Beer keg robbers cost brewers millions

High duty rates foster alcohol fraud in UK

31-Oct-2005

The higher cost of bringing alcohol into the UK is still making the country an attractive den for fraudsters as the industry and government prepare to up their battle against bootleg booze.

Seizures reveal UK drinks fraud problem

24-Oct-2005

Arsenic in bottled water and the seizure of fake vodka from an illegal distillery have put fraud back on the menu in the UK, as two alcoholic drinks associations pledge to beat the bootlegs.

UK firms fail to meet packaging recycling targets

11-Apr-2005

Latest Defra figures suggest that some packaging firms may have failed to comply with the UK Packaging Waste Regulations in 2004, according to compliance expert Valpak.

Beer keg robbers cost brewers millions

The increasing theft of beer kegs is costing brewers millions of pounds every year, as industry bodies pledge tougher surveillance to halt the beer keg bandits.

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