A piece on the creation of a new campaign to boost sales of canned drinks in the on-trade.

The Number of Hospitality venues going bust soars in the past year.

What are the top consumer trends in the drinks world right now?

Bars, restaurants and pubs will be forced to push up prices further, as they face soaring food and drink prices, as well as the prospect of an imminent return to a 20% level of VAT, the UK’s trade body UKHospitality has warned.

Flicking through a printed menu or drinks list could soon become a thing of the past thanks to the increasing use of QR codes rapidly adopted by much of the UK on-trade during the Covid pandemic.

After consultation with businesses, and stakeholders, a statutory code of practice is to be developed setting out how tips should be most fairly distributed.