All Beer and cider articles
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NewsFierce Beer lands Sainsbury’s listing to launch Fierce for Good Foundation
The foundation will be governed by an internal steering committee comprised of employees from across the business.
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NewsEfes becomes latest world lager to shift production to UK
Efes remained ‘an authentic Mediterranean lager, true to its original recipe’, supplier Sunrise Beverages insisted
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NewsModelo Especial to get renewed UK push from Budweiser Brewing Group
Budweiser Brewing Group is to roll out an above-the-line campaign for Modelo across TV, digital and OOH from this month
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NewsDrinks brands pull sponsorship of Wireless Festival over Kanye West booking
It follows a series of antisemitic remarks made by West in recent years
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Comment & OpinionWomen don’t need new beer, they need new reasons to buy it
Beer marketing has historically been aimed at men, says Ruth Stubbs, EMEA CEO at Wavemaker. Here’s how to change that
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Comment & OpinionEgg crisps and matcha chocolate: six trends from Alimentaria 2026
This year’s event attracted 3,300 exhibitors from 70 different countries
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NewsBetter-for-you booze retailer DrinkWell rapped over non-permitted health claims
DrinkWell said the ad had since been removed and acknowledged its content had not complied with the CAP Code
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Category ReportWhat will be the next big thing in beer and cider?
Beer and cider could do with a shake-up. So, what are brands and retailers doing to inject excitement back into the category?
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Category ReportPunk in a funk: what next for IPA?
Punk’s not dead. But it is in a funk. No, we’re not referring to BrewDog going into administration this month before selling for £33m
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Category ReportLow & no cider outgrows beer
Thatchers is the fastest-growing brand in NIQ’s list of the top 10 bestselling low & no beers and ciders
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Category ReportThree quarters of drinkers say alcohol-free beer is too pricey
After years of consistent growth, low & no beer and cider is now worth just shy of £260m. But that’s, well, small beer compared with the £5.7bn alcoholic beer and cider category [NIQ]
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Category ReportSmall Beer hails big gains as mid-strength brews gain ground
Supermarkets have invested heavily in low & no alcohol offers in recent years. The category has grown in value by 14.3% to £378.3m on volumes up 11.2% [NIQ]
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Category ReportCider brands big up craft cues
In this era of growing suspicion about the processes and ingredients used to produce food and drink, it’s perhaps no surprise lurid, saccharine-sweet fruit ciders are falling out of favour
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Category ReportIs fruit cider a waste of space?
Fruit flavours are tipped as the next big thing in beer but have lost their lustre in the cider category
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Category ReportLow & no alcohol sales surge beyond Dry Jan
You could be forgiven for thinking the low & no alcohol bubble had burst
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Category ReportIs 2026 the year for fruit beer?
The coming year will see a “huge” number of fruit lagers roll into the market, predicts Jesse Wilson, founder & CEO of fruit lager brand Jubel
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Category ReportWhy stout is back in the black and still growing
Not long ago, stout was the preserve of rugby fans and real ale aficionados. But, in less time than it takes for a pint of Guinness to settle, it’s become hot property
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Category ReportThe rise of ‘mission-led’ fixtures
Beer and cider are ever-evolving categories. That applies as much to the way products are merchandised as the drinks themselves
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Category ReportThe rise of premium and nostalgic pints
Booze brand directors could be excused for reaching for the bottle right now. That’s because sales data for many big-name beers and ciders doesn’t make for pleasant reading
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NewsItalian-inspired beer Via Roma retired after sales fail to fizz
Via Roma was just one of many new products launched in the UK bid to take advantage of a growing thirst for European lagers