BrewDog

Coverage tracks the performance and strategic direction of the UK’s highest-profile craft beer brand, with reporting on bar openings across cities including London, Manchester, Birmingham, and international markets such as the U.S., Germany, and Australia. Topics include franchising with SSP for travel hubs, airport bar rollouts, BrewDog Hotel concepts, operational changes at the Ellon brewery, B Corp status reversal, sustainability initiatives, and menu development in food-led bars. Insight is tailored for operators and suppliers monitoring hybrid beer-bar formats, branded lifestyle venues, and competitive dynamics in drink-led casual dining.

Jan- 2021 -

4 January

Coronavirus

Brewdog and Loungers offer venues as vaccine centres

Brewdog and Loungers have offered their closed venues to the government to help with the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccinations. It comes after Brewdog CEO James Watt tweeted to health secretary Matt Hancock and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon that the company wanted to “help with a quick roll…
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Sep- 2020 -

10 September

Coronavirus

HospitalityUnite backs Kickstart initiative

HospitalityUnite, an initiative set up to help hospitality workers find alternative employment during lockdown, has teamed up with UKHospitality, Springboard, The Scottish Tourism Alliance and The Youth Group to back the Government’s Kickstart scheme. It will provide a free online service to make it easy for both hospitality businesses and…
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3 September

Coronavirus

Hospitality Action launches second phase of ‘Invisible Chips’ campaign

Hospitality Action has announced the launch of the second phase of its Invisible Chips campaign, with new backing from chef Heston Blumenthal. The second phase follows the initial launch of the campaign, which was unveiled last July and backed by Fred Sirieux. The ‘Invisible Chips’ campaign allows customers to show…
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Jul- 2020 -

13 July

Coronavirus

Hospitality Action launches ‘Invisible Chips’ campaign

Hospitality Action has launched a new fundraising campaign in a bid to “harness the UK’s goodwill and affection” for the hospitality industry. The ‘Invisible Chips’ campaign allows customers to show their support for the industry , and participating venues will be asked to add Invisible Chips to their menu, priced…
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10 July

Features

The fourth of July was just the beginning for food and drink brands

The whole of the UK has its eyes on the 4th of July. It’s being described as an Independence Day for the hospitality industry, and consumers, as well as business owners are champing at the bit for the moment when doors can officially open. Brewdog, for one, has made it…
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9 July

Breweries and Distilleries

New Brewdog drive-through set to open in the UK

Scottish craft brewer Brewdog has revealed plans to open a new ‘Brewdog Drive Thru’ in the UK. The sites will serve as beer collection points, hubs for electric vehicle deliveries as well as hubs for closed loop, zero waste packaging such as growlers, mini-kegs and returnable bottles. The group said…
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Apr- 2020 -

21 April

Pubs and Bars

Brewdog relaunches draught beer delivery service

Scottish craft brewer Brewdog has announced it is re-launching its beer delivery service, which offers customers the opportunity to order freshly canned beer straight from their local Brewdog pubs. The first Brewfog locations to offer the on demand beer drops will be Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London, Glasgow, Sheffield, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester,…
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Mar- 2020 -

19 March

Pubs and Bars

Brewdog begins production of hand sanitiser at Aberdeen distillery

BrewDog is currently working on producing a batch of hand sanitiser using a WHO approved recipe at its Distillery in Ellon, Aberdeen. The BrewDog team, supported by founders James Watt and Martin Dickie alongside its community of ‘Equity Punks’, said they are working “around the clock” on producing the first…
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Feb- 2020 -

10 February

Pubs and Bars

BrewDog announces new sustainable initiatives

BrewDog has announced it is to start serving cans upcycled from other brands to reduce environmental impact as part of a six-point pledge. In an update BrewDog said: “We recognise our contribution and the limitations of our industry. But change isn’t happening fast enough.” As such, the ‘BrewDog Tomorrow’ initiative…
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Jan- 2020 -

9 January

Restaurants

Café Rouge to open ‘world’s first’ cheese-themed hotel

Café Rouge has announced plans to open the “world’s first” cheese-themed hotel in Camden London. Suitably draped in cheese-themed decor, the Cheese Suite includes a cheese hotline delivery service, cheese board games, cheese soap and giant cheese installations. Guests can also expect a plethora of cheese boards and “crackers galore”…
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