The Publican Reveals the Very Best Operators in the Pub Industry

LONDON - Winners Announced at Prestigious Award Ceremony

After record entries, the winners have today been announced
for The Publican Awards. Regarded as the pub sector’s Oscars, the annual
ceremony recognises the very best pubs, pub companies and brewers in the
country.

Now Losing Pounds Needn’t Cost Pounds

LONDON - Free Two Week Diet Plan With Food Costing Around GBP2 per day

New research from tescodiets.com reveals that nearly 50% of consumers
think joining a slimming club means they will have to spend more on their
weekly shop, whilst over a third think they would also have to buy foods they
wouldn’t normally purchase.

Marlborough Winery Celebrates a Decade of Gold at the Royal Easter Show

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Marlborough winemaker Alistair Soper has been awarded three gold medals,
for his Highfield Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008, Chardonnay 2007 and
Riesling 2008 at the New Zealand Royal Easter Show wine awards held in
Auckland on Saturday. Highfield Sauvignon Blanc also took out the Export
Trophy for the third time in ten years.

Tarpan Vodka - A New Premium Vodka Brand From Poland Has Entered the UK Market With Ambitions to Become One of the Leading Polish Brands

ZAHNA, Germany - Tarpan Vodka Launches in the UK

Produced by the Tarpan distillery and imported by Drinks and
Food UK Ltd., Tarpan is a high quality, triple-distilled vodka from the
beautiful region of Masuria in North Eastern Poland. The name ‘Tarpan’ means
‘wild horse’ and refers to the now extinct herds of Tarpan that used to roam
the vast plains of Masuria. Both the Masurian region and the term ‘Tarpan’
have positive associations for Polish consumers.

Arla Foods Intends to Acquire Friesland Foods Fresh Nijkerk

AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands - Arla Foods amba and Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. have reached agreement in
principle about the sale and purchase of all the shares in Friesland Foods
Fresh Nijkerk by Arla Foods. The transaction includes the Friesland Foods
Fresh Nijkerk fresh dairy business, its assets and the brands Breaker,
Milk&Fruit and Kwarkyoghurt. A ten-year licence agreement has been entered
into for the use of the Friesche Vlag brand for fresh dairy products in the
Netherlands only. The former Campina brand, Melkunie, is also part of the
transaction. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second
quarter of this year. FrieslandCampina is guaranteeing the supply of raw milk
to the factory in Nijkerk until 1 January 2017. The transfer of the Friesland
Foods Fresh operations to Arla Foods is partly dependent on European
Commission approval.