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Act Now To Tackle Inflation Impact, Warns Lynx Purchasing at Pub 17

Operators need to take action to tackle the impact of food and drink inflation on their business, warns buying specialist Lynx Purchasing. The Lynx team will be at Pub 17 on 7 and 8 February to advise operators on ways to manage costs.
The new year has seen a wake-up call delivered to many pubs and bars in the form of supplier invoices for products bought during the key trading month of December, while impending price rises for many fresh produce prices as a result of bad weather in Europe have added to the challenges facing the sector.

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Make this Valentine’s Day the Bees Knees with Brooklyn Gin

Brooklyn Gin is spreading the love this Valentine’s Day by encouraging everyone to enjoy a classic Bees Knees cocktail, whether or not they’re currently part of a couple.
UK distributor Hi-Spirits is working with pubs, bars and restaurants to add the cocktail, which combines the New York craft gin with honey and lemon, to drinks menus on February 14.

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Guild of Beer Writers recognises talent with annual awards

Author Pete Brown has been named Beer Writer of the Year 2016 at the British Guild of Beer Writers’ annual awards ceremony, staged on 1 December in London. The Award represents a ‘hat trick’ for Brown, who also took the title in 2012 and 2009. Beer Writer of the Year is the top award in the Guild’s annual competition for writing about beer and pubs, which this year received more than 150 entries across nine categories. Brown won two categories – for the best writing in trade press and in national media – on his way to the top prize.

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Cafeology award for Bird-Friendly Coffee

Cafeology flies high with European award for Bird Friendly coffee

Ethical beverage company Cafeology has been recognised at a Europe-wide Awards scheme for its innovative Bird Friendly coffee initiative in Guatemala. Cafeology was named runner up in the Business & Diversity category within the European Business Awards for the Environment, which is given to a product or service that ‘makes a significant contribution to halting biodiversity loss and supporting natural ecosystems’.  It was the only UK company to reach the finals of this award, open to businesses from across Europe.

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New Zealand brand Scapegrace Gin is to be distributed in the UK by Hi-Spirits

Hi-Spirits to distribute Scapegrace Gin in the UK

Hi-Spirits is expanding its gin portfolio with an agreement to distribute New Zealand brand Scapegrace Gin in the UK.

Coming from the Rogue Society Distilling Co, Scapegrace bills itself as the gin ‘from the bottom of the world’. Distilled in New Zealand using spring water sourced from the country’s Southern Alps, and 12 botanicals sourced from around the world, the spirit is batch-distilled using a restored 19th century copper whisky still, with each batch individually numbered.

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