Unity Brewing Co has launched a crowdfunding campaign as demand for its beers outstrips supply. The Southampton-based brewery, which started in 2016, is now preparing…
Unity Brewing Co has launched a crowdfunding campaign as demand for its beers outstrips supply. The Southampton-based brewery, which started in 2016, is now preparing…
A local council that is trying to banish beer and cider above 6.5% abv has admitted the scheme is struggling as retailers stand firm and refuse to join. Newcastle-under-Lyme council convinced eight retailers to join its Reducing the Strength scheme, but said a further eight refused. Another retailer then decided to opt out of the scheme because it was losing business to rivals that had…
If you are involved in the retail of alcohol off the premises it is highly likely that you are aware of the schemes now in place in many parts of the country banning retailers from selling various beer and cider brands that have an abv of 5.5{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47} and above. Momentum for such schemes is gathering, with nearly 90 now under way, and the police and councils…
The government has scrapped plans to abolish personal licences after a consultation found little support for the move. The consultation was launched to see if changes to the licensing regime could spare some businesses red tape, and allow licensing authorities to target premises that need training more than others. But 94% of those in the trade who answered the consultation said the proposed changes would…
Hundreds of volunteer police cadets carried out undercover test purchase stings at off-licences across London as part of a crackdown on the trade called Operation Condor. The cadets hit 293 off-licences as well as 48 bars and this resulted in proceedings against 48 premises for underage sale of alcohol, three premises for underage sale of cigarettes and four premises for underage sale of knives.
