Supplier News – Page 46
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Heineken offers BT Sport discount to customers
Heineken has signed a deal with BT Sport to offer its on-trade customers a discounted TV sport package.
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AB InBev approaches SABMiller to create “Megabrew”
SABMiller yesterday told the stock market that it had received an approach from Anheuser-Busch InBev to create an estimated $330bn (£212.8bn) company dubbed “Megabrew” by analysts
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NewsAB InBev to bid for SABMiller
Anheuser-Busch InBev has informed SABMiller it intends to make a proposal to acquire the latter brewing brand in a deal that would make a joint market cap of £162bn
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Molson Coors hands over Worthington brewing to PSL
Burton-based brewer Worthington’s parent company Molson Coors has announced the brewing of two Worthington brands will be taken over by Planning Solutions Limited
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Hogs Back Brewery appoints new sales director
Gordon Thompson, formerly of Bulmers and Heineken, has joined the Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery as its new sales director
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NewsCAMRA reports growth of breweries, micropubs and real ale
Real ale is now being served in 70% of British pubs thanks to growth in the number of micropubs and a rise of more than 10% in British breweries for the third consecutive year
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Heineken acquires stake in US craft brewer Lagunitas
Heineken has acquired a 50% stake in the California-based Lagunitas Brewing Company, the fifth largest craft brewer by volume
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Hattersley becomes permanent MillerCoors CEO
Gavin Hattersley has been named as the new chief executive of MillerCoors
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The Craft Beer Co.launches beer festival
Pub operator The Craft Beer Co.is hosting its first London Beer Carnival between October 1 – 4 in The Vaults beneath London’s Waterloo Station
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NewsPunch agrees sale of Matthew Clark stake to Conviviality
Punch Taverns has agreed to sell its 50% shareholding in drinks supplier Matthew Clark to Conviviality Brands, the Bargain Booze operator, for £100.7m
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Pernod Ricard FY sales up but market ‘challenging’
Pernod Ricard has reported organic sales growth of 2% but said the market remains challenging.
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NewsBrewDog planning international crowdfunding push
BrewDog co-founder James Watt has told M&C an international crowdfunding drive will follow the launch of its mini-bond.
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NewsPizzaExpress to trial chicken concept
PizzaExpress, the Hony Capital-backed chain, is set to trial a chicken concept called Reys
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BrewDog launches apprenticeship programme
BrewDog has launched its own apprenticeship programme, taking on 20 employees.
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Carlsberg reports UK beer volume down 6%
Carlsberg has reported beer volumes in the UK down 6% in the six months to 30 June as tough comparisons from last year’s World Cup build-up kicked in.
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NewsThornbridge to open second international site
Thornbridge Brewery has had approaches from “across the world” to open branded bars, M&C has learnt.
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NewsCastle Rock FY revenue up 25%
Castle Rock Brewery has said its strong performance in the year to March was driven by site acquisition, continued brewery growth and “exceptional performance at some key sites”.
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Number of UK new beers up 12% for 2014
The number of beers trademarked in the UK rose 12% last year to 1,485. One of the latest to launch a new product is Greene King, which has applied to trademark the name Old Spirited Hen. Jeremy Drew, a lawyer specialising in intellectual property at RPC, said the growing demand ...
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AB InBev confirms Stag Brewery closure
Anheuser-Busch InBev has said it plans to close London’s Stag Brewery by the end of the year.
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Brakspear close to capacity at microbrewery
Tom Davies, the chief executive of Brakspear, has told M&C the company is close to capacity at its Henley microbrewery after unexpected demand for the company’s first beer in over a decade.