Heineken UK

Star Pubs to spend £4.5m upgrading outdoor spaces and exteriors

Heineken UK-owned Star Pubs has announced plans to invest £4.5m in refurbishing the exteriors of 171 pubs across the UK this year, with a focus on improving outdoor trading areas and enhancing kerb appeal.  Some 88 pubs will receive garden makeovers, a quarter of which will be themes around Heineken…

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Heineken to invest £40m in pubs

Heineken UK has announced that it will invest £40m in upgrading and reopening pubs in its Star Pubs division in 2025. The company stated that 25% (608) of its 2,400 pubs will benefit from enhancements during the year, with 104 of these earmarked for transformational revamps costing £120,000 plus. Having…

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Cider hits historic £2bn valuation for UK pubs, Heineken finds

The cider category in UK pubs, bars and restaurants has reached a “historic” record worth of £2bn to UK pubs, due to ‘premiumisation’ driving its value by 5% over the last two years, according to Heineken’s Cider Report 2025. The report found that 342 million pints of cider and around…

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Today’s news in brief – 07/08/24

Yum Brands has reported a 4% revenue rise to $1.7bn (£1.3bn) in Q2. The owner of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger Grill saw company-wide sales grow 3%, as it opened 598 new restaurants across 57 countries during the period. KFC revenues increased 5% to $717m (£563m) in…

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Heineken partners with AND Digital to implement new sales platform

Heineken UK has partnered with AND Digital to launch HeiDeal, a new “data-driven” sales platform. The brewer stated that the new platform would “transform” how its sales teams build valuable contracts, providing customers with a smoother experience and more tailored deals. HeiDeal will model multiple deal scenarios that optimise margin,…

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Today’s news in brief – 03/07/24

Hawksmoor has reportedly begun exploring a sales process as a way to grow its international presence, according to The Financial Times. It is understood that investment bank Stephens has been appointed to run the sale process, and has already begun talking to potential buyers.  Heineken UK plans to relocate its…

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Heineken UK relocates HQ to Edinburgh

Heineken UK has announced its planned relocation of its Scottish office and company headquarters to 6 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. Following over 20 years at its current site in Broadway Park, Edinburgh, Heineken has chosen the city-centre location after reviewing the company’s evolving ways of working ahead of its current…

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Today’s news in brief – 07/05/24

Wet and cool weather brought down drinks sales for the week to 27 April, according to data from CGA. This comes despite daily sales being up by 11% year-on-year on Sunday 21 April, thanks to a strong round of Premier League fixtures. Sales suffered by comparison to a sunny late…

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Heineken to invest £39m in new pubs

Heineken has announced that it is set to invest £39m to upgrade and reopen a number of pubs in its Star Pubs estate in 2024. A quarter (612) of Heineken UK’s 2,400 pubs are in line for improvement, with 94 of these set for makeovers costing on average £200,000. The…

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Six Nations opening weekend boosts pub sales by 42%

Star Pubs, the pub arm of Heineken UK, has reported that total sales across the Six Nations opening weekend were up 42% as rugby fans flocked to their local pubs to watch live sport. With afternoon and evening games on Saturday, the data suggested that punters chose to spend much…

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