Pint Glass

What does the Spring Budget mean for hospitality?

08-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chancellor Philip Hammond offered an olive branch to pubs facing rising business rates in today’s budget, but raised the price of a pint of beer for the first time in five years.

Pub beer sales fall by 50 million pints in Q1

29-Apr-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The long winter has seemingly taken its toll on UK pubs with beer sales dropping by almost 50 million pints in the first quarter of 2012 and pub trade down 5.5 per cent.

Average price of a pint of real ale passes 'milestone' £3 point

15-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

The average price for a pint of real ale has passed the £3 point for the first time, according to new figures released by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra).

Safer pint glass shatters into cubes to prevent crime

09-Jun-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Design and glassware firms have joined forces to launch a new pint glass, which they claim is the safest and strongest tumbler produced to date, designed to help cut crime in busy drinking environments.

Plastic pint glass designers need to create Holy Grail

25-Aug-2009 By Becky Paskin

The designers commissioned to create a new, plastic pint glass in a bid to cut crime have been told they’ll need to create the ‘Holy Grail’ if it is to succeed

Greene King drinks promotion 'not irresponsible'

28-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

A buy three pints get one free promotion run in Greene King pubs is cleared of any wrongdoing by the Portman Group following a complaint that it encouraged irresponsible drinking

100 MPs back freeze on beer tax

10-Feb-2009 By Emma Eversham

A campaign to stop the government’s plans to increase beer tax in this year’s Budget in order to give the pub industry a break gains the backing of 113 MPs