Britain

Hard to swallow: two-thirds think taxing sugary drinks would penalise most people who drink responsibly

Sugar tax

Most consumers say ‘No thanks’ to drinks sugar tax

By Michael Stones

More than two-thirds of British adults believe a tax on sugar-sweetened soft drinks would: penalise most people who consume soft drinks responsibly, rise each year and lead to taxes on other foods, according to an independent poll commissioned by the...

Coca-Cola Enterprises triumphed in the hotly contested Beverage Manufacturing Company of the Year category

Food manufacturing awards

Coca-Cola Enterprises wins manufacturing Oscar

By Michael Stones

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has won the coveted Beverage Manufacturing Company of the Year in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEAs), at the London Park Lane Hilton in a glittering award ceremony last week (November 20).

Real ale: Not just for old soldiers Winston Churchill and Bernard Montgomery

More British breweries than since the Blitz

By Mike Stones

Britain now boasts more than 800 breweries; a higher total than at any time since the Second World War, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).