Magners owner hits out at Reeves as hospitality crisis hits sales Hospitality The maker of Magners and Bulmers cider missed its profit and revenue targets this year, blaming Rachel Reeves’ Budget and the “financial stress” it caused pubs and bars. C&C Group, which also owns the Orchard Pig and Jubel brands, said it is seeing resilient demand for cider and beer but plummeting sales of high-alcohol drinks [...]
Jeremy Clarkson rakes in millions from Hawkstone brewery Business Profit at Jeremy Clarkson’s brewery Hawkstone has surged during its latest financial year after its sales almost tripled, it has been revealed. New accounts for the business behind the Cotswolds brewery show the firm’s total equity jumped from £432,512 to just over £3m in the year to 31 March, 2025. Total equity is the overall [...]
Strongbow and Jägermeister social media ads banned for promoting irresponsible drinking hospitality Social media posts by Strongbow and Jägermeister have been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog for suggesting that alcohol takes priority in life and social settings. Two Jägermeister ads on social media and one Instagram skit promoting a can of strawberry Strongbow – which is owned by Heineken – have been banned by the Advertising [...]
UK cider set to benefit from sweetest apple crop ‘in recent memory’ July 29, 2025 Multiple heatwaves in the UK have boosted expected yields from the UK’s orchards, with this year’s cider crop to be bigger and better than in recent years. The UK’s driest and hottest spring for over a century has concentrated the sugar content of apples, making them smaller but sweeter. “Last year was a perfect storm [...]