Self-cooling can designer deltaH Innovations has partnered with Brains Brewery to launch a “commercialised, shelf-ready” self-cooling can. The partnership will bring Bayside Welsh Lager to market in a fully recyclable Cool>Can. According to deltaH, the move demonstrates the commercial viability of the technology. The can uses a push-button-activated chemical reaction to chill beverages, producing a temperature drop of around 10–15°C, depending…

Independent family brewer Timothy Taylor’s has unveiled its first major brand refresh in more than a decade. The West Yorkshire brewery’s Landlord is the UK’s best-selling cask ale but also has a strong presence in the off-trade, and the refresh will run across the brand’s bottles as well as on-trade pump clips. The new look is being carried through into Landlord Dark,…

BrewDog, the beer company now owned by Tilray Brands Inc, has launched a new premium craft beer series named Liquid Visions.  Rolling out now and through October in the off-trade, each of the four beers in the collection comes in an artist-designed can.  According to the brand, the bright packaging has been designed for grocery discovery, as it looks to…

Sonya Hook caught up with Mark Wakefield, one of the founders of Beesou, a bitter honey aperitif, to find out whether building sustainability into the business from day one can lead to success in both profits and reducing environmental impact Making your business more sustainable is challenging, but what if every decision – from the very start – is made with this in…

Fortnum & Mason has added a Bloody Mary to its canned cocktail range, made with tomato juice from Longbottom & Co.  Consistently one of the UK’s most searched cocktails, the launch taps into the ongoing desire for the classic savoury cocktail.  According to Fortnum & Mason, the liquid combines Longbottom & Co’s tomato juice with its own English Apple Vodka,…

English wine producer, Nyetimber, has reported it expects its earliest ever harvest to begin around mid-September, several weeks earlier than the average harvest start date. The producer said the warmer weather this year “bodes very well” for the quality of the 2026 harvest. Nyetimber’s grapevines have been resilient through the heatwaves, which will allow the team to harvest at optimum ripeness levels as…

Cachet Wine has announced the wines of top Jura artisan wine estate, Frédéric Lambert, are now available in the UK. Founded in 1994 with just one hectare of vines, Frédéric Lambert expanded his estate to 10 hectares spread between seven distinctive plots and terroirs in the prestigious Côtes du Jura and L’Étoile AOCs. His winemaking philosophy is rooted in a deep respect for…