Responsible Drinks Retailing

Morning Advertiser

The Morning Advertiser published in association with its founders, The Licensed Trade Charity, is the number one title for the on-trade in England and Wales and has long been considered the pub trades favourite newspaper.

Recent design and content changes are just the latest in a long and successful series of evolutionary improvements since its launch in 1794. The weekly diet of informative news stories, comment by leading industry figures, in-depth features and lively humour make the package a great read for licensees everywhere.

Off Licence News

Off Licence News - the voice of drinks retailing - has been serving the off-trade for over a century and is the only fortnightly newspaper focused solely on the take-home drinks market. This award winning publication is widely regarded as the most important source of information for anyone wanting to keep up-to-date with the latest news and issues currently facing the industry.

Every issue of Off Licence News provides a colourful and lively mixture of news, views and features, including industry and product news from the world of beers, wines, spirits, ciders and RTD's. Additionally our supplements provide all the latest data from the market place, they include an annual Market Report, Wine, Brands and Spirits Reports.

Off Licence News is unmatched in its knowledge and understanding of the sector. Off Licence News is read and referred to by the off-trade in its entirety with readers at wine merchants, high street chains, supermarkets, independent drinks stores, wholesalers, head offices, licensed convenience stores and grocers across the UK.

BII

BII

BII is the professional body for the licensed retail sector and its awarding body BIIAB is the leading provider of qualifications for the industry.

BII membership is available to those who possess a personal licence qualification; to students studying for a relevant hospitality qualification; or to those who are directly concerned with the day-to-day supervision of premises licensed for the retail sale of alcohol on or off the premises in any area of the licensed retail sector, including pubs, off-licences, restaurants, hotels and any other venue where alcohol is sold. There are also membership categories for barpersons and door supervisors.

BII provides a range of benefits to its members giving them status as professionals, business and personal savings and support - including monthly members' magazine BIIBUSINESS - and five free helplines covering law, licensing, finance and food & hygiene.

BIIAB specialises in developing and awarding qualifications to support people at all levels of the industry and over 1.5 million qualifications have been taken so far. The full range of BIIAB qualifications provides something for everyone from bar and retail staff through to skilled business managers, including the market-leading BIIAB Level 2 National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders, which satisfies the statutory requirement to qualify for a personal licence. BIIAB qualifications are delivered through a network of 600 Approved Centres across 6,000 locations in the UK.

http://www.bii.org/

Diageo

The Responsible Drinks Retailing Awards have gone from strength to strength, with so many good examples of best practice emerging each year. The Awards are a strong fit for Diageo's approach to promoting responsible drinking, which is about working in partnership to seek innovative solutions to alcohol harm.

JD Wetherspoon

Sponsoring Pubwatch of the Year

"Tim Martin opened the  first JD Wetherspoon pub in 1979 and this year (& over 730 pubs later!) the company is celebrating its 30th  anniversary. JD Wetherspoon places great emphasis on providing a safe and convivial environment for its customers and staff and on being a good neighbour to residents and businesses near its premises. Based around its own retailing Code Of Conduct, encouraging responsible drinking  is central to this approach and in addition to its longstanding sponsorship of these awards, the  company supports a number of organisations such as the Drinkaware Trust,Best Bar None and National Pubwatch that help promote it."