All Brewdog articles
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News
BrewDog to ‘let carbon negative claim lapse’
New CEO James Arrow said the high cost of purchasing credits and a desire to focus on reducing its own emissions were behind the move
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Events
The future of talent leadership in pubs
The sector is at a critical juncture in its quest to attract the diversity of talent necessary to thrive, concluded leaders from ETM, BrewDog, Fuller’s and Wells & Co, at MCA’s Pub Conference
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BrewDog’s James Watt to launch new business
Watt, who currently holds the title of ‘captain and co-founder’ at BrewDog, is to launch a brand-building business called Social Tip this summer
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Events
Dynamic women leaders discuss diversity and inclusion at the Pub Conference
Former Greene King MD Karen Bosher will host a panel including BrewDog, ETM, Fuller’s and Wells & Co to ask what the future looks like for greater inclusivity in pub sector leadership
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News
BrewDog IPO ‘not on the immediate horizon’
Outgoing CEO James Watt, who is burnt out after running a large company, said his skillset is as a builder rather than a manager
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Opinion
The visionary beer bro whose mercurial tendencies became a distraction
Outgoing BrewDog CEO James Watt created a global craft beer powerhouse which revelled in its outsider status, but his reluctance to grow up gracefully meant he was no longer the right man to lead an increasingly corporate company eyeing an IPO
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News
James Watt resigns as BrewDog CEO
The high-profile and controversial leader has announced he will step into the new role of captain & co-founder at the craft beer business, while James Arrow will take the reins as CEO
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BrewDog: Attacks have worrying implications for sustainability
CEO James Watt said the company has replaced 30% of the saplings which failed in its restoration project, as he staunchly defended BrewDog’s record on sustainability
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News
BrewDog Bars 2.5% down in 2024
CEO James Watt put the performance down to a challenged start to the year for hospitality, adding that BrewDog remained 10% ahead of the wider industry
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News
Ofcom rejects BrewDog complaint over BBC documentary
BrewDog claimed the documentary, broadcast in January 2022, unfairly presented allegations relating to personal misconduct by CEO James Watt and infringed on his right to privacy
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Opinion
Care and attention: there’s no silver bullet
People don’t come cheap any more - so you’d better pay attention and look after them, Peter Martin writes
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Analysis & Insight
BrewDog: ‘They also have a commitment to shareholders’
The noise surrounding the craft beer trailblazer’s latest PR crisis shows just much it is now part of the establishment; yet, it could create a domino effect with others following suit and abandoning commitments to the Real Living Wage. While BrewDog will have to work hard to repair its damaged proposition to prospective staff, it shouldn’t overshadow what has ultimately been a great British success story
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News
BrewDog CEO hits out at ‘ridiculous levels of criticism’
James Watt was forced again to defend his decision to withdraw from the real living wage, as a Unite petition to u-turn reached nearly 20,000
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Opinion
BrewDog: how the anarchic brewery went from progressive to problematic
The unorthodox Scottish brewers are used to making headlines with bold and outlandish marketing strategies, but they’ll have a hard time coming back from their latest blunder, The Independent reports
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News
BrewDog withdraws from Real Living Wage scheme
The move was described as “outrageous” by a union leader - but CEO James Watt insisted its staff pay and benefits were still “far more generous” than its competitors
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News
BrewDog to roll back to 1999 prices for New Year’s Eve
BrewDog will roll back drink prices across its bars nationwide to what they would have cost more than 20 years ago
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News
Openings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including BrewDog, Patisserie Valerie, BAM Karaoke Box and more
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News
BrewDog shuts Hawkes taproom
The craft brewery cited a slowdown in trade on the Bermondsey beer mile, combined with “exorbitant rent increases”
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New CFO at BrewDog
BrewDog has appointed James Taylor as its new chief financial officer, as Niall McCallum steps down
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BrewDog launches half-price offering for under-25s
The Under-25 Club offers 18-25 year olds a 50% discount across beer, cocktails, spirits, food, and BrewDog hotel stays