by Darren | Friday, December 6, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
London-based Small Beer Brew Co has been certified as B Corporation, an international accreditation that recognises commitment to a more sustainable and responsible way of doing business. Joining a global community of more than 2,500 other Certified B Corps,...
by Darren | Friday, December 6, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Burnley-based Moorhouse’s Brewery has reported a £37,000 pre-tax profit for the last financial year, compared to a pre-tax loss of £275,000 in 2018. Annual turnover has remained constant at around £4.5m. Moorhouse’s is led by Lee Williams (pictured), who was appointed...
by Darren | Friday, December 6, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Charlotte Hargan, one of Lakeland Inns’ general managers, with the new Stringers bottles and mini-cask Stringers Brewery is set to launch its beers in bottles and mini-casks after striking a deal with Cockermouth-based Bottled in Cumbria. The move will also see...
by Darren | Thursday, December 5, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Independent brewer Anspach & Hobday has announced a £500,000 expansion into the Valley Point Industrial Estate, in Croydon, following a round of crowdfunding earlier this year. The expansion will allow Anspach & Hobday to triple its current production up to...
by Darren | Thursday, December 5, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Brewer and pub company Wadworth has announced that it intends to build a new brewery. It hopes a new state-of-the-art facility will build upon the company’s history and heritage for the long term. Chief executive, Chris Welham, said: “We are hugely proud of our...
by Darren | Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has set out its manifesto to turbocharge independent brewing in the UK. Ahead of the general election on December 12, it is urging the next government to adopt 15 policies, covering five key areas, which will encourage growth...
by Darren | Friday, November 29, 2019 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The Pub Governing Body has published its annual audit of companies operating up to 499 leased and tenanted pubs. The audit is based on codes of practice published by the Pub Governing Body and covers the period from August 1, 2018, to July 31, 2019. The audit found...
by Darren | Wednesday, November 27, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The Conservative party has committed to review alcohol duty, review business rates and extended the relief to pubs, and introduce a deposit return scheme to incentivise people to recycle plastic and glass. SIBA chief executive, James Calder, said: “It is vital that...
by Darren | Saturday, November 23, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Beer and pub groups have been scrutinising election manifestos from the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties. The Liberal Democrats have said they would: Review the UK excise duty structure to better support whisky exportsReplace business rates in England with a...
by Darren | Saturday, November 23, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Are election pledges made to be kept any more, or just to lull us into getting our vote and be abandoned once a party is in power? The Conservatives have promised to do more to keep pubs open if they triumph on December 12. It’s part of a package of measures to...
by Darren | Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Ossett Brewing Company’s Jamie Lawson (left) and Alex Minett in the new taproom and visitor centre Ossett Brewing Company, in Yorkshire, has unveiled a contemporary new look for its 21st anniversary, at the launch of a taproom and visitor centre. Building on a...
by Darren | Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
Marie Wood, Wadworth’s dementia champion, hands over a cheque from the company for £670.75p, to Zena Jones, the Alzheimer’s Society’s community fundraiser for Bath and Wiltshire Wadworth has furthered its support for the Alzheimer’s Society by handing over...
