Drinks Sector News

More than 50 coffee shops in Glasgow will be involved in a trial for a deposit and return scheme for reusable cups. The three-month trial, understood to include most major coffee chains and a number of independent cafés, will start… Read More

Reusable kegs that pipe spirits to a dispensing unit are being trialled in seven bars for six weeks by Diageo using its Smirnoff vodka brand. The new system, called ‘Everpour’ and developed with design consultancy Hodges and Drake, will be… Read More

Fewer than one in two drinks companies are engaging with their supply chains on water-related issues (43%) or providing c-suite incentives for water action (37%). Data shared by CDP from across the 123 beverage businesses reporting through the platform in… Read More

The UK’s new post-2025 Plastics Pact will not just focus on single-use plastic packaging and will instead encompass targets for other materials like paper, aluminium, compostables and glass.  Wrap, the charity which led the inaugural Pact that runs to next… Read More

The benefits of Brexit are not easy to spot, but we have one winner: low-alcohol beer. Sales of the drinks increased more here than in any other market in 2023, reports the FT, thanks to a post-Brexit overhaul of alcohol duties. Brewers… Read More

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and Zero Carbon Forum have been awarded a grant to research the climate risks facing UK brewing supply chains. Rising temperatures are affecting the production of barley and hops, as well as the… Read More

English wine makers have been buoyed by the changing climate, with turnover up 15% last year to £37m, according to accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young. An analysis of Companies House filings for seven English wine producers shows that more reliable… Read More