West Country brewer Butcombe has launched a dedicated bottled beers website and a new retailer initiative in response to increased sales.
Source:Buoyant Butcombe's bottled beer booster
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Virge Balthazard of McMullen & Sons has been named area manager of the year in the Operations Managers Awards 2011, held by the Association of Licensed Multiple Operators (ALMR). Source:ALMR announces ops award winners The “alarming rate” of pub closures and the decline in beer volumes is a “wake up call of epic proportions”, claims British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chairman and Molson Coors chief executive Mark Hunter. Source:Survival of industry at risk, claims new BBPA chairman National Pubwatch (NPW) has negotiated a 50% discount on the BII joining fee for pubwatch members. Source:Pubwatch negotiates BII membership deal Punch Taverns, the tenanted and leased pub company, continued to see improvement in like-for-like trends across its core estate for the 16 weeks to 10 December, driven by its pubs in the South, which offset declines across its sites in the North, and disposals. Source:Punch warning on outlook as sales increase […] Molson Coors chief executive Mark Hunter has replaced Ralph Findlay as the chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). Marston’s boss Findlay is stepping down after the completion of his two year term of office. Source:Mark Hunter is new BBPA chairman Joe Lewis, the largest shareholder in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has upped his stake in the managed pub operator, fuelling speculation that he could make a further bid for the company next year. Source:Lewis ups M&B stake He was the banker who funded Enterprise Inns as it grew to be the biggest pub company in the country. He advised on, backed and brokered countless deals during the industry’s M&A heyday. Source:The Big Interview: Jim Fallon Suffolk-based cider producer Aspall featured on Jimmy’s Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner, a programme aired by Channel 4 on 12 December and presented by Suffolk farmer Jimmy Doherty. Source:Aspall’s TV burp A £2 million media campaign for Guinness forms the backbone of Diageo’s masterplan to drive festive beer sales and satisfy hard-to-please men in the prezzie department. Source:Guinness dreams of a white and black Christmas |
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