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Team
Our Team
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Philip Rycroft
Chairman
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Matt Lambert
Chief Executive
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Laura Demorais
Director of Regulatory Affairs
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David Saer
Director of External Affairs
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Alison Munro
Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager – Code Advice and Training
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Katie Wrighton
Regulatory Affairs Executive
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Daisy Collingwood
Senior Communications Manager
If you would like to learn more about our culture and benefits, or perhaps want to join us, learn more here.
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15 July 2024
Blogs
Responsible summer marketing: A hat trick of top tips
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21 February 2024
Blogs
Portman Group and YouGov Low and No Alcohol Consumer Trends Report: A New Era of Mindful Consumption
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13 December 2023
Blogs
Stuff the turkey…not your marketing compliance! Our top tips to have a compliant Christmas
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7 November 2023
Blogs
Pump up the… compliance – ensuring your marketing is compliant for the on-trade
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31 October 2023
Blogs
Partnerships for change: continuing the moderate drinking trend
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19 October 2023
Blogs
Code rule 3.2(f) quick read – a quick easy way to ensure your marketing doesn’t encourage immoderate, irresponsible, or illegal consumption
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3 October 2023
Blogs
Partnerships for change: tackling binge drinking and alcohol related crime
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2 August 2023
Blogs
Partnerships for change: reducing underage drinking
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26 July 2023
Blogs
A guide to how to avoid appealing to kids in your marketing
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4 July 2023
Blogs
Assisting, Restoring and Developing the drinks and hospitality industry workforce
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26 June 2023
Blogs
Keep your marketing decent (the top 3 ways to cause serious or widespread offence, and how to avoid doing so)
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26 May 2023
Blogs
Further enhancing protection for under-18s – Code Review of rule 3.2(h): Particular appeal to under-18s
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26 May 2023
Blogs
Video: Naming, Packaging and Promotion Code
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17 April 2023
Blogs
Independent Complaints Panel member review – Claire Fowler
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27 March 2023
Blogs
Advisory Service Q+A – retail placement and retail price
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28 February 2023
Blogs
Portman Group research highlights how low and no alcohol alternatives have become ingrained in consumer responsible drinking
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14 December 2022
Blogs
The Holidays are here – and so is our 2022 Taking Responsibility Regulation Report!
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29 November 2022
Blogs
Driving the changes to our guidance – sample it here!
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15 November 2022
Blogs
Selling Alcohol Responsibly through the off trade
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6 October 2022
Blogs
Video: Did you know the Portman Group regulates alcohol sponsorship?
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27 September 2022
Blogs
Caffeinated Alcohol Beverages– how to ensure your marketing is stimulatingly compliant
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26 July 2022
COVID-19
Response to Sheffield University’s post COVID-19 model
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6 July 2022
Blogs
Sun, Sea, and Responsible Marketing – how to do this summer right!
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8 June 2022
Blogs
Responsible Retailing
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25 May 2022
Blogs
Get your sampling right this Platinum Jubilee bank holiday with our four top tips
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28 April 2022
Blogs
Launching our new training courses
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17 March 2022
Blogs
Helping drinks workers when they hit hard times
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22 February 2022
COVID-19
Response to Public Health Scotland’s alcohol sales and harm in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic report
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31 January 2022
Blogs
Portman Group research shows a significant increase in consumer appetite for low and no alcohol
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12 January 2022
Blogs
25 Years of Responsible Alcohol Regulation and Portman Group in 2021
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20 December 2021
Blogs
A year as Panel Chair
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25 November 2021
Blogs
Is mandatory alcohol labelling needed?
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21 October 2021
Press Releases
Supporting the work of Only A Pavement Away
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13 October 2021
Blogs
What happens if I complain?
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7 October 2021
Blogs
UK Government changes how it tracks alcohol health trends as drinking rates fall
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24 September 2021
Blogs
Portman Group calls on WHO for renewed focus on harmful drinking and to recognise the industry as a constructive partner
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13 September 2021
Blogs
Join us as an Independent Complaints Panel Member
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9 September 2021
Blogs
Supporting International FASD Awareness Day 2021
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30 July 2021
Blogs
2021 and beyond – a seminar spotlighting industry trends
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23 July 2021
Blogs
Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP) – preventing alcohol harm to young people
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15 July 2021
COVID-19
PHE report on alcohol consumption and harm during the COVID-19 pandemic
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23 June 2021
COVID-19
Supporting Communities blog series – Goodbye
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4 June 2021
Blogs
Low2NoBev Conference – Portman Group to speak at inaugural event
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26 May 2021
COVID-19
All Hands to the Pump – supporting pubs and employees to reopen safely
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12 May 2021
COVID-19
Only a Pavement Away – The Hospitality Industry Supports Homeless People into Employment
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11 May 2021
COVID-19
Portman Group-YouGov research on pandemic drinking and the return to pubs
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28 April 2021
COVID-19
Moderate majority continues throughout lockdowns and beyond
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28 April 2021
Blogs
Taking Responsibility – ‘Responsible Regulation of Alcohol Seminar’
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28 April 2021
COVID-19
Running the Alcohol Recovery Day Programme during COVID-19
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21 April 2021
Blogs
Portman Group’s Advisory Service issues guidance on CBD
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16 April 2021
Blogs
Portman Group CAP Consultation Response
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14 April 2021
COVID-19
Local Pub Supports Local Community
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13 April 2021
Blogs
PHE methodology consultation – Portman Group response
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1 April 2021
Blogs
Low and No Virtual Conference 2021
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30 March 2021
Blogs
The Launch of the Responsible Regulation of Alcohol Seminar Series
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17 March 2021
COVID-19
Cooper King Distillery and Hand Sanitiser Production
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3 March 2021
COVID-19
The Drinks Trust – Supporting the industry’s work
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25 February 2021
Blogs
Portman Group issues first category guidance on hard seltzers
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20 February 2021
COVID-19
Supporting Communities Report – Press Release
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17 February 2021
COVID-19
Supporting Communities Blog Series – Introduction
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8 February 2021
Blogs
Response to Northern Ireland substance use strategy
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26 January 2021
Blogs
Regulating Through Change
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25 January 2021
Blogs
Portman Group research into consumer interest in Low and No Alcohol
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21 December 2020
Blogs
John Timothy Leaves the Portman Group
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17 December 2020
Blogs
WHO Consultation
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26 October 2020
COVID-19
COVID-19 Blog Series – Goodbye
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19 October 2020
COVID-19
Selling Safely Online – Portman Group
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15 October 2020
COVID-19
Mindful Drinking in Lockdown – Club Soda
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13 October 2020
Blogs
Goodbye from Jenny Watson CBE
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12 October 2020
COVID-19
Stockpiling to Sales – Portman Group
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8 October 2020
COVID-19
Global Leadership – IARD
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5 October 2020
COVID-19
‘Cheers’ Campaign – SAIP
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1 October 2020
COVID-19
Community Approaches – UK Spirits Alliance
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28 September 2020
COVID-19
Lockdown and Beyond, Pandemic Drinking Trends – Portman Group
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24 September 2020
COVID-19
Support for High Risk Drinkers – Drinkaware
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21 September 2020
COVID-19
Moderate Lockdown Drinking – Portman Group and YouGov Research
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17 September 2020
COVID-19
Whisky and Hand Sanitiser – Scotch Whisky Association
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14 September 2020
COVID-19
Producer Actions – Portman Group Members
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10 September 2020
COVID-19
Pubs Support Local Communities During Lockdown – British Beer and Pub Association
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7 September 2020
COVID-19
COVID-19 Blog Series – Introduction
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13 August 2020
Blogs
Clearing the scrutiny – 95% of the industry adhere to the rules
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24 June 2020
Blogs
Portman Group research shows Brits continue to moderate their drinking under lockdown
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18 June 2020
Blogs
Chair of the Independent Complaints Panel (June 2020)
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21 May 2020
Blogs
Alcohol industry continues to step up to help tackle COVID-19 and support local communities
15 May 2020
Blogs
Sampling and promotions under social distancing
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4 May 2020
Blogs
Stockpiling fears appear unfounded as lockdown Brits drinking same or less
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2 April 2020
Blogs
Alcohol industry steps up action to help tackle COVID-19 and support local communities
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17 March 2020
Blogs
How to contact us whilst our team works remotely due to Government advice on Covid-19
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3 March 2020
Blogs
How Retailer Alert Bulletins Work
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27 February 2020
Blogs
Tackling alcohol harm with Scottish Parliamentarians
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25 February 2020
Blogs
How the Independent Complaints Panel Works
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13 February 2020
Blogs
Are you the next Chair of the Portman Group?
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20 January 2020
Blogs
Meditations on the Mindful Drinking festival
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9 January 2020
Blogs
Portman Group survey reminds producers that container choice has impact on drinker perceptions
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12 December 2019
Blogs
John Timothy CEO – how to address political challenges to the alcohol sector
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7 December 2019
Blogs
Portman Group responds to the Northern Ireland consultation on liquor licensing
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9 September 2019
Blogs
The decline of underage drinking in the UK
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27 June 2019
Blogs
Supporting the exciting rise of the low and no alcohol category
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30 May 2019
Blogs
UK drinking patterns are getting more responsible, let’s make sure this continues!
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15 May 2019
Blogs
Alcohol marketing teams, don’t catch a fright this Halloween, be prepared!
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16 April 2019
Blogs
Putting the relative risks of alcohol consumption into context
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14 March 2017
Blogs
Emojis in Alcohol Marketing