Brewery

Restored to glory

Restored to glory

Restoring old pubs has become a habit for Trevor Harris, but there again so has setting up microbreweries - he has done both twice.Trevor's latest...

Why we sold Refresh

Why we sold Refresh

By Hamish Champ

It was entirely predictable that the decision by Rupert Thompson to sell Refresh UK to Marston's for an undisclosed fee would be viewed in some...

LETTERs

LETTERs

Buyouts restrict freetrade choice We at Sharp's Brewery see Marston's recent acquisition of the Hall & Woodhouse freetrade business and the...

Business Opinion

Business Opinion

By Mark Stretton

Blood thicker than brewing water? Tumultuous events at Wandsworth have prompted a groundswell of thinking that Young & Co is on a sale countdown....

Pooling resources

Pooling resources

The man was built like a small mountain - suitably so, as he confronted me in Penrith in the northern Lake District. The business card he gave me...

MyShout

MyShout

Looks will be everything this summer, predicts Barry Gillham, so get ready with your paintbrush Fleurets is undergoing an image change. You may have...

Strong results for brewer Young's

Strong results for brewer Young's

By Iain O'Neil

Young's has announced strong results for the last six months - a period described as "eventful" by chief executive Stephen Goodyear.

Fuller's announces best pub

Fuller's announces best pub

Fuller's has announced the overall winner of its annual Griffin Trophy, which recognises the best pubs in its estate, is the George IV in Chiswick,...

Hawkshead Brewery's SIBA triumph

Hawkshead Brewery's SIBA triumph

The Hawkshead Brewery has been named overall winner in SIBA's inaugural Local Brewing Business Awards. The finals ceremony, held at the prestigious...

The right stuff?

The right stuff?

By Hamish Champ

The sale of Hertford-based McMullen's old brewery site to supermarket giant Sainsbury's at the beginning of last month signalled the end of a chapter...

Reasons to be proud

Reasons to be proud

Entering the reception area of Gales' brewery in the Hampshire town of Horndean, one is immediately struck by how proud it is of its award-winning...

The home

The home

brew crew After years of decline the brew-pub is undergoing something of a revival, finds Adrian Tierney-Jones. And although producing your own beer...

Grant to RoadChef

Grant to RoadChef

Former head of Inn Partnership Martin Grant is to head motorway service-station chain RoadChef. He will succeed John Greenwood, who has been in...

ScotCo HQ moves

ScotCo HQ moves

Scottish Courage, the UK brewing arm of Scottish & Newcastle, is moving out of its Fountain House headquarters near Fountainbridge, Edinburgh....