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Hospitality leads December spending increases

On-trade | Spend up 4.5% in Hotels, Restaurants & Bars

LVA opposing Dublin City Council’s barrel blitz

On-trade | Barrels to roll under ‘unauthorised street clutter’ label for Council

Carlsberg 0.0 goes Nordic in UK

Off-trade | Carlsberg 0.0, only recently launched here, is being swapped for Carlsberg Nordic in UK

Christmas on-trade hits high notes

Off-trade | Off-trade alcohol sales saw decline of 2.9%,

Gráinne Wafer new Guinness Global Brand Director

Marketing | Responsibilities include strategy, commercial, quality and marketing for the Guinness brand

VFI strongly opposed to menu calorie counts

On-trade | Asking businesses owners’ opinion an “empty gesture”

Pubs and the radial route

Pat Nolan speaks to Bord Bia’s Foodservice Specialist Maureen Gahan on her recently-published annual report on the Irish Foodservice Market & Consumer Insights and asks how the pub can play a greater role in this growth industry.

Sky Ireland announces two senior marketing appointments

Sarah Jennings has been appointed Marketing Director for Sky Ireland, with responsibility for delivering customer growth.

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