by Darren | Thursday, September 13, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Stowmarket-based malt and malted ingredients manufacturer, Muntons, has announced the appointment of Steve Miller as production director. With more than 30 years’ experience in the food industry, Steve (pictured) not only brings a wealth of experience, but also a firm...
by Darren | Thursday, September 13, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Steve Magnall, chief executive at St Peter’s Brewery, who has led the Suffolk-based brewery for more than three years, is stepping down. Steve, who has been instrumental in the growing success of St Peter’s Without alcohol-free drinks brand, launched in...
by Darren | Monday, September 10, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Stroud Brewery boss Greg Pilley (pictured) aired his views on the folly of leaving Europe as Radio 4’s The World This Weekend visited the Go Organic festival in London. Presenter Mark Mardell asked the entrepreneur what he made of the uncertainty surrounding...
by Darren | Sunday, September 9, 2018 | BUSINESS NEWS
Beer52 is a monthly beer subscription service where subscribers sign up to receive a pack of eight bottled or canned beers from around the world, along with Ferment magazine and a snack straight to their front door. Founded in the summer of 2013, Beer52 was inspired...
by Darren | Sunday, September 9, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
The Safe and Local Supplier Approval organisation (SALSA) is organising a brewer specification Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) course in the West Country next month. The course will take place at Hanlon’s Brewery, Newton St Cyres, near...
by Darren | Friday, September 7, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Greene King’s like-for-like sales growth rose 3.2% in the ten weeks to September 2, the company reports today, with strong beer sales during England’s World Cup matches. Total beer volumes in the company’s Brewing and Brands division were up 4% and...
by Darren | Thursday, September 6, 2018 | BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
The first group of Charles Wells Rising Stars. Left to right are Callum, Giuseppe, Vanessa, Christopher, Gemma, Joshua and Duncan Charles Wells has announced the launch of its Rising Stars programme, aimed at fast-tracking the careers of some of the brewer’s most...
by Darren | Monday, September 3, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
The new microbrewery in the Peak Ales Visitor Centre Derbyshire’s Peak Ales has secured a £222,000 funding package from HSBC UK to convert its old microbrewery into a visitor centre. The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) has also provided funding...
by Darren | Monday, September 3, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Play Brew, based in Middlesbrough, has succeeded in raising more than £100,000 of a £140,000 target in a Crowdcube crowdfunding campaign, just two days in. Founder Phil Layton wants to build his year-old brand into, potentially, a global force, utilsiing branding...
by Darren | Thursday, August 30, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Big Drop Brewing Co, which is dedicated exclusively to making only less than 0.5% ABV beer, has announced listings with Mitchells & Butlers, its first with a national on-trade partner. Initially available at Mitchells & Butlers’ popular city centre bar...
by Darren | Thursday, August 30, 2018 | BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
The Forum of Private Business has welcomed an announcement by Paul Newby, the pub code adjudicator, following the publication of his first Compliance Report, that he is to put pressure on pub companies to adhere more fully to the Pub Code. In engaging tenant landlords...
by Darren | Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Saracens players pay a visit to Greene King Brewery. Left to right are: Emma Hibbert, Greene King marketing controller; Jamie George, Saracens; Paul Rogers, Greene King business development manager; Dominic Day, Saracens; Richard Barrington, Saracens; and Simon Edgar,...
