landline prices even though their costs are falling. Regulator Ofcom delivered a damning verdict on the likes of BT and Virgin Media and announced plans of a detailed review of pricing to ensure customers get value for money. Read more: Ofcom will go to European Commission [...]
Nespresso is teaming up with John Lewis to open two new boutiques November 30, 2016 Nespresso is partnering with John Lewis to open two new coffee boutiques. The luxury brand has been expanding in the UK, because, as Nespresso's UK and Ireland managing director Francisco Nogueira says, the UK consumer "is moving from one that is passionate about tea to one that is passionate about coffee – and especially quality coffee". The [...]
Online sales soared by over 20 per cent on Cyber Monday November 30, 2016 Cyber Monday was bigger than ever this year, with online sales growing 22 per cent. Shoppers' appetite for cheap goods online has not waned. According to Worldpay, there were 133 payments per second, with global online sales peaking at 16.01. Read more: John Lewis just had the biggest week in its trading history Shane Happach, [...]
One of the UK’s largest breweries just crowdfunded £2.5m, proving the people want craft beer November 30, 2016 The UK's second largest craft brewery, Innis & Gunn, just doubled its crowdfunding target, allowing it to accelerate growth and open its first bar-restaurant in England a year ahead of schedule. The Scottish brewery raised nearly £2.5m on the investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube in a campaign launched on 1 November. The company had sold 4.79 per cent of its share capital to 2,012 investors at the [...]