by Darren | Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Twickenham-based craft beer retailer Real Ale Ltd has been working with M&S again, sourcing two interesting drinks to add to the superstore’s range. There are a new single-varietal cider, produced from dessert apples, by Kentish Pip (Kent), and an Oatmeal...
by Darren | Saturday, September 16, 2017 | BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
The Liberation Group has acquired four pubs in the West Country within the last month to grow its Butcombe estate to 34 pubs. These new acquisitions mean The Liberation Group has purchased ten pubs for its Butcombe estate so far in 2017 — a 42% increase in the size of...
by Darren | Saturday, September 16, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
x New figures from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) show one billion pints of British beer were shipped around the world last year, bringing a £600 million boost to the UK economy. Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the British Beer...
by Darren | Friday, September 15, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Pub operator J D Wetherspoon has posted an impressive 28% rise in profit (before deductions), with like-for-like sales up 4% over the past year. But it is getting ready for tougher times ahead, with the hospitality industry fearing that customers will start to rein in...
by Darren | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) says all its members trading on the Beerflex scheme now hold a valid FSQ certificate or other professional food and drink quality accreditation commissioned themselves. This means 494 independent craft breweries can...
by Darren | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Hiver Beers launches a crowdfunding campaign today, looking to sell 8% equity in the business, established in 2013 to focus on honey beers. The company wants to accelerate its growth through investment in a second retail site, a new annual marketing campaign,...
by Darren | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has issued a warning that today’s rocketing inflation rate should not be used to ratchet up beer taxes in the autumn Budget, as currently planned. If the Chancellor sticks to an inflation-based increase already...
by Darren | Monday, September 11, 2017 | BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Best Bar None (BBN), the national programme designed to improve standards within licensed premises through local partnerships, is rolling out new schemes across the country. The scheme, supported by the Home Office, now operates in 70 towns and cites, with new...
by Darren | Monday, September 11, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Bruce Dickinson pours a pint of Trooper at a Robinsons bar Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has been announced as the guest speaker at the British Beer and Pub Association’s annual dinner and awards ceremony. The event will be held at the Royal Garden...
by Darren | Friday, September 8, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Brakspear chief executive, Tom Davies (left), with new non-executive director, Peter Furness-Smith Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has recruited Peter Furness-Smith as a non-executive director, with a particular focus on helping to develop the company’s...
by Darren | Thursday, September 7, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, CORNWALL NEWS
The St Austell team at the award ceremony. Left to right are Chris Knight, Jackie Scarfe, James Staughton, Ian Blunt and Jeremy Mitchell St Austell Brewery has been announced 2017 West of England Business of Year, for businesses with turnover more than £30m. The award...
by Darren | Thursday, September 7, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
The leaked Home Office migration document, suggesting there may be a cap on low-skilled workers, would undermine the needs of the pub industry. That’s the view of Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), who points out...
