Portman Group

Pub-police partnerships push alcohol-related crime down

01-Sep-2014 By Melodie Michel

Collaboration between licensed venues and local authorities has helped lower the number of alcohol-related crimes across the country.

Greater protection for under-18s as the Portman Group's latest alcohol code comes into force

31-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

The Portman Group's latest code of practice for responsible alcohol marketing has come into force in the same week new statistics have shown a fall in alcohol-related hospital admissions of under-24s.

Jody Scheckter admits Laverstoke Park Farm beers will 'probably' go out of business

24-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

The Portman Group has reissued a bulletin calling on all socially responsible retailers not to place any orders for Laverstoke Park Farm ale and lager products in their current packaging, a move Jody Scheckter has claimed will 'probably' put...

Laverstoke refuses to comply with ruling over 'childish' beer labels

25-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Laverstoke Park Farm is refusing to comply with what it calls an 'ill-informed and unjustified' ruling by The Portman Group to change the labelling of its bottles of beer and ale after the products were deemed to potentially appeal to children.