St Austell Brewery

St Austell recognises its pubs at annual awards ceremony

08-Feb-2013 By Adam Pescod

St Austell Brewery has paid tribute to its pubs with 20 awards given out to reward team and individual achievements within the Cornwall-based brewery’s 170-strong estate.

St Austell Brewery purchases The Real Beer Company for undisclosed sum

25-Jan-2013 By Michelle Perrett

St Austell Brewery has purchased of The Real Beer Company for an undisclosed sum.

St Austell opens cellar doors for annual Celtic Beer Festival

19-Nov-2012

Award-winning Cornish brewer St Austell will be opening the cellar doors this coming weekend to host its popular Celtic Beer Festival.

Pub chef opinion: Customers expect the best local ingredients

22-Oct-2012 By Peter Hingston

After spending many years on the Isles of Scilly, taking up the helm as executive head chef at the Three Crowns in Chagford, Devon, in June this year was a really exciting opportunity for me.

St Austell Brewery signs deal with CPL Training

15-Oct-2012 By Michelle Perrett

St Austell Brewery has entered a partnership agreement with CPL Training to ensure its staff are trained to the highest standard.

St Austell Brewery launches Seven Stars scheme to let customers rate its beer

08-Oct-2012 By Adam Pescod

St Austell Brewery has launched a new initiative to guarantee that customers to all 170 of its pubs are 100% happy with their pint.

James Staughton of St Austell Brewery to become IFBB chairman

05-Oct-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Paul Wells is to step down as chairman of the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) and will be replaced by James Staughton of St Austell Brewery.

St Austell Brewery fined over pub asbestos failures

13-Jun-2012 By Gurjit Degun

St Austell Brewery, the Devon-based pub operator and brewery, has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £6,295 costs after workmen carrying out a refurbishment at one of its pubs were exposed to deadly asbestos dust.

St Austell in £40m refinancing deal

28-Feb-2012 By John Harrington, M&C Report

St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has secured a new £40m refinancing package with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Barclays to “explore future growth opportunities”.

Pubcos support MP drive

14-Oct-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The push to get MPs behind the bar to support the pub trade received a boost this week as leading pubcos — St Austell Brewery, Punch Taverns and Greene King — backed the campaign.

St Austell launches iPhone pub finder app

05-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

St Austell Brewery has launched its own iPhone app with an Ale Trail game to reward customers with prizes as they visit more pubs.

St Austell reshuffling its ale range

21-Jan-2011 By Michelle Perrett

St Austell Brewery is to reshuffle its portfolio of ales following the launch two new cask ales to its permanent range. Admirals Ale (5% ABV), a...

St Austell reports record turnover

28-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team

Cornish brewer and retailer St Austell Brewery had reported a remarkably buoyant financial performance in the year to 2 January 2010. The company...

Chilli and chocolate ale hits south-west

08-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit

St Austell Brewery has launched a chilli and chocolate ale in selected pubs across the south-west. Cockleroaster (4.5% abv), brewed with pale and...

St Austell Brewery installs Brulines kit into 40 pubs

26-May-2009 By Hamish Champ

St Austell Brewery, the Cornish brewer, has announced it is installing Brulines' beer monitoring equipment into 40 of its 140-odd tenanted pubs.The...

St Austell to launch Admiral's Ale on draught

05-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

St Austell is to launch Admiral's Ale on draught for a limited period — after being unveiled at St Austell Brewery's Annual Trade Fair

London licensees go west

17-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team

Two London licensees have taken on second sites in Cornwall with St Austell Brewery. Ben Wright, of oyster wholesaler the Wright Brothers, who also...

Work begins on St Austell bottling line

23-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

Work has begun on a new £700,000 bottling line at St Austell Brewery in Cornwall. The new bottling line will increase capacity to 100,000 bottles a...

St Austell determined to keep pubs open

27-Jan-2009 By John Harrington

St Austell Brewery boss James Staughton says he's "determined" not to let the Cornish company's pubs close as recession hits. He told 280 tenants,...

Food Pub Company of the Year 2008: St Austell Brewery, Cornwall

28-Nov-2008

St Austell Brewery is proof that the traditional, family brewer model can still be an engine room of creativity and innovation for the entire pub...

Scream if you're green

25-Sep-2008

Turning off your lights when you don't need them, turning down your thermostat a notch and switching to energy-efficient lightbulbs… the commercial...

St Austell unveils major investment in new distribution centre

24-Sep-2008

St Austell Brewery has announced what it calls "a major investment" in its wholesale drinks operation.The brewer is to take over the lease of a large...

Sweet success for St Austell pub chef

19-Jun-2008

Six chefs from across the St Austell Brewery estate have battled it out in a contest to find Cornwall's best pub pud. The brewery's dessert...

Moves

17-Apr-2008

Marston's appoints new marketing execs Marston's Pub Company has appointed Amelia Cree as its new marketing executive. Her role is to support the...

St Austell agrees sponsorship deal with Brixham RFC

08-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

St Austell Brewery has signed a sponsorship deal to support Brixham Rugby Club. The agreement means Brixham's first team will take to the field next...

St Austell backs local rugby leagues

13-Sep-2007

St Austell Brewery is backing rugby in the South West by signing up its flagship Tribute ale as the sponsor for 14 south-west leagues. The...

St Austell pays Tribute to South West rugby

12-Sep-2007

St Austell Brewery is backing local rugby in by signing up its flagship beer Tribute as the main sponsor for 14 South West Leagues.The sponsorship...

NEWS OF THE BREWS

19-Jul-2007

Newcastle Brown Ale Gateshead's Millennium Bridge is featured for the first time on a new-look label for Newcastle Brown. The limited-edition label...

Tribute to matching

05-Jun-2007

CELEBRATIONS OF Cornish beer and food seem set to become a regular feature of St Austell Brewery's pubs after the success of an evening dedicated to...

St Austell freehold quartet up for sale

23-Nov-2006 By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk

St Austell Brewery is selling four freehold pubs. The Cornish brewer is offloading four outlets from its 166-strong pub estate. The freeholds are...

Energy costs could cripple pubs

02-Mar-2006 By Graham Ridout

Gas and electricity could go up by £100 per week

The heart of it

23-Mar-2005

The brewery contains the very soul of St Austell - as Lorna Harrison reports.In today's climate, the heart-wrenching decision to quit brewing and...

From Chile to chilly St Austell

11-Nov-2004

Charles Wharton is exhausted. The wine and spirits manager for St Austell Brewery got back from Chile the night before, after a week-long wine buying...

St Austell winning war on sales rollercoaster'

11-Nov-2004

How do you survive if you're a regional brewer in a tourist area where the population drops by more than half when the main holiday period ends? The...

A Cornish chef won the desserts category in the latest PubCh

14-Oct-2004

Gareth Eddy, 31, is head chef at St Austell Brewery's Old Custom House in Padstow, Cornwall. Eddy, who trained under Rick Stein, impressed the judges...

St Austell awards managers of the year

18-Feb-2004

Alan and Sue Fern of The Fort, Newquay and Eddie and Lisa Hoogervost of Tyacks Hotel, Camborne shared the 'Managers of the Year' award at the St...

Prince Charles pays rural tribute

23-May-2001

The Prince of Wales stressed the importance of community pubs coming up with novel ways to attract new business, during a visit to St Austell Brewery...

Keeping it Cornish

15-Mar-2001

"How do you get your children to eat vegetables?" asked Bob Lamberton, St Austell Brewery's company trainer.A bemused audience of 13 Cornish...