Drinks Sector News

  • Foodservice Footprint Fizz2-2 Alcohol labelling back on the menu Drinks Sector News  news-email

    Alcohol labelling back on the menu

    A row over calorie labelling on alcoholic drinks has heated up after reports claimed the government is planning to force large businesses to publish calorie information at the point of sale. Citing leaked Department of Health plans, The Sun claimed… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-113 Industry Leaders Announced at the Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards Drinks Sector News  news-email

    Industry Leaders Announced at the Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards

    The 2020 Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards were presented on Thursday in front of a live virtual audience to rapturous applause. The Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards is the barometer for sustainability and responsible business practice for the drinks industry and represents the annual… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint shutterstock_110956346-scaled What to do with 7m pints of unwanted beer? Drinks Sector News  news-email

    What to do with 7m pints of unwanted beer?

    Some 87m pints of beer have been thrown away since the pandemic started, the British Beer and Pub Association estimates. As Footrpint reported last month, many businesses have found enterprising ways to put this waste beer to good use: providing… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-117 Covid curbs alcohol consumption Drinks Sector News  news-email

    Covid curbs alcohol consumption

    People drank less in the early months of the covid-19 pandemic, when restrictions included the closure of pubs, bars and clubs, compared to the same months in previous years. Research published this week showed a 6% reduction in total alcohol… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint zero2 Science-based climate targets deliver considerable reductions Drinks Sector News  news-email

    Science-based climate targets deliver considerable reductions

    Companies with science-based targets have reduced their combined scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25% since 2015, according to new research. To put that in context:there has been an increase of 3.4% in global emissions from energy and industrial processes… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint brewdog-300x200-1 Vaccination offer Drinks Sector News  news-email

    Vaccination offer

    With the rollout of covid-19 vaccines taking on a fresh sense of urgency, hospitality businesses have offered to turn their unused premises into vaccination centres to support the government’s vaccination programme. Brewdog is in talks with the UK and Scottish… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Drink1 Calls for clear labelling in ‘No-Lo’ drinks category Drinks Sector News  news-email

    Calls for clear labelling in ‘No-Lo’ drinks category

    When is a drink really alcohol-free? It’s a debate that has bubbled up now and again but with no- and low-alcohol (No-Lo) drinks in fashion this time it could get serious. “The misinformation and confusion created by inaccurate and misleading… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Beer-small Carlsberg pins hopes on alcohol-free growth Drinks Sector News  news-email

    Carlsberg pins hopes on alcohol-free growth

    Carlsberg is putting health at the heart of its growth strategy with plans to expand its range of non-alcoholic drinks and flavoured alcoholic sparkling waters. The brewer’s chief executive Cees ‘t Hart told the Financial Times Carlsberg was stepping up… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint F32-Cover-image1 Whisky aged in “days” could reduce waste, energy and costs Drinks Sector News  news-email

    Whisky aged in “days” could reduce waste, energy and costs

    Imagine if you could age whisky in a few days rather than years: consumption of wood and energy would shrink, as would waste. Well, Bespoken Spirits reckons its new technology can do just that – and still go toe-to-toe with… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint DSC06077 Foodservice leaders demand rescue package for “imperilled sector” Drinks Sector News Foodservice News and Information  news-email

    Foodservice leaders demand rescue package for “imperilled sector”

    Over 100 hospitality businesses have urged the government to rethink its controversial 10pm curfew or risk further decimating the sector. In an open letter to the prime minister, Boris Johnson, companies including JD Wetherspoon, Sodexo, Heineken UK, Greene King and… Read More