Major trade organisations in the brewing industry have penned a letter to the government, calling for officials to provide “urgent clarity” on the proposed…
Major trade organisations in the brewing industry have penned a letter to the government, calling for officials to provide “urgent clarity” on the proposed…
Off Licence News has taken its fight for legal clarity over Reducing the Strength schemes to the European Commission. We have delivered a letter to its Brussels base, alerting the Commission to the alarming proliferation of initiatives banning retailers from selling beers and ciders over a certain strength or from a list of named brands. OLN is seeking the Commission’s intervention and its view on the…
Off Licence News has followed the steady rise of the so-called Reducing the Strength schemes since the idea was first mooted and Ipswich council gained the dubious crown of being the pioneer. Over the past 18 months, we have seen a meteoric rise in the number of councils adopting the scheme, and this week we are launching United to Protect Choice – a campaign to…
