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Cake & Ale Tasting

Cake & Ale Tasting

Nicola Carruthers visits the BBC Good Food Show Winter to find out how ales pair with sugary treats

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Graphic

Graphic

If your partial to a G&T, this might soon become your new favourite haunt. Graphic Bar is host to an astoundi…

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Purl

Purl

If you don't know about it then you'd probably never know it existed, but speakeasy bar Purl has become recog…

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Simply the best

Simply the best

2014 has been a big year. We've seen a rise in British pubs, fine Austrailian wines, and the closure of a fav…

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Wetherspoon ends Heineken partnership - Imbibe

Wetherspoon ends Heineken partnership - Imbibe

British pub chain JD Wetherspoon has decided to stop serving Heineken products in all of its British and Iris…

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St Albans restaurant praised in good food guide

St Albans restaurant praised in good food guide

A fish and grill restaurant in St Albans has been praised in a good food guide.

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Rémy Cointreau hires ex-Pernod Africa CEO

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By Nicola Carruthers Verified
| The Spirits Business Verified
The former CEO of Pernod Ricard Africa, Grégory Leymarie, will join Rémy Cointreau in September in the newly created role of global managing director of emerging markets. Grégory Leymarie will join Rémy Cointreau on 1 September He will oversee the acceleration of the Paris-headquartered company’s growth strategy and drive its strategy in Africa, the Middle East and India (AMEI), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia regions.
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MGP’s whiskey sales plunge 59% in Q2

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By Nicola Carruthers Verified
| The Spirits Business Verified
The Distilling Solutions arm of MGP Ingredients plummeted by 42% for the 2026 second quarter (Q2) as whiskey suffered a staggering 59% drop. MGP’s Penelope Bourbon grew by double digits in Q2 The US-based company supplies bulk spirits, custom mash bills, and barrel-ageing services through its Distilling Solutions arm. The division’s Q2 decline followed a similar performance in the first three months of 2026, when MGP’s Distilling Solutions subsidiary slumped by 40%.
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Webinar offers chance to buy Polish distillery

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By Nicola Carruthers Verified
| The Spirits Business Verified
The team behind centuries-old Polish distillery Starka will host a webinar for potential buyers and real estate developers next month. Starka’s inventory features aged stock dating back to 1947 The historic home of aged rye vodka Starka is up for sale, with potential investors able to find out more about the Polish distillery during a webinar on Tuesday 11 August at 3pm GMT. The digital session is open to prospective buyers and real estate developers to explore a joint acquisition structure.
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