Entries are now open for the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2015. Categories which may be of interest include al alcoholic drink, brand success, export business, innovation and Scottish sourcing. The closing date is 27 February, click here for more information: http://www.scotlandfoodanddrink.org/events/excellence-awards
The search is now on to find this year’s best of British food and farming. On Sunday 11 January, BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme will open nominations for the 15th year of the BBC Food & Farming Awards and call on people in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to nominate their local […]
SIBA is looking for worthy recipients within the brewing industry to be presented with the 2015 award at BeerX. SIBA Vice Chairman, Jim Kenyon, who is co-ordinating the award says “This is a great opportunity to celebrate those who have gone the extra mile for the industry.” Each nomination must be supported by a […]
Craft Brewers Conference, Portland, Oregon, 14-17 April 2015. Opportunity to showcase British Beers. As you are aware, BA have agreed that we may showcase UK beers via UK Brewers Association members who are undertaking a collaborative brew with a UK brewer. We currently have FourPure, Adnams, Westerhams, Ilkley Brewing, Crisp Malting and Rudgate interested in […]
The BFBI are holding a Technical Trade Talk Event which is being held on Tuesday 3 March 2015 at Treatt, Northern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6NL. Treatt is one of the world’s longest established flavour and fragrance ingredient suppliers. Treatt supplies innovative ingredient solutions for the flavour, fragrance and consumer goods industries and […]
By Naomi Larsson, 09-Jan-2015 Sussex brewer Dark Star has asked Tesco to “get the beer flowing” again in converted stores after the supermarket announced it will close 43 shops across the UK. http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/General-News/Dark-Star-offers-to-turn-closed-Tesco-stores-into-pubs
Too many pumpclips on bars across the country down the years have simply been rectangular pieces of card, and it’s an area more brewers are beginning to think about. Standing out in a crowd is something people strive towards in many areas of life, whether it’s business or personal, and it’s no different for beers. […]
An entrepreneur is reviving an historic beer brand after stumbling across 183 years of history. Mark Gordon left his job in banking in 2013 to set up the Wimbledon Brewery, and is hoping pour his first pint as early as June this year. Follow the link for the full story: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11715168.Cheers__Entrepreneur_reviving_Wimbledon_Brewery_brand_183_years_after_it_began/
Brewing beer has long been associated with the countryside and the boom in micro-breweries and hand-crafted beers being produced in Yorkshire has brought about a plethora of new entrants in the past decade. For the full story, please visit: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/rural/farming/wharfe-bank-brewery-is-pushing-boundaries-1-7042792
Otter Brewery has raised over £3,000 for the Royal British Legion as part of their ongoing annual support for the Poppy Appeal. The total was reached through the outstanding success of Poppy Otter – a specially created beer sold in Westcountry pubs throughout November and December, and from an on-site staff collection box. Across bars […]