Beverages
The latest news and updates on beverages, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Jun- 2018 -8 June
Entrepreneur raises £1m for online wine store
A 29-year-old entrepreneur raised £1m in a crowdfunding drive hoping to build the world’s biggest wine store online. Ben Revell, CEO of Winebuyers.com, hoped to raise £525,000 in an equity crowdfunding drive and now has plans to expand the business to Oxford Street. He spent £380,000 developing the site Winebuyers.com…
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6 June
Yorkshire couple launches England’s first self-built distillery
More than 200 guests attended the launch of England’s first self-built distillery based in Sutton-on-the-Forest in North Yorkshire. Cooper King Distillery celebrated its launch on 2 June where Founders’ Club members, investors, family, friends and supporters enjoyed distillery tours, local food, music and cocktails. The Yorkshire couple Chris Jaume, chartered…
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6 June
Glasgow’s Principal Grand celebrates Mackintosh’s 150th anniversary with new cocktails
The Principal Grand Central Glasgow has launched ‘Bouquet of Roses’ in Champagne Central celebrating Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 150th anniversary. The Scottish designer Charles Mackintosh is remembered as one of the artists who established the so-called ‘Glasgow’ style. He became a prominent figure in art and design in the early 1990’s…
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May- 2018 -30 May
Wyboston Lakes Resort partners with coffee supplier Paddy & Scott’s
Hospitality, leisure and conference venue Wyboston Lakes Resort has announced a five-year contract with coffee supplier Paddy & Scott’s to provide a craft coffee experience across its spa, restaurants, events spaces and bedrooms. As part of the multi-year agreement to provide all coffee, machinery and branding, Paddy & Scott’s have…
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29 May
Brits spill £6,589 on average per year on nights out
A nationwide survey has revealed 18 to 35 year olds now budget their nights out at £5,200 a year. However 78% say they spend over their budget with the average figure reaching £6,500 when takeaways, fast food, club entrance fees, taxis and loss of money, along with drink are taken…
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22 May
Ocado partners with Newby Teas
Newby Teas has announced it has partnered with Ocado to release its new Silken Pyramids range. Users of the online supermarket will be able to purchase products from the range including blends such as Rooibos Orange, Hunan Green and Strawberry and Mango. Aneta Aslakhanova, global marketing director at Newby Teas,…
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2 May
Thomas Ridley adds new English wines to menu
Wholesale food company Thomas Ridley Foodservice has recently added two wines from family-owned vineyard Giffords Hall to its offering. The addition of the new wines is to fall in line with English Wine Week which runs from 26 May to 3 June. The national campaign is designed to raise awareness…
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Apr- 2018 -25 April
Norse seals Norwich university catering deal
Catering company Norse has secured a deal to supply Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) with a range of hot and cold food along with beverages to over 2,000 people working and studying at the university. Norse will be creating more jobs by recruiting new supervisors and catering assistants at…
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19 April
Plastic straws set to be banned in the UK
The prime minister has set out plans to ban plastic straws and stirrers, which she said formed part of “one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the world”. May discussed this at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, using examples such as the plastic bag ban to show how the…
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10 April
Waitrose becomes first retailer to ban disposable coffee cups
Waitrose has announced plans to phase out all disposable coffee cups in its stores by autumn, in a bid to reduce packaging and plastic waste. The removal of the cups will begin on 30 April at nine stores, before being rolled out at its outlets nationwide. The retailer has said…
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