by Darren | Thursday, 2 May, 2024 | Beer and Cider News
With orchards coming into bloom and fruit beginning to set, CAMRA is raising awareness of cider and perry producers and the issues that face them. Photograph: Bill Bradshaw This Cider and Perry Month begins in the wake of Heineken’s decision to cut down almost 300...
by Darren | Wednesday, 12 April, 2023 | Beer and Cider News, Business News
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced a deal in which Carlsberg Group will acquire the UK rights for French beer brand Kronenbourg from Heineken UK. The transfer of the licence will be effective from 1st June. The deal will see Carlsberg Group...
by Darren | Thursday, 15 December, 2022 | Beer and Cider News, Business News
Toast Ale, the social enterprise brewery that uses surplus bakery bread, has raised more than £2 million to extend the positive impact of its business. Investors include the National Geographic Society, the impact-driven non-profit that has supported Toast since its...
by Darren | Wednesday, 25 May, 2022 | Beer and Cider News, Business News
Heineken has announced that it intends to close Edinburgh’s Caledonian Brewery. It says the business is ‘economically unviable’. Photograph: Caledonian Brewery Caledonian was founded in 1869. In 2008 it was acquired by Scottish and Newcastle, which...
by Darren | Tuesday, 5 April, 2022 | Business News, Pubs and Bars News
The Campaign for Pubs has written to the BEIS (Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy) select committee, urging it to investigate the endemic use of hostile Section 25 eviction notices by regulated pub-owning companies. Campaign chair Paul Crossman...