St Austell Brewery has signed a three-year deal with fellow Cornish business the Rick Stein Restaurant Group to supply beer to its venues.
Mark Stephens, head of regional sales for St Austell Brewery and Jack Stein, chef director for The Rick Stein Group
The companies have had close working relationships for many years, with the Stein family having run The Cornish Arms in St Merryn — a St Austell Brewery-owned pub — for 15 years.
korev, St Austell’s flagship lager, is now on draught at eight of the 11 Stein’s sites across the UK, including in Padstow, London, and Winchester.
Bottled Tribute will also be available, as well as Harbour Brewing beers Arctic Sky and Daymer Bay, both to be supplied on draught in six of the Stein’s sites. St Austell Brewery took a minority share in Harbour in 2022, to help grow the company’s South West beer distribution.
Lee Tinn-Stephens, St Austell Brewery’s sales development and export manager, said: “It’s fantastic to have solidified this Cornish-born partnership that extends beyond the South West.
“It’s a hugely rewarding partnership that the whole team and I have been looking forward to. That’s because of what the Steins represent in Cornwall and beyond, in terms of quality food and establishments.
“It’s great to be associated with Stein’s and have our beers, as well as Harbour beers, in their sites.”
Jack Stein, chef director of The Rick Stein Group, added: “It’s great to be working and forming closer ties with another longstanding Cornish business. I’m looking forward to an ice-cold pint of korev or two in our restaurants this summer.”
