The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has communicated its response to the government’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, as the consultation period comes to…
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has communicated its response to the government’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, as the consultation period comes to…
BrewDog has announced that it is no longer B Corp certified, explaining that it could not uphold “additional measures” requested by B Lab. Headed up by B Lab, B Corp certification indicates a legal commitment to environmental and social responsibility. Sharing the decision for the company to “step aside” from its B Corp certification, a BrewDog spokesperson said: “B Lab had…
The Portman Group, the social responsibility and regulatory body for alcohol in the UK, has welcomed two new members, C&C Group plc and Mark Anthony Brands International. They are the first new members to join in 2021, the year in which the Portman Group is also celebrating 25 years of its Code of Practice. This brings the total Group membership to fourteen. C&C Group is…
The Responsibility Deal is teetering on a knife-edge and the drinks industry faces a series of tough battles after the general election, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association. Whatever the outcome of the election, the trade will probably be faced with a government that is increasingly keen to interfere in alcohol policy, the trade body warned. The Conservative party has not included the…
A leading licensing expert says people applying for licences for shops in cumulative impact zones shouldn’t bow to police opposition without a fight. Wakefield Council’s licensing committee took the rare step of granting a licence to a new Nisa store in the city centre despite it falling in such a zone. The committee ruled that, in opposing the application, West Yorkshire Police had presented insufficient evidence that…
The government praised the drinks industry after it voluntarily made six pledges to help the authorities tackle alcohol abuse and promote responsible drinking. The six pledges join the eight existing measures already part of the industry’s Responsibility Deal with the government and include putting 10,000 workers on a Responsible Alcohol Retailing course. A further £250,000 has been put forward to help educate schoolchildren about the…
Community Alcohol Partnerships has named Derek Lewis, former chair of the Drinkaware Trust, as its new chair. CAP brings together retailers, licensees, trading standards, police, health services, education providers and other stakeholders to tackle under-age drinking in more than 60 communities around the country. Lewis is to head the organisation as it prepares to expand rapidly into more communities where under-age drinking is a problem.
A Chicago drinks maker has hit back at the Portman Group after it was banned from marketing its Four Loko RTD brand in the UK. Jim Sloan, president of Phusion Products, said: “We respectfully disagree with the decision of the independent complaints panel of the Portman Group. “Phusion Projects has made clear from the outset that the Four Loko brand name was intended to refer…
