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September - October 2023
September - October 2023
Cornish Best is a full-bodied , easy- drinking ale that captures the quintessential essence of life by the coast To ee and biscuit notes complement a hint of bitterness to deliver a well-balanced flavour that ’s made all the more drinkable thanks to its low abv. Whether soaking up the seaside sun or kicking back beside the crackle of an open fire, the comfor ting taste of Cornish Best will have you feeling right at home This is a moreish , sessionable ale that ’s bursting with character
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AROMA
TASTE
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SWEET
ALLERGENS:
Chestnut
Dried Fruits
Caramel, To ee, Pepper y Hops
Malted Barley and Rye
£59.99 per 9G
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The autumn edition of Headlines brings you a host of fantastic and exclusive deals to help you make the most of the incredible trading opportunities in September and October. It’s a bumper period of activity for the On Trade, with many key dates to prepare for. We have included category advice for Halloween on the 31st October, National Curry Week in October and the ever-popular Cask Ale Week between 21st September – 1st October. All brilliant opportunities to increase footfall and sales in your venues.
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Autumn is of course a huge time for sport with the domestic football season getting into full swing. And there’s the eagerly awaited Rugby World Cup on the horizon in France which takes place between 8th September & 28th October with 48 matches played in nine venues across 10 host cities. All live on ITV, ITV4 and their streaming channel ITVX.
Take advantage of the great deals in this edition to convert interest and footfall into higher margins and increased profits. Make sure you let your customers know what your venue is doing
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for the Rugby World Cup – get them in for the early games and they’ll make a habit of coming to you for the rest of the tournament. Display the schedule of fixtures prominently, whip up enthusiasm for the key fixtures and, above all, be prepared to cater for the bigger groups who will turn up to watch the action together.
Set your venue up for a profitable autumn with good planning and enjoy the key months of September and October with all the great deals from Headlines.
4.2%
Amber
Fruit Citrus
Dry, Bitter, Moreish
£99.95
Copper
Hoppy, Fruity, Sweet
Bitter, Fruity Palate
£95.95
Amber
Orange Zest, Tropical Fruit
Fresh, Orange, Grapefruit
£96.91
Amber, Chestnut
Barley Sugar
Toffee Apples, Peppery Hops
£59.99
4.5%
Chestnut Brown
Citrus, Biscuit, Spicy
Full, Hoppy, Bitter Balance
£107.95
Copper
Malty, Tropical Fruits
Caramel, Sweet, Full-Bodied
£99.95
Deep Gold
Pine Resin, Grapefruit
Resinous Hops, Grassy
£98.65
Amber, Straw
Lemon, Lime
Biscuit, Citrus Fruit
3.4% 4.5%
£98.95
4.1%
Amber
Malt, Hops
Balanced Malt Bitterness
£96.99
Amber
Citrus, Hoppy, Fruity
Full, Sweet, Lingering Hop
3.8%
Straw
Lemon, Citrus, Floral
Soft, Fruity, Hoppy
£83.95
Copper
Fruit, Spice
Bitter Finish, Malt, Roasted
4.3%
£119.41
Russet Brown
Spice, Toffee
Rich
4.0%
£106.93
Amber
Fresh, Clean, Hoppy
Hoppy, Dry, Refreshing
4.5%
£97.76
Auburn, Copper
Malty, Toffee, Roasted
Warming, Fruity, Malted
3.6% 5.0% 4.5%
£93.95
£82.74
Amber
Fresh, Clean, Hoppy
Hoppy, Dry, Refreshing
£96.95
Delivery From - Wednesday • Order Day - Thursday
Deuchars IPA Jennings Cumberland
Ruddles Best
Old Golden Hen
Marston’s Old Empire
Marston’s Pedigree
Gem Wainwright
HSD Wainwright Amber
Anthem Hobgoblin Ruby
Young’s Special Hobgoblin Gold
Bombardier Amber Hobgoblin IPA
Banks’s Sunbeam Ringwood Boondoggle
Banks’s Amber
Ringwood Razorback
Brakspear Gravity Ringwood Old Thumper
Brakspear Oxford Gold Ringwood 49er
Eagle IPA Tetley Bitter
Delivery From - Thursday • Order Day - Thursday
Dark Star American Pale Fuller’s Oliver’s Island
Dark Star Revelation Gales HSB
Fuller’s Seafarers
Fuller’s ESB
Delivery From - Tuesday • Order Day - Thursday
Timothy Taylor’s Dark Mild
Timothy Taylor’s Knowle Spring
Timothy Taylor’s Landlord Dark Timothy Taylor’s Golden Best
SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY
CELEBRATING THE RISING INDIAN RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND SALUTING THE COUNTRY’S FAVOURITE CUISINE.
The nation's love affair with curry shows no signs of slowing and that’s what we’re celebrating with National Curry Week!
Why not join in to help raise money for poverty focussed charities? For example, designate a dish from your menu to donate £1 per plate sold.
You can download the official posters and social media assets to help you promote the week. WWW.NATIONALCURRYWEEK.CO.UK
A WEEKLY CURRY CLUB is a great way to boost mid-week trade. If you don't already run one, use Curry Week as your launch!
Increase your customers’ average spend and your gross profit by OFFERING A RANGE OF EXTRAS such as naan bread, poppadoms and potato/vegetable options.
Run a special offer on ASIAN BEERS & CIDERS for the week.
If your venue is drinks led, think about adding a special range of Curry Week BAR SNACKS. You can even pre-buy these to make it easier.
Make sure you offer VEGETARIAN, VEGAN AND GLUTEN FREE options.
Promote DRINK PAIRINGS with your curries and offer a special price if ordered together. The most popular pairing for curry is beer, but you can also pair well with wine.
Street food has increased in popularity over the last few years. Help your venue stand out with an interesting STREET FOOD MENU rather than a traditional curry offering.
Promote your offering on social media. Don’t forget to use #nationalcurryweek and post in local community groups to reach a wider customer base.
JOIN US FOR EVERY TUESDAY
20 COUNTRIES • 48 MATCHES • 6 WEEKS
ALL HOME NATION GROUP MATCHES AT WEEKENDS!
GROUP MATCHES: 8TH SEPT - 8TH OCT
ENGLAND
England v Argentina - Sat 9th Sept, 20:00
England v Japan - Sun 17th Sept, 20:00
England v Chile - Sat 23rd Sept, 16:45
England v Samoa - Sat 7th Oct, 16:45
SCOTLAND
South Africa v Scotland - Sun 10th Sept, 16:45
Scotland v Tonga - Sun 24th Sept, 16:45
Scotland v Romania - Sat 30th Sept, 20:00
Ireland v Scotland - Sat 7th Oct, 20:00
WALES
Wales v Fiji - Sun 10th Sept, 20:00
Wales v Portugal - Sat 16th Sept, 16:45
Wales v Australia - Sun 24th Sept, 20:00
Wales v Georgia - Sat 7th Oct, 14:00
QUARTER-FINALS: 14TH & 15TH OCT - 16:00 & 20:00
SEMI-FINALS: 20TH & 21ST OCT - 20:00
For full fixtures, scan the QR code
BRONZE FINAL: 27TH OCT - 20:00
FINAL: 28TH OCT - 20:00
ITV has exclusive broadcasting rights - no special TV package is required!
Cask Ale Week coincides with the Rugby World Cup –capitalise on this by running a special ‘TRY’ offer on 3 x 1/3 pints of cask ales throughout the week.
Promote beers and other drinks in your range that are relevant to competing nations with special offers
Asahi Superdry is the Official Beer of the Rugby World Cup 2023! Now also available in 0.0%!
You could also create a themed menu for the tournament with some international dishes.
BUY 1 OF EACH FLAVOUR AND GET £1.50 OFF PER BOTTLE
TOFFEE FUDGE, MANGO CRUSH, CUCUMBER, COFFEE, COCONUT AND VERY BERRY
ADD A SPLASH OF SUMMER SPIRIT TO YOUR COCKTAIL MENU!
50 ₘ L TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA 125 ₘ L FRESH LEMONADE 5 STRAWBERRIES
Slice strawberries and lightly muddle into a glass. Add Tito’s Handmade Vodka, lemonade, and ice. Stir and garnish with a strawberry or lemon slice.
BUY 2 70 c L BOTTLES OF TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA, GET 6 TITO’S COPPER MUGS FOR FREE!
50 ₘ L TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA 100 ₘ L GINGER BEER 12 ₘ L FRESH LIME JUICE LIME SLICE, GARNISH
Add all ingredients to a Tito’s Copper Mug with ice. Stir and garnish with a lime slice or your favourite summer fruits.
PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN DRINKING ALCOHOL AROUND OPEN FLAMES AND POOLS.
Naturally delicious and refreshing –our new premium juices & still lemonades are inspired by the natural beauty of North Cornwall’s Daymer Bay
VOTED BEST NON - ALCOHOLIC WINE!
£4.99
per bottle 25p from every sale goes to the NHS
There are entry and world-class examples of almost every grape variety in the world. Be strategic and promote the quality perception of these varieties.
53% * Drink wine in pubs, bars, or restaurants at least once a week
70% of customers think pubs/bars DON’T provide enough information to help make informed decisions when ordering wine (43% for restaurants).
Consider getting more creative with wine menus.
Maximise the ‘theatre’ that exists when ordering wine for greater potential.
Train your team to taste wine and talk about it in a language that they can relate to.
Focus on a service-based wine training approach.
Target young drinkers as they are driving an increase in demand for wine.
Appeal to Millennials and even early 20s.
70% *
Say that choosing wine is one of the most enjoyable experiences of going out to pubs, bars, and restaurants
36% *
Are drinking more wine now compared to 12 months ago
PER BOTTLE £32
Halloween presents huge potential to engage customers of all types - it’s no surprise that the event is popular with families, and outside of the late-night scene, venues can embrace this with child-friendly day time events and promotions.
Groups of friends generate the highest sales at Halloween so consider sharing buckets and pitchers and promote offers encouraging friends to get together at your venue.
• Dress up your venue with cobwebs, pumpkins, and skeletons.
• Create some spooky sounds –include Halloween classics such as Ghostbusters, Highway to Hell, Monster Mash and, of course, Thriller!
• Run a fancy dress competition with a prize for the best costume. Make sure your staff are in fancy dress too!
• Set up Facebook events.
• Post teasers of your décor and drinks on Instagram Stories.
• Use popular Halloween hashtags.
• Tag drinks brands in your posts.
• Encourage your customers to post pictures from your events.
Vodka, Tequila, Bourbon, and Rum see a substantial sales uplift over Halloween. Create your own Halloween-themed cocktails and mocktails, a spooktacular way to increase margins.
Get creative with your garnishes by using themed decorations – edible eyeballs, jelly spiders and plastic vampire teeth are a few to get you started!
Cask Ale Week is a brilliant opportunity for On Trade venues to get involved and encourage your customers to try and promote real ale by organising events and activities throughout the week.
Formed in the early nineties by Cask Marque, Cask Ale Week is supported by the major trade organisations, brewers & pub groups as well as The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
Ales are the oldest style of beers, with roots firmly in British history.
A unique style of beer made with water, malted barley, hops and yeast - a living thing thanks to the fermenting yeast that remains in the barrel.
Made with 100% natural ingredients, Greene King IPA is a pint people trust and recommend to friends**
Cask ale is more complex and fuller in body than lager.
Cask conditions and settles in the pub, develops its true character and elegance and the iconic beer hand pull delivers the perfect pint.
Requiring that extra effort from brewing, delivery and maintaining in the pub cellar through to the final serve.