by Darren | Sunday, October 20, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Batemans brewery has given its best-selling bottled ales a facelift to further connect with today’s more educated breed of supermarket shoppers, and to boost sales. Mocha, Triple XB (XXXB), Victory, and Combined Harvest have all been given a revamp. Wavy labels, more...
by Darren | Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Brakspear, Carlsberg UK, Craft Union Pub Company, Adnams, and Brigid Simmonds scooped the honours at this year’s British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) Annual Awards. The gongs were, respectively, the awards for pub champion, beer champion, heart of the community,...
by Darren | Saturday, October 12, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Williams Bros, of Alloa, has joined the OneCircle initiative to provide a KeyKeg collection hub for breweries in Central Scotland. The brewery, which is firmly established as one of Scotland’s largest independents and also provides a central hub for the bottling and...
by Darren | Saturday, October 12, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Cornwall News
Sharp’s Brewery saw turnover fall 8.7% to £38.2m for the year ending December 31, 2018. Pre-tax profit was up 70.2% to £1.3m. According to files registered at Companies House, the company saw beer volumes down 5.5% year on year, although there was £890,000 of...
by Darren | Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
New arrivals at Crisp Malt, Hannah Beer and Mike Benson Experienced brewer and quality controller Mike Benson has joined Crisp Malt as craft brewing sales manager for the North West. Mike said: “Selling is only part of the remit. Nowadays, brewers are looking to...
by Darren | Monday, October 7, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Beer has been confirmed as Britain’s favorite alcoholic drink, according to data published by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) in its annual Statistical Handbook. Using data provided by HMRC, the BBPA conducted analysis which found that, in 2018, 8.5...
by Darren | Thursday, October 3, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Portrush-based Lacada Brewery has revealed details of an ambitious expansion plan, and is poised to open a new share offer. The co-operative business, with almost 290 members, has gone from strength to strength since it began trading in October 2015. Four years on, it...
by Darren | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
New Ossett Brewery MD Alex Minett with owner Jamie Lawson Yorkshire’s Ossett Brewery is poised for its next stage of growth with the appointment of Alex Minett as managing director. Alex comes from a role as on-trade sales director at Red Bull. At Ossett, he will be...
by Darren | Monday, September 30, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the appointment of Emma McClarkin (pictured) as its new chief executive. Emma will start in the role in early November and succeeds Brigid Simmonds, who steps down to become chairman of the new Betting and...
by Darren | Friday, September 27, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
There are more breweries in Britain than there have been for decades — around 2,300. They supply more than 50,000 pubs, bars, hotels, restaurants, and clubs with cask beers, making over 10,000 different beers available each year. “It’s not just the number of cask...
by Darren | Thursday, September 19, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Northern Monk Brewery is looking to spark a Northern revolution by launching it’s For the North Foundation, a scheme that will see the company offer £5,000 grants for burgeoning community projects and environmental causes in its heartland. Northern Monk evolved after...
by Darren | Wednesday, September 18, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Vernon Amor (right), managing director of Wye Valley Brewery, picks up the award from Steve Livens, of the British Beer and Pub Association Environmentally aware Wye Valley Brewery has won the energy efficiency category at the Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards....
