Sa Brain

SA Brain in deal to sell estate

17-Jan-2022 By Ed Bedington

Leading Welsh brewer SA Brain is reported to be set to sell the freeholds of the majority of it’s pubs to a global consortium for a reported £100m.

Valiant Pub Co buys 17 pubs from SA Brain in first acquisition

02-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Recently formed business Valiant Pub Company has announced its first transaction after reaching an agreement to buy 17 pubs from SA Brain.

SA Brain puts 99-pub package on the market

08-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Cardiff-based brewer and operator SA Brain & Co is seeking a buyer for 99 pubs, which are currently let to Marston’s Estates on 25-year leases.

Brains brewery may be relocated to England

06-Jan-2021 By MCA Insight

Brains beer may be relocated to England due to a failure to find a buyer for the iconic Welsh brewery business, ITV News reports.

SA Brain ‘up for sale’

15-Dec-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Welsh brewer and pub group SA Brain is reportedly up for sale, recruiting advisers to “navigate this period of uncertainty”.

SA Brain profit hit by slow economy

27-May-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

SA Brain, the Cardiff-based brewer and pub operator, has blamed the slow economic recovery for causing its results to fall behind target for the year...

Brains invests £5m on pub revamps

23-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Welsh brewer and pub operator SA Brain has announced plans to spend £5m renovating 22 pubs over the next 12 weeks. Projects will range from...

SA Brain secures £20m funding

13-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

SA Brain, the Welsh brewer and pub operator, has secured £20m in funding that it intends to use to secure pub acquisitions. The firm currently owns...

Brains' company code gets rubber stamp

27-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Welsh brewer and pub operator SA Brain is the latest company to have its code of practice given the stamp of approval. The company, which runs 140...

SA Brain sees operating profits slide by a third

27-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ

Welsh brewer SA Brain has reported turnover for 2009 down nine per cent with trading hit by the sale of its drinks distribution business. No longer...

SA Brain outsources distrbution to Tradeteam

03-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney

Welsh brewer SA Brain has signed an eight-year deal with Tradeteam to distribute all its drinks throughout Wales and the South West worth £12m. The...

S&N and Brains team up to extend distribution

22-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Scottish & Newcastle and SA Brain have teamed up to extend their respective distribution networks.

Brains close to new Welsh rugby dea

08-May-2008

Brewer in final stages of negotiations Welsh brewer SA Brain is close to renewing its four year sponsorship of the Welsh rugby union team. SA Brain...

Brains reports small rise in profit after tax

01-May-2008 By The PMA Team

Welsh brewer and retailer SA Brain has reported a slight rise in profit after tax despite challenging market conditions. For the year to 30 September...

Rain helps Brains food sales leap 3%

09-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team

Food sales as a percentage of overall sales in the SA Brain managed estate have leapt by 3% to 29% in the three months since the smoking ban started...

Brain's profits fall 11.5%

02-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team

Wales's biggest brewer and retailer, SA Brain, has reported a slowdown in growth after a very challenging year. The company has reported a drop in...

SA Brain launches Extra Cold beer

02-Oct-2006

Welsh brewer SA Brain has launched a new Extra Cold Continental-style beer, called Brains 45. The 4.5 per cent beer, which was created following...

Pubs cater for every need

24-Oct-2005

Scott Waddington, chief executive, SA Brain & Co LtdAs I'm sure everyone that contributes to this campaign will agree, there is a unique quality...

Brains puts 21 leases on market for first time

17-Feb-2005

by The PMA Team Cardiff-based brewer and retailer SA Brain is offering its first leases ­ in a new initiative called Positive Partnerships ­ at 21...

Brain's invesments fuel profit

25-Mar-2004

Cardiff-based brewer and retailer SA Brain has boosted underlying profits by 21% to £7.2m with turnover up 13.5% to £96m The company increased...

Brain looks to food to turn in record profits

03-Apr-2003

by Richard Matthews South Wales-based brewer and pub company SA Brain has boosted food sales at its 116 managed pubs by 34% to produce record...

Isit? a winner ­ they think so in Cardiff!

27-Feb-2003

Welsh brewer and pub owner SA Brain has re-modelled one of its most innovative city centre venues. The unusually-named Isit?, in the centre of...