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....
by Darren | Wednesday, September 18, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Kris Gumbrell, co-founder of Brewhouse and Kitchen, welcomes Jane Dodds MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats in Wales, and Tony Sophoclides, of UK Hospitality Brewhouse and Kitchen Bournemouth played host to the Liberal Democrat annual summer social as the party...
by Darren | Friday, September 13, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The plan to open ten Thornbridge and Co pub sites nationwide over the next five years is taking its next step forward. The business has acquired a site in Leeds and will be opening its Birmingham site before the end of this year. The latter is The Colmore, on Colmore...
by Darren | Friday, September 13, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
“The Cotton Bale”by Gerald England is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Profits at JD Wetherspoon rose 7.4% in the year to £1,818.8m in the year to July 28, the company has reported today. Profit before tax was down 4.5% to £102.5m, however, after exceptional...
by Darren | Friday, September 13, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Vicky Guy, Bath Ales’ marketing manager, with, left to right, Bath Rugby’s Matt Garvey, Freddie Burns, and Aled Brew Bath Ales has extended its sponsorship of Bath Rugby. The brewer, which has supported its local club since 2014, has renewed its...
by Darren | Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Wetherspoon chairman, Tim Martin, has responded to concerns from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) that price cuts in his pubs could have an adverse effect on brewers. Here’s the full text of the exchanges. On September 10, James Calder, chief executive...
by Darren | Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Beer sales in the second quarter of 2019 were down 2.2% on the same period in 2018, according to the latest Beer Barometer sales data from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). The slump was driven by falling beer sales in the on-trade, which decreased by 2.8%...
