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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Jul- 2023 -26 July
UKSA and cross-party MP’s express concerns on spirit tax hike
The UK Spirits Alliance (UKSA) has expressed concern over the upcoming rise in alcohol duties which will see them raised 10.1% in accordance with the Retail Price Index. The new duty will charge suppliers based on the strength of their products meaning that spirit producers could be heavily affected when…
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10 July
Alcoholic mixer sales drop 4.3% year-on-year
Sales of mixers in the UK have dropped 4.3% to £109.8m in the last quarter according to figures from CGA. Furthermore, mixers have steadily lost share in the wider soft drinks category and now account for 10.4% of sales, down by 0.9 percentage points from last year. This downward is…
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Jun- 2023 -6 June
Camm and Hooper partners with cocktail innovator
London-based events company, Camm and Hooper, has entered into an exclusive new partnership with renowned cocktail innovator Rich Woods, who is also known as ‘The Cocktail Guy’. In this partnership, Woods will work closely with local and sustainable producers and foragers to source the highest quality seasonal ingredients to ensure…
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Apr- 2023 -11 April
Poor weather sees drinks sales stagnate
Poor weather in the last two weeks of March has seen drinks sales flatten according to the On Premise survey from CGA Strategy. Average sales by value in managed venues were down by 3% in the seven days to 25 March, the poorest week of 2023 so far. They recovered…
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Feb- 2023 -6 February
Jan drinks sales rise 9% YOY
Average drinks sales in Britain for the seven days ended 28 January 2023 were 9% ahead of the same period in 2022, according to the latest data from CGA strategy. This increase follows double digit increases in the previous three weeks of January. Drinks sales rose 24% in the first…
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Jan- 2023 -30 January
Caffe Nero sales hit £150m in H1
Coffee shop chain Caffe Nero has announced sales of £150m for the first half of FY23. This number is an increase of 104% compared with pre-pandemic levels and an increase of 17% compared with the same period in FY22. The company also announced that its sales in December 2022 were…
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25 January
Inn Collection Group increases non-alcoholic offering
Pubs with rooms owner Inn Collection Group (ICG) has announced that it is expanding its non-alcoholic offering after striking a deal with UK brand Lucky Saint. The Newcastle-based brewer will provide non-alcoholic beer to all of ICG’s properties in the north of England and North Wales. ICG stated that an…
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24 January
Drinks sales surge 13%
Average drinks sales in the week to 14 January 2023 were 13% higher than the equivalent seven days in 2022 according to data from CGA. This follows a 24% increase in the first week of January and strong increases throughout December. This is ahead of the current 10.5% rate of…
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Dec- 2022 -5 December
Four in five bars plan to increase range of non-alcoholic drinks
More than four in five bars plan to increase their ranges of no and low alcohol drinks in 2023 to capitalise on consumers’ interest in healthier drinking, according to research from CGA and CROSSIP. Over two thirds of bars, 67%, have increased their no and low alcohol offering in the…
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Oct- 2022 -28 October
Share of drinks sales in takeaways rises 15%
The share of drinks sales in delivery and takeaway has risen by 15% versus the start of 2022, according to the latest CGA by NielsenIQ Hospitality at Home Tracker. The latest tracker found that while delivery and takeaway sales across managed groups are still 91% higher than they were pre-pandemic,…
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