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26-Mar-2021 By Heineken UK

Millions of wasted pub pints converted into green energy

25-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Heineken’s Manchester Brewery has converted nearly 7m pints wasted during enforced pandemic pub closures into enough energy to heat nearly 28,000 UK homes for a day.

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The Pub Hub – your questions answered

11-Mar-2021 By MA editorial

The Morning Advertiser and Heineken have teamed up to answer your questions around current coronavirus legislation, finances, reopening and more.

Star Pubs & Bars publishes action plan following PCA investigation

08-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie has released an action plan drawn up by Star Pubs & Bars after her office found the operator had 'seriously and repeatedly' breached the pubs code.

Star withdraws RPI rent increase policy following PCA intervention

19-Feb-2021 By Stuart Stone

Heineken’s pub arm, Star Pubs and Bars, has retracted a policy stating RPI rent increases constitute a tenant rent assessment or review, according to an announcement by the industry regulator.

Jobs round-up

HMRC clears tronc alternative, hospitality investment bounces back, Brighton Pier Group insurance pay-outs

18-Feb-2021 By Stuart Stone

In addition to new hires by Whitbread and the Inn Collection Group, this week’s jobs round-up includes updates on tronc, insurance pay-outs and investment in the hospitality sector.

Heineken tight-lipped on UK job cuts

12-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Brewing giant Heineken has confirmed the loss of under 100 jobs at its UK operation.

Pub staff skills 'vital in fight against loneliness and isolation'

02-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

A new survey has highlighted the devastating impact of pub closures on communities and isolated individuals.

Brixton Brewery fully acquired by Heineken

02-Feb-2021 By Stuart Stone

Drinks giant Heineken has acquired Brixton Brewery in full having purchased a minority stake in the south-London beermaker three years ago.

Big brewers ‘deferring annual beer price hike’

27-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Most brewers are postponing beer price increases until later in the year, The Morning Advertiser (MA) can reveal.

Star licensees urge Government action to save ‘thousands of wet led pubs’

01-Dec-2020 By Stuart Stone

Nationwide pub operator Star Pubs & Bars, and a number of its licensees, have implored the Government to reconsider Covid secure measures imposed on the hospitality sector under its new tiered alert system.

Jobs round-up

Diageo gender equality pledge, New Heineken CCO, Tennent’s to donate Black Friday profits

26-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

In addition to the release of Diageo's Society 2030: Spirit of Progress plan, the announcement of a new CCO at Heineken and the saving of 200 jobs at a Liverpool-based operator, a number of beer brands have outlined their support for the on-trade...

How much could upskilling bar staff during lockdown boost pub profits?

10-Nov-2020 By The Morning Advertiser

While skipping keg day and ignoring pour form can leave profits languishing in drip trays, a renewed focus on staff training while venues are closed can help publicans boost their bottom line at a time when it matters most.

Perfect pints – born in the cellar, raised at the bar

23-Oct-2020 By The Morning Advertiser

Even in the throes of a global pandemic, maintaining a stellar pub cellar is far from small beer, especially with potentially lower product throughput. The Morning Advertiser looks at how Covid-19 has shifted demand downstairs.

Star Pubs & Bars scraps rent for pubs facing tier three measures

16-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Heineken’s pub arm, Star Pubs & Bars, has said pubs in areas restricted by the Government’s ‘very high’ alert level will not have to pay rent.

‘Police yourselves, vigorously or I will do it for you’ PCA warns pubcos

15-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Fiona Dickie has told The Morning Advertiser (MA) her decision to fine Star Pubs & Bars for pubs code breaches demonstrates she is both ‘a regulator with teeth’ and is 'prepared to bite'

Beavertown to open new £40m brewery

26-Aug-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Beavertown Brewery has announced it is launching ‘London’s largest brewery’, allowing 90,000,000 pints to be produced a year – 10 times more than at its current Tottenham location.

Coca Cola extends shelf life on bag-in-box drinks

21-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Coca Cola European Partners (CCEP) has sought to reassure publicans it has sent out high-quality products despite changing the labels on some soft drinks deliveries to extend their best before date.

Little interview

‘When pubs and bars closed about 85% of our volume suddenly just dropped off’

15-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Beavertown founder Logan Plant reflects on how his Heineken-backed north London brewery has forged new relationships with drinkers after losing almost 90% of its business during lockdown.

Heineken responds to ‘relabelling’ keg claims

13-Jul-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Global brewer Heineken has responded to claims it had been relabelling kegs of beer that had previously been taken from pubs amid the lockdown to replace, with new best before dates.

Big Interview

‘If there’s a lack of innovation in a category, then people migrate’

27-Feb-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Despite a lengthy stint in the off-trade, Stephen Watt predicts a lot of energy will go into making the on-trade future for Heineken a bright one

TV faves Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford front Heineken beer campaign

18-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Sparking the festive season, morning TV hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are fronting the fourth year of Heineken’s Brewing Good Cheer campaign to help boost community spirit in UK pubs.

Heineken UK and Pub is The Hub call last orders for loneliness

23-Oct-2019 By Stuart Stone

Pub is The Hub has launched a two-year pilot programme to combat loneliness and social isolation with the help of £100,000 funding from Heineken UK.

Heineken reduces brewer connection fees to £10.50

26-Oct-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Heineken has scrapped its £145 one-off brewer connection fee in favour of a monthly £10.50 pay-as-you-go charge with a view to “levelling the playing field”.

Rotational craft beer scheme for Star Pubs & Bars

11-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars has introduced a new scheme that will allow its pubs to widen their variety and feature changing guest beers.

Is Heineken seeking to take a stake in Beavertown?

29-May-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Beer and cider giant Heineken is rumoured to be in talks to take a stake in craft brewer Beavertown.

Brixton Brewery: Heineken deal will get our beer in more pubs

05-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

Partnering with Heineken was a “once in a generation opportunity” to expand and get Brixton Brewery beer into more UK pubs, according to the founders of the south London brewery.

Private equity firms bidding for Admiral

13-Jul-2017 By MCA

A number of private equity bidders are in the running to acquire Admiral Taverns, the c800-strong Cerberus-backed pub group.

Heineken launches new beer brand Maltsmiths

23-Feb-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Heineken has launched two beers under new craft beer brand Maltsmiths.

'It’s in our interest to have a really vibrant sector' – Heineken's on-trade director

20-Feb-2017 By Ed Bedington

While beer brands are the bread and butter for Chris Jowsey, he believes it is the pub where memories are made and the connection between brands and good times are a crucial combination.

Heineken in hot water over killing fish

07-Feb-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Brewing giant Heineken has been ordered to pay £160,000 for breaching environment laws after pollution at its cider factory killed thousands fish.

Heineken launches major new talent-grabbing scheme

01-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Heineken is making a massive attempt to attract new talent into its business with a new campaign to show it’s not just a beer and cider manufacturer.

Flooding

Heineken continues support of flood-hit pubs

22-Jan-2016 By Mike Berry

Heineken has continued its support for pubs and other on-trade customers in the north-west following the extensive flooding in the area over the festive period.

Heineken unveils on-trade support for Rugby World Cup

18-Jun-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Heineken has unveiled plans to support the on-trade during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Wetherspoon and Heineken resolve drinks supply row

05-Jan-2015 By Mike Berry

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has resolved its row with Heineken over its drinks supply agreement, just under a month after the pubco announced it had ended its 35-year relationship with the brewer.

Wetherspoon's ditches Heineken after row over Irish pub drinks supply

09-Dec-2014 By Mike Berry

JD Wetherspoon has announced that it is ditching Heineken across its entire 926-strong pub estate with immediate effect, after the drinks group refused to supply Heineken lager and Murphy’s stout to the company’s new pub in Dun Laoghaire in the Republic...

Heineken launches pub marketing initiative

03-Mar-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Heineken UK has launched a new initiative to help pubs market their businesses more effectively, following a successful three-month trial at the end of last year.

Strongbow Dark Fruit to roll out next month

17-Feb-2014 By Robyn Black

Strongbow Dark Fruit is to roll out to pubs and bars next month, following a successful three-month trial at the end of last year.

Tiger takes on year of the horse

24-Jan-2014 By Jessica Mason

Tiger Beer has begun to build links to Asian food in time for the Chinese New Year festivities.

Star Pubs & Bars to invest £18.5m across estate in 2014

16-Jan-2014 By Michelle Perrett

Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, is to invest £18.5m in its estate during 2014, the biggest capex programme the estate has ever received.

Licensed Trade Charity thanks Heineken for ongoing support

17-May-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

The Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) has thanked Heineken for the brewer’s ongoing support of its student school in Ascot.

Heineken to paint London pubs green ahead of UEFA Championship League final

02-May-2013 By Robyn Black

Fifty London pubs will be painted green as part of Heineken’s campaign to promote the UEFA Champions League final in Wembley on 25 May.

Stefan Orlowski to step down as managing director of Heineken UK

11-Feb-2013 By John Harrington

Stefan Orlowski is to step down as managing director of Heineken UK after four years in the role.

Brands Opinion: Where is all the brand activity?

21-Jun-2012 By Robyn Black

It’s a good time to return after maternity holiday, as there is just the merest whiff of optimism in the air. The nation is still basking (should that be dripping?) in the Jubilee weekend afterglow, and the Olympics are approaching at the speed of Usain...

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