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Spring Report | Sales
The 2026 Six Nations rugby tournament is expected to be a boon for hospitality. Almost 12 million more pints are expected to be poured during the Six Nations rugby tournament, respresentative of a £60 million boost to the British beer and pub sector. However UK pub goers pay the highest beer duty of any Six...
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Thornbridge & Co open maiden London pub
Thornbridge & Co has officially opened the doors to The Wild Swan, its newest pub located at 99 Fetter Lane, London, marking the group’s first site in the capital. Situated in the heart of bustling Holborn, The Wild Swan becomes the fifth venue in the Thornbridge & Co portfolio, joining the operator’s successful pubs in...
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#216 | A Love of Local
Meet Red Kellie. Red is joint owner and Head Brewer of the First & Last Brewery. They are a family run brewery, taproom and event space situated in rural Northumberland. The brewery doubles as a community space used for everything from art workshops to gigs and literature events. They brew a wide range of styles from hazy...
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Damm celebrates 150th anniversary with limited edition designs
Damnn has is revealed a limited-edition range of 150-year Estrella Damm can and bottle designs available in the UK and international markets, marking the first UK celebration of the brand’s landmark 150th anniversary. Launching i early April, the seven exclusive designs showcase iconic locations that tell the story of the brand rooted in Mediterranean culture...
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ekeg owner acquires Keg Logistics
ekeg’s leadership team and parent company, EVAARO (owned by MML Capital), have announced the acquisition of Keg Logistics across the UKI, US and Canada. The acquisition brings together two great complimentary companies across these geographies under one ownership group. In doing so, it bolsters the ambition to create a leading keg management company in the...
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Use asset management to cut costs and boost reliability
Asset management gives breweries full visibility into equipment and operations to enable scalable, reliable production, explain the team at Brightly Software. For breweries, especially ones producing upwards of 15,000 barrels a year, maintenance and operations are essential to producing top-quality beer. From keeping facilities clean and running efficiently to ensuring consistency in each batch, maintenance...
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Weighing business toasts decade milestone
Minebea Intec, which offers a range of weighing technology for the brewing industry, is marking ten years since relocating to its UK head office in Birmingham. Over the last decade, the manufacturer of industrial weighing and inspection technologies has delivered innovative solutions for customers operating across a range of sectors, bringing performance, safety, and efficiency...
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Food and drink sector continuing to invest
UK food and drink businesses are investing substantially in innovation and product development to remain competitive and secure their future in an increasingly challenging market. The finding is according to a new survey of the sector, commissioned by leading UK independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael for its annual food and drink report. The research,...
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#215 | Defining West Coast Pils
Since being founded by Adam Henderson in 2020, Azvex Brewing Company has gone on to become of the UK’s most respected producers of hop-forward pale ales and IPAs, fruited sours, and imperial stouts. And head brewer Jack Walker has played a huge part in that journey. Known and respected across the land, Jack has helped...
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Hammerton Brewery claims global first with ‘Pure White’ stout
Hammerton Brewery is claiming a global first with its revolutionary ‘Pure White’ Stout innovation. Following months of dedicated research and development, Hammerton Brewery is stepping into the spotlight with a brand-new release—a beer they believe to be a world-first. Aptly named ‘The Friendly Ghost, ’ this beer is the result of a unique collaboration between...
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How wasted wind can help the brewing industry decarbonise
When it comes to the of decarbonising industrial heat, there is technology that is available and proven right now, which means that particular question can now be answered, explains Stuart Reid, head of customer solutions at AMP. Brewing is an energy intensive process. And, while great progress has been made across the industry to reduce...
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A walk on the wild side | First & Last Brewery
Bound by a love of fermentation and foraged ingredients, First & Last Brewery is inspired by the wild, untamed landscape and dark skies of northumberland. Founded by Red and Sam Kellie in 2016, the duo has created a community asset to be proud of. “There is no instruction book when it comes to working with...
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Vault City teams up with baker on zero-waste sours
Vault City have teamed up with Leith bakery Babyfaced Baker to create two limited-edition sour beers brewed using surplus croissant pastry that would otherwise go unused. The collaboration with Babyfaced Baker founder Rhiain Gordon transforms pastry offcuts from the bakery’s croissant production into a brewing ingredient, giving new life to surplus dough while creating dessert-inspired...
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Damm expands fridge offering
Damm is expanding its fridge pack offering with the addition of Estrella Damm 0.0% and Damm Lemon arriving in UK retail this spring. Launching at Morrisons initially, this will see the retailer offer Estrella 0.0% 10x440ml (£12) and Damm Lemon 10x440ml (£13) from 23 March. This will be followed by Tesco next month from 20 April with Damm Lemon 10x330ml (£10), then wider...
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Artificial Intelligence’s role in sales
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in sales is the process of taking the knowledge held within your sales data and enhancing it using computer algorithms. This might take the form of logic, if-then rules, decision trees, and machine learning (ML) applied to sales or CRM data. One of the biggest issues that sales teams face is combing...
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New packaging aims to support sustainability goals
Croxsons has launched an innovative glass packaging solution that balances “sustainability and practicality in glass bottle and jar design”. Rightweight, the company said, works by engineering packaging that has no excess weight or unnecessary material whilst retaining the packaging’s strength, function and shelf appeal. By reducing the weight of glass packaging by potentially up...
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#214 | Andrew Barnett, Barney’s Beer
Meet Andrew Barnett. Andrew is the founder of Edinburgh’s Barney’s Beer. He started his career in brewing aged 16 as a lab assistant at the recently defunct Banks’s brewery in Wolverhampton before doing on to study Brewing & Distilling at Heriot Watt. Various roles in research, production & commercial followed at Whitbread, S&N and The...
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Sellar launches logistics arm
Sellar, the online drinks distribution platform, has formally announced the launch of its physical distribution operation. The company is operating a pilot that has been running quietly since December, and already has over 30 suppliers signed up. The supplier lineup includes some of the most respected names in UK and European craft beer. Scottish producers...
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Harviestoun Brewery expands
Award-winning independent Scottish craft brewer Harviestoun is scaling for growth with the first phase of a strategic investment programme underway at its Alva brewery, including new warehouse and office space, site improvements and continued upgrades to brewing infrastructure. Harviestoun Brewery, based in Alva, Clackmannanshire, has invested more than £500,000 in this initial expansion phase, which...
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Fell Brewery win Green Growth Award
Fell Brewery, the independent brewery based in Cumbria, has won a Green Growth Award, a national competition recognising UK small businesses leading the way in using sustainability to innovate and drive business growth. Organised by Small Business Britain in partnership with BT, Fell Brewery was crowned a joint winner at a special event at BT’s...
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Arsenal and Athletic Brewing launch maiden collab
Athletic Brewing Company, America’s largest dedicated non-alcoholic brewer, today unveiled Clock End, a UK-exclusive alcohol-free red ale launched in collaboration with Arsenal. From 21 March, Arsenal supporters can enjoy the limited-edition Clock End in 355ml cans throughout Emirates Stadium, including Club Level bars, while supplies last. Drawing inspiration from the historic Clock End at Highbury — home to the iconic...
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The Swaen toasts 120 Years
The Swaen, an independent, family-owned malting company, is celebrating 120 years of malting. Since its founding in 1906, generations have worked in the malthouse in Kloosterzande, transforming barley into the foundation for beers and spirits enjoyed around the world. What began as a local Dutch malthouse has grown into a globally respected specialist in base...
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North America | A new normal
The North American beer sector has experienced great changed in the last 18 months. There have been brewery closures but a wealth of of new openings, too. Draft is dominating while the appetite for no and low continues at pace. New taprooms are catering for local demand while the desire for hazy, often high ABV,...
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The problem with your trade shop solution
You’ve set up a digital trade store, only to see a handful of existing trade buyers ordering through it. Buyers continue to place orders across multiple channels (e.g. email, text, WhatsApp), leaving you and your team with an admin nightmare. Here, Tom Paton from Orderlinks explores this problem and how breweries can automate all aspects...