by Darren | Friday, May 25, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Two Heads Beer Co — trading as The Beer Boutique and We Brought Beer — has increased the amount of equity it is offering in its current crowdfunding campaign, from 10% to 14.9%. The company is looking to raise £350,000 to open four more stores. Owner James Hickson...
by Darren | Friday, May 25, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Food and drink exports grew by 5.5% to £5.2bn in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Food and Drink Federation — but beer exports dropped by £16.1m. The only other top ten category to see no growth was salmon, down by a massive £40m. Of particular interest to...
by Darren | Friday, May 25, 2018 | BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Tied pub tenants from across the country held a demonstration opposite Parliament as they launched a new campaign to review the Pub Code. As part of the event, tenants and campaigners met Conservative and Labour MPs to seek support. Campaigner Dave Mountford said:...
by Darren | Thursday, May 24, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Brewhouse and Kitchen has exchanged contracts to acquire the freehold of Wabi, in Horsham — the acquisition is expected to complete in the next 14 days. Wabi is a former prime site public house, in a high footfall location in a premium Sussex town. In addition,...
by Darren | Thursday, May 24, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Suzanne Baker, of Stonegate Pub Company, and Paul Harbottle, the group commercial director of Ei Group, have been named as new non-executive directors of Cask Marque. Suzanne, commercial director at Stonegate, has spent her career within the licensed leisure sector,...
by Darren | Tuesday, May 22, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, CORNWALL NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Cheers: watching the royal wedding at the Lifeboat Inn, St Ives The Treasury is set to be on the receiving end of a £70m windfall following a successful trading weekend in Britain’s pubs. With licensing hours on Friday and Saturday extended by two hours from...
by Darren | Tuesday, May 22, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
As it continues to expand, Butcombe Brewery — part of the Liberation Group — has made two senior appointments, welcoming John Breading as UK sales director and Phil Rowsell as operations manager at the brewery’s Bridgwater distribution centre. John (pictured)...
by Darren | Tuesday, May 22, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
The Grape and Grain — Arkell’s new beer and wine store, which opened at its Kingsdown Brewery in January — has been shortlisted in the 2018 Local Authority Building Control West of England Building Excellence Awards. These awards recognise quality in all types...
by Darren | Monday, May 21, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Dr Andy Wood (pictured), chief executive of Adnams, has been presented with the special award for environmental responsibility at the FIRST Responsible Capitalism Awards. The award recognises his work in nurturing and expanding the Adnams Community Trust, and for...
by Darren | Monday, May 21, 2018 | BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Pub owner NewRiver has responded to press speculation by confirming it is in talks with Hawthorn Leisure regarding a possible acquisition. It said that a transaction, if completed, would be funded from NewRiver’s existing resources. A spokesperson added:...
by Darren | Friday, May 18, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Wadworth is using like-for-like sales increases of 3.65% across its managed estate for the year to September 30, 2017, as a springboard to increase the number of pubs this year. A company statement said: “This has been a second year of solid progress for Wadworth as...
by Darren | Friday, May 18, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Marston’s has reported strong revenue and profit before tax growth for the 26 weeks ending on March 31. Underlying revenue was up 20% to £528.1m, the company reported, with an 8% rise in profit before tax to £36.3m. The Charles Wells Brewery acquisition helped...
