Heineken
Coverage tracks the activity, strategy, and sector influence of one of the UK’s leading beer suppliers and pub operators, including product innovation, distribution partnerships, on-trade marketing, sustainability initiatives, and the management of its leased and tenanted estate. Reporting provides insights for pub landlords, bar managers, and F&B executives following brand-led category leadership and drinks strategy across the hospitality sector.
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May- 2024 -7 MayNews
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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7 MayPubs and Bars
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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Feb- 2024 -8 FebruaryPubs and Bars
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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Oct- 2023 -27 OctoberPubs and Bars
Star Pubs and Bars opens The Unicorn in Cardiff
Star Pubs and Bars has launched The Unicorn pub in Cardiff following a £1.4m upgrade. The pub group stated that with the new opening, it has completed its “biggest single investment” in the UK this year. Closed for five years, the pub has been transformed into a Just Add Talent…
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Aug- 2023 -29 AugustNews
Heineken sells Russian business for €1
Heineken has sold its Russian beer business to Arnest Group for only €1 (£86p) a year after initially vowing to pull out of the country following the invasion of Ukraine. Arnest Group owns a major can packaging business and is the largest Russian manufacturer of cosmetics, household goods and metal…
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21 AugustPubs and Bars
Star Pubs and Bars to add 100 operator managed venues by 2026
Star Pubs and Bars plans to increase its ‘Just Add Talent’ JAT managed operator business from its current 150 pubs to 250 by 2026, making up approximately 12% of the company’s 2,400 pub estate. While the company’s core business will remain leased and tenanted, its JAT pubs will be an…
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Jul- 2023 -4 JulyPeople
Hospitality Titans appoints new membership director
Hospitality Titans has appointed Rupert Culme-Seymour as its new membership director. Founded by Liam Norval, CEO at Posh Cockney, and Pete Warden, hospitality director at LXA, in 2020, Hospitality Titans is a platform and membership programme that brings together industry experts in order to “support”, “nurture” and “inspire” those within…
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May- 2023 -15 MayComment
Towards an alcohol-free future: how will caterers accommodate it?
Do you think people are starting to prefer mocktails instead of cocktails? The low and no alcohol lifestyle is having a meteoric spike in popularity recently. As consumers become more health-focused and are facing cost of living pressures, the ability to enjoy cocktails throughout the day and evening without the…
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2 MayNews
Heinkenen to invest £40m in Star Pubs upgrades
Heineken has recently announced it will invest £40m in upgrading almost a quarter of the pubs in its Star Pubs & Bars’ estate in 2023. A total of 570 pubs will benefit from the improvements, with 100 of these scheduled for major revamps averaging £200,000 each, creating around 600 new…
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Apr- 2023 -26 AprilPubs and Bars
Star Pubs and Bars aims for net-zero pub estate by 2040
Heineken-owned Star Pubs and Bars has announced its plans to decarbonise its estate of 2,400 pubs by 2040 in a phased approach. According to Star Pubs and Bars, the company will first focus on achieving net zero in its 145 Just Add Talent managed operator pubs, making up its scope…
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