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Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Price of popular beer hiked in supermarkets including Sainsbury's and Morrisons
The biggest price rise seen was for single 6660ml bottles of San Miguel, which went up by an average of 34p - or 15.5% - to £2.55 a bottle since January 1 The price of popular beers drunk by Brits has shot up across major supermarket chains including Sainsbury's and Morrisons. According to analysis from the Grocer, pre-promotional prices of 15 out of 24 San Miguel products stocked in the big four UK supermarkets. Some as much as 38%, while only one saw a decrease. The biggest price rise seen was for single 6660ml bottles of San Miguel, which went up by an average of 34p - or 15.5% - to £2.55 a bottle since January 1. In Sainsbury's, the prices have been hiked twice from £1.99 to £2.75 since the start of the year. In Morrison's, the Grocer found that prices had risen from £2.20 a bottle to £2.50. In Asda, the supermarket chain had switched the 660ml bottle to a 620ml one, and cut the price from £2.05 to £1.94. The Grocer reported that multi-packs of the product had also been affected. The pre-promotional price of 4x440ml cans of San Miguel had increased by an average of 4.6% - or 26p to £5.94. In Sainsbury's, the pack of four beens had gone from £5.45 to £6 - which is an increase fo 10.1%. Larger packs containing 10 440ml beers also increased by an average of 10p across the retailer, with the average price sitting at £13.20. Sainsbury's and Morrisons told the Grocer that prices were impacted by a "range" of factors. Asda did not respond to the request for comment. San Miguel is brewed by Mahou San Miguel (MSM) and is part of the Budweiser Brewing Group (BBG), which also owns the popular brands, including Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, Becks, Camden Hells, and Leffe. Since 2021, the group has also distributed the brewer's Mahou beer. A BBG spokesperson told the Grocer, "While we do not set retail prices, we are aware of recent increases driven largely by government imposed duties and new packaging taxes, which have increased production and distribution costs across the industry." Join Money Saving Club's specialist topics For all you savvy savers and bargain hunters out there, there's a golden opportunity to stretch your pounds further. The Money Saving Club newsletter, a favourite among thousands who thrive on catching the best deals, is stepping up its game. Simply follow the link and select one or more of the following topics to get all the latest deals and advice on: Travel; Property; Pets, family and home; Personal finance; Shopping and discounts; Utilities. They added: "San Miguel remains a consumer favourite, and we look forward to activating it this year with exciting marketing and trade campaigns." In July 2024, Budweiser Brewing Group announced that it would distribute San Miguel in the UK from January 1, taking over from Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC). At the time of the announcement, Alberto Rodríguez-Toquero, Managing Director of Mahou San Miguel, said: 'Today's announcement marks a new chapter for Mahou San Miguel in the UK, as we partner with Budweiser Brewing Group to bring the world 's most loved Spanish beer to a larger number of UK consumers. "This agreement further extends the relationship between our two companies, the UK is an important market for San Miguel and we are confident that Budweiser Brewing Group will succeed in fulfilling our ambitious plans for the brand.'
Scottish Sun
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Boozy Brits in Spanish holiday hotspots showed ‘bulldog spirit' & kept on drinking through massive blackout
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BOOZY Brits were getting the beers in yesterday as the bars of Benidorm reopened after Spain's blackout chaos. Ex-pat Charlie Robb was one of the first to clock in at his local, The Little White Bull pub in the heart of the Spanish holiday playground yesterday. 5 Ex-pat Charlie Robb with his dog Brandy drinking beer at the Little White Bull in Benidorm yesterday Credit: Nick Parker 5 Charlie rushed to the bar as soon as it re-opened following Spain's power outage Credit: Nick Parker 5 Charlie raises a glass to Spanish technicians Credit: Nick Parker Retired oil rig worker Charlie, 70, raised a glass to Spanish technicians who restored power and treated his pet Border Collie Brandy to a sip of his ice cold lager. Electric pumps at thousands of bars across the brash Costa Blanca resort stopped working, credit card machines shut and lager warmed during a 13-hour outage. But bulldog Brits told yesterday how they rallied round and tackled the emergency by paying with cash and switching to bottled beer served from coolboxes. And they were all smiles yesterday as tens of thousands of trippers flooded back to pubs and bars as normal service was resumed. Charlie, from Glasgow, said: 'The power went off at around 11.30am yesterday but I was among about 30 Brits who managed to carry on boozing until it got dark. 'I'm quite lucky because I normally drink bottled Spanish Mahou beer which the staff managed to keep quite cool then I switched to bottled Desperado beer with a shot of tequila. 'We showed true bulldog spirit and only have up when it got so dark indoors we couldn't see what we were drinking. 'But the power came back on at 12.30am and everything's back to normal in Benidorm today and I'm back on the beer.' Little White Bull landlady Mairead Roberts, 32, who moved to Spain from Rotherham said: 'We managed to stay open till about 8pm on Monday until it got too dark. 'We've run our family pub here for even years and thought Covid was weird but this was something else. People cheer with excitement as lights turn on in Madrid 'The cellphone network still didn't come back on till this morning but we're up and running now, and it's great to be back in business.' The blackouts across the Iberian peninsula could have also been caused by failures at solar farms, Spain's grid operator said last night. Spain's national REE said two incidents of power generation loss had been identified, likely from solar plants. The incidents - which caused instability which could have triggered the breakdown of its connection with France - came as a cyber attack was ruled out as the cause. Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said that the blackout was not due to a lack of nuclear power, which far-right party Vox wants to stop his government phasing out. A drive towards solar and wind energy - similar to the push ordered by UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband - is believed to have made Spain's power grid less resilient. Mr Sanchez said about 15 gigawatts of electricity - more than half of the power being consumed at the time - 'suddenly disappeared' in five seconds. Power was still not fully restored yesterday amid continuing engineering work. At least five people are known to have lost their lives to various tragedies in the 24 hours since Spain, Portugal and southern France were plunged into blackout. A family of three - two parents and a child - perished in Taboadela, north-west Spain, after they inhaled carbon monoxide, presumed from a damaged generator. In Valencia, a 46-year-old woman died after her oxygen machine failed and she was deprived of the life-sustaining supply. In Madrid, a woman was killed in a fire that police believe could have been caused by a candle. The sad news comes as Spain's top court launches a bombshell probe into whether sabotage was behind the sudden power loss - and it is revealed that "unusual activity" hit the UK grid hours before Europe. Initial estimates have placed the cost of the collapse at an eye-watering 4.5 billion euros. 5 A worker assists a customer with a torch at a supermarket during a power outage which hit large parts of Spain
The Sun
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Boozy Brits in Spanish holiday hotspots showed ‘bulldog spirit' & kept on drinking through massive blackout
BOOZY Brits were getting the beers in yesterday as the bars of Benidorm reopened after Spain's blackout chaos. Ex-pat Charlie Robb was one of the first to clock in at his local, The Little White Bull pub in the heart of the Spanish holiday playground yesterday. 5 5 Retired oil rig worker Charlie, 70, raised a glass to Spanish technicians who restored power and treated his pet Border Collie Brandy to a sip of his ice cold lager. Electric pumps at thousands of bars across the brash Costa Blanca resort stopped working, credit card machines shut and lager warmed during a 13-hour outage. But bulldog Brits told yesterday how they rallied round and tackled the emergency by paying with cash and switching to bottled beer served from coolboxes. And they were all smiles yesterday as tens of thousands of trippers flooded back to pubs and bars as normal service was resumed. Charlie, from Glasgow, said: 'The power went off at around 11.30am yesterday but I was among about 30 Brits who managed to carry on boozing until it got dark. 'I'm quite lucky because I normally drink bottled Spanish Mahou beer which the staff managed to keep quite cool then I switched to bottled Desperado beer with a shot of tequila. 'We showed true bulldog spirit and only have up when it got so dark indoors we couldn't see what we were drinking. 'But the power came back on at 12.30am and everything's back to normal in Benidorm today and I'm back on the beer.' Little White Bull landlady Mairead Roberts, 32, who moved to Spain from Rotherham said: 'We managed to stay open till about 8pm on Monday until it got too dark. 'We've run our family pub here for even years and thought Covid was weird but this was something else. People cheer with excitement as lights turn on in Madrid 'The cellphone network still didn't come back on till this morning but we're up and running now, and it's great to be back in business.' The blackouts across the Iberian peninsula could have also been caused by failures at solar farms, Spain's grid operator said last night. Spain's national REE said two incidents of power generation loss had been identified, likely from solar plants. The incidents - which caused instability which could have triggered the breakdown of its connection with France - came as a cyber attack was ruled out as the cause. Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said that the blackout was not due to a lack of nuclear power, which far-right party Vox wants to stop his government phasing out. A drive towards solar and wind energy - similar to the push ordered by UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband - is believed to have made Spain's power grid less resilient. Mr Sanchez said about 15 gigawatts of electricity - more than half of the power being consumed at the time - 'suddenly disappeared' in five seconds. Power was still not fully restored yesterday amid continuing engineering work. At least five people are known to have lost their lives to various tragedies in the 24 hours since Spain, Portugal and southern France were plunged into blackout. A family of three - two parents and a child - perished in Taboadela, north-west Spain, after they inhaled carbon monoxide, presumed from a damaged generator. In Valencia, a 46-year-old woman died after her oxygen machine failed and she was deprived of the life-sustaining supply. In Madrid, a woman was killed in a fire that police believe could have been caused by a candle. The sad news comes as Spain's top court launches a bombshell probe into whether sabotage was behind the sudden power loss - and it is revealed that "unusual activity" hit the UK grid hours before Europe. Initial estimates have placed the cost of the collapse at an eye-watering 4.5 billion euros. 5
The Irish Sun
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Boozy Brits in Spanish holiday hotspots showed ‘bulldog spirit' & kept on drinking through massive blackout
BOOZY Brits were getting the beers in yesterday as the bars of Benidorm reopened after Spain's blackout chaos. Ex-pat Charlie Robb was one of the first to clock in at his local, The Little White Bull pub in the heart of the Spanish holiday playground yesterday. Advertisement 5 Ex-pat Charlie Robb with his dog Brandy drinking beer at the Little White Bull in Benidorm yesterday Credit: Nick Parker 5 Charlie rushed to the bar as soon as it re-opened following Spain's power outage Credit: Nick Parker 5 Charlie raises a glass to Spanish technicians Credit: Nick Parker Retired oil rig worker Charlie, 70, raised a glass to Spanish technicians who restored power and treated his pet Border Collie Brandy to a sip of his ice cold lager. Electric pumps at thousands of bars across the brash Costa Blanca resort stopped working, credit card machines shut and lager warmed during a But bulldog Brits told yesterday how they rallied round and tackled the emergency by paying with cash and switching to bottled beer served from coolboxes. And they were all smiles yesterday as tens of thousands of trippers flooded back to pubs and bars as normal service was resumed. Advertisement Read more on blackout Charlie, from Glasgow, said: 'The power went off at around 11.30am yesterday but I was among about 30 Brits who managed to carry on boozing until it got dark. 'I'm quite lucky because I normally drink bottled Spanish Mahou beer which the staff managed to keep quite cool then I switched to bottled Desperado beer with a shot of tequila. 'We showed true bulldog spirit and only have up when it got so dark indoors we couldn't see what we were drinking. 'But the power came back on at 12.30am and everything's back to normal in Benidorm today and I'm back on the beer.' Advertisement Most read in The Sun Exclusive Little White Bull landlady Mairead Roberts, 32, who moved to Spain from Rotherham said: 'We managed to stay open till about 8pm on Monday until it got too dark. 'We've run our family pub here for even years and thought Covid was weird but this was something else. People cheer with excitement as lights turn on in Madrid 'The cellphone network still didn't come back on till this morning but we're up and running now, and it's great to be back in business.' The blackouts across the Iberian peninsula could have also been caused by failures at solar farms, Spain's grid operator said last night. Advertisement Spain's national REE said two incidents of power generation loss had been identified, likely from solar plants . The incidents - which caused instability which could have triggered the breakdown of its connection with France - came as a cyber attack was ruled out as the cause. Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez A drive towards solar and wind energy - similar to the push ordered by UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband - is believed to have made Spain's power grid less resilient. Advertisement Mr Sanchez said about 15 gigawatts of electricity - more than half of the power being consumed at the time - 'suddenly disappeared' in five seconds. Power was still not fully restored yesterday amid continuing engineering work. At least five people are known to have A family of three - two parents and a child - perished in Taboadela, north-west Spain, after they inhaled carbon monoxide, presumed from a damaged generator. Advertisement In Valencia, a 46-year-old woman died after her oxygen machine failed and she was deprived of the life-sustaining supply. I n Madrid , a woman was killed in a fire that police believe could have been caused by a candle. The sad news comes as Spain's top court launches Initial estimates have placed the cost of the collapse at an eye-watering 4.5 billion euros. Advertisement 5 A worker assists a customer with a torch at a supermarket during a power outage which hit large parts of Spain 5 Food stands in Barcelona during the blackout
