With temperatures soaring across the UK, beer festivals can be a great way to see in the summer.
According to a recent article in the Daily Mail, Britain’s independent breweries are seeing productions increase rapidly, with more than 70 new firms entering the market in 2009, as ale fast becomes the top consumer drink.
As a result, communities up and down the country are bidding to host their own real ale and beer festivals to celebrate the tasty treat.
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Recycling has proved to be no wasted effort for one of the UK’s leading refuse handling firms.
Viridor today (May 25th) posted pre-tax profits of £55.4 million for the 2009-2010 financial year.
It shows an increase of 34.8 per cent compared to the previous year and is testament to the commercial business potential of waste management.
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Scotland’s food and drinks industry is to be served with a £300,000 boost as part of a government initiative to ramp up productions.
Under the leadership of Scotland Food & Drink, the investment will be used to help the nation’s food industry achieve an annual turnover of £12.5 billion by 2017.
Announcing the investment, rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead, said: "Scotland’s thriving food and drink sector is one of our key economic strengths and genuine success stories."
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Introducing a new minimum pricing system on the sale of alcohol could be of benefit to independent breweries.
According to Dr Rachel Seabrook, research manager for the Institute of Alcohol Studies, a minimum pricing system could actually be more effective than the government’s proposals to ban below-cost alcohol.
Dr Seabrook states that while the coalition government’s policy would require sellers to disclose to the consumer the amount they paid for the product, many of which would no doubt be reluctant to do, instigating a minimum tariff on alcoholic drinks would eliminate that requirement.
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Britain’s manufacturing industries will benefit greatly from the transition to renewable and sustainable energy sources.
That is according to the Renewable Energy Centre, which states that increased investment in the sector is creating employment opportunities and cross-industry business.
"Undoubtedly with more renewables being planned and implemented, a new set of skills and manufacturing opportunities come with it which, in turn, can only have a positive effect on the British economy," a spokesperson said.
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Britain is seeing a revival of its real ale production, which is creating booming businesses for breweries and malting specialists.
According to a recent article in the Daily Mail, there are now more than 700 breweries in the UK, with 71 new firms starting up during 2009 alone.
It attributes the rising introduction of new facilities to an increase in demand for real ale from consumers, with many now considering it to be Britain’s tipple of choice.
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An expansion project looks set to get underway at a mine in the south-east of Wales after a legal challenge was successfully rebuffed.
Miller Argent intends to construct a new coal processing site next to its Ffos-y-Fran mine.
A campaign fronted by local resident Elizabeth Condron has been opposing the proposals since 2005 due to its proximity to some houses.
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East Riding of Yorkshire is currently working on a framework for the future of quarrying in the area, which could see the need arise for additional heavy duty conveyors at new and existing sites.
According to the York Press, the local authority has reached the second stage of a consultation on the planning document, due to last for eight weeks until July 14th.
The newspaper highlights safeguarding mineral deposits from other developments and maximising the economic benefits of quarrying in the region as some of the key aims of the framework.
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Britain’s brewing and distillery firms may have cause for celebration today after the government announced plans that could boost UK productions.
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has committed to banning the sale of below-cost products in supermarkets and shops.
It is hoped the move will allow pubs, restaurants, breweries and independent stockists to compete on an even playing field.
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The newly empowered Conservative-Liberal Democrat government has unveiled its vision for the future of the food industry.
Detailed in its Coalition Programme for Government, are several measures affecting both the food production and food manufacturing sectors.
One of its main ambitions is to create a "sustainable" industry, which sources from British producers as far as possible and incorporates green practices in line with the UK’s efforts to slash CO2 emissions.
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