The Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) has launched a self-assessed and on-demand technical course on no- and low-alcohol beer production. The course meets the...
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Keltek gets solar installation as part of refurb
As part of a building refurbishment, Cornwall-based renewable energy company CleanEarth has installed a 120kW solar PV system for Keltek Brewery. CleanEarth has delivered...
Jayson Perfect appointed to Liberation Group board
Pub owner and brewer Liberation Group has announced the appointment of Jayson Perfect, group managing director of pubs, to its board. Jayson joined Liberation Group in 2017,...
Business rates relief extended, and duty frozen
Beer duty will be frozen until August 2024 and business rates relief will be extended, the chancellor has announced in the Autumn Statement The key points of the statement...
Hospitality leaders’ concerns are easing, survey reveals
Hospitality leaders' optimism has risen for the fourth quarter in a row, but they remain concerned about inflation and the challenge of business rates. Those are the...
West Midlands’ Fownes Brewing Co ceases trading
Fownes Brewing Co, set up in Upper Gornal, in the West Midlands, by brothers James and Tom Fownes, has ceased trading. The multi-award-winning brewery started out at the...
Konvoy raises $13m for IoT keg fleet
Konvoy, a keg tracking and keg pooling solution, is commissioning an Internet of Things (IoT)-tracked keg fleet on the back of a $13m capital raise. It has signed its first...
New fundraising round for Drop Bear Beer Co
Welsh alcohol-free craft brewery, Drop Bear Beer Co, is embarking on a major fundraising campaign to secure £700,000 in a Convertible Loan Note round. Drop Bear founders...
Business rates: the big threat to hospitality
The chancellor must freeze the business rates multiplier for all sizes of businesses when he gives his Autumn Statement this week, or the High Street will be put under even...