There is ‘no evidence’ alcohol free products reduce drinking January 23, 2024 One scientist has claimed 'mood enhancing' alcohol free drinks don't work - but bars around London are seeing a rise in sales
Sober October: the best alcohol free events in London September 25, 2023 If you hit it hard all summer, you’re not alone: in fact, far too many of us make a habit of drinking far too much on the regular. Statistics show over half of Londoners ‘drink to get drunk’, which means drinking to excess. Enter, Sober October… This October the month-long initiative by Macmillan Cancer Support [...]
How a BBC Radio 1 DJ helped alcohol-free brand Lucky Saint open its first London pub January 30, 2023 Alcohol-free beer brand Lucky Saint is to open its first pub after securing £10m to supercharge its ambitious growth plans. The pub, which will also operate as the group’s headquarters, is due to open in Marylebone in March 2023. Luke Boase, founder of the business, said that for now the opening will be “the only [...]
UK must change thinking around non-drinkers as 1 in 3 pub visits alcohol-free July 11, 2022 One in three pub visits are stone cold sober as Brits shun beer for alcohol-free and low-alcohol tipples. More than a third (37 per cent) of restaurant visits are also alcohol-free, according to a freshly published report from KAM and alcohol-free beer brand Lucky Saint. Just over half of UK drinkers drink fewer than ten [...]
Dubai ends 30 per cent tax on alcohol sales January 1, 2023 Dubai has ended its 30 per cent tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom and made its required liquor licences free to obtain, ending a long-standing source of revenue for its ruling family to apparently further boost its tourism to the emirate. The sudden New Year’s Day announcement, made by Dubai’s two state-linked alcohol retailers, [...]
Sober IS fun: alcohol free events in London this Dry January, from comedy nights to booze-free bars January 11, 2023 Whether you’re swerving the sauce completely or scaling back the drinking and going for a Damp January like this lot, here are the low and no alcohol events this month that don’t skimp on fun. Party, laugh out loud and experiment with new flavours with these alcohol free events for Dry January. A new bar [...]
Where to watch the Women’s World Cup final in London, England v Spain August 17, 2023 The Lionesses have made it to the finals of the Women’s World Cup! They play Spain in the big decider on Sunday morning at 11.00am. The match will be streaming on BBC, but if you want to celebrate in London, here’s where to watch the Women’s World Cup final in the capital this weekend. VINEGAR [...]
Fuller’s reports £10m hit on trading due to coronavirus pandemic July 30, 2020 Pub chain Fuller, Smith and Turner said this morning it has taken a hit of more than £10m this year due to the impact of coronavirus on trading. The figures Fuller’s said revenue in the year ended 28 March was up three per cent to £333m. Profit before tax was £174.5m, including proceeds from the [...]
You can eat in the House of Lords Peers’ Dining Room this week – here’s how April 4, 2023 Anyone can get a seat in the House of Lords. You don’t need to be a party donor, government benefactor, baron, baroness or a bishop. The Palace of Westminster’s second chamber’s Peers’ Dining Room will be open to commoners and the electorate for lunch (12pm-4pm) on 4 and 5 April, and for lunch and dinner (5.30pm-8pm) [...]
French Bloom: The women taking on the booze biz with no-alc wine February 10, 2022 Top model Constance Jablonski and foodie entrepreneur Maggie Frerejean-Taittinger have launched French Bloom, a “fully organic, fully alcohol-free, fully French sparkling drink” that they say has the sophistication and complexity to rival wine. Both women were juggling the various aspects of work, family, and social life when they were inspired to create something that could [...]