£15m investment for Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn
Barrel-ageing Scottish craft beer brewer Innis & Gunn has accepted a £15m investment from private equity firm L Catterton, 10 days after the offer was initially made.
Archives for September 15, 2017
AB InBev announces UK alcohol-free Budweiser launch
Global drinks giant AB InBev is to launch an alcohol-free version of Budweiser in the UK later this year.
JD Wetherspoon could switch to non-EU suppliers
JD Wetherspoon’s chairman said he is considering looking at suppliers outside the EU due to the “current posturing and threats” by Brexit negotiators, who need to “wise up”.
My Pub: The Dukes, Leighton Buzzard
Two entrepreneurial sisters realised their dream when they helped return 200-year-old village pub, the Dukes, back to its former glory after spending time as failing Indian and Thai restaurants – before sitting abandoned for years. Co-director Jo Carter...
Liberation Group makes 10 acquisitions in 2017
Liberation Group has acquired four pubs for £4.3m in the West Country to strengthen its Butcombe pub estate, which now totals 34 sites.
Over 50 MPs pledge pub sector support
Over 50 MPs pledged their support for the pub sector during a drop-in session at the House of Commons this week.
AB InBev partners with Vice to create new beer brand
Global drinks giant AB Inbev is to release a beer made in collaboration with Millennial-focused media company Vice.
Who will pay for food safety regulations?
The free trade is under threat from a proposed food safety regime that some believe has the potential to inflict huge financial damage unless publicans unite with other small food businesses and fight to get their voice heard.
Festivals provide a real opportunity for pubs
Festivals could prove a lucrative money-making opportunity for pubs, increasing footfall and takings alike.
Stonegate snaps up Sports Bar & Grill chain
Stonegate Pub Company has strengthened its property portfolio in the capital through the acquisition of the Sports Bar & Grill concept, bringing its estate up to 703 sites.
Who is today’s sports fan?
Millennial customers are a promiscuous bunch, but pubs that show sport can capitalise on more than football.