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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Aug- 2021 -31 AugustPubs and Bars
Star Pubs & Bars to invest £38m into local pubs
Star Pubs and Bars has announced a £38m programme to benefit 700 local pubs across England and Wales by the end of 2021. The move will create an estimated 500 new jobs. The group, which is owned by Heineken, said some 80 pubs will be “completely transformed” with makeovers costing…
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Jul- 2021 -26 JulyBreweries and Distilleries
Heineken launches Greener Bar concept
Heineken has launched its inaugural sustainable bar concept, the Heineken Greener Bar, in partnership with the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The new form of bar is designed to reduce waste, water, emissions, and energy usage within the events industry. Per event, the Greener Bar saves up to 6,539…
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Apr- 2021 -23 AprilPubs and Bars
Star Pubs & Bars to only reopen 50% of Scottish sites on 26 April
Star Pubs & Bars, which is part of the Heineken Group, has announced its plans to reopen around 50% of its 230 sites in Scotland on 26 April. The country’s largest pub operator is not expected to reopen the remaining half of its sites until 17 May, when lockdown restrictions…
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Mar- 2021 -17 MarchPubs and Bars
Star Pubs and Bars to charge tenants full rent from 21 June
Star Pubs and Bars, which is part of the Heineken group, has announced its tenants will return to paying rent in full after lockdown restrictions are eased from 21 June 2021. The group revealed it has invested a further £19m in lockdown rent concessions and has extended its 90% rent…
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Feb- 2021 -3 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Pubs vital in battle against isolation
Pubs are key in tackling loneliness and provide a social value far beyond their economic contributions to society, according to research conducted by Loughborough University. The Open Arms report, which was conducted in tandem with Heineken UK and the Campaign to End Loneliness, found that institutions such as pubs are…
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2 FebruaryPubs and Bars
When pubs close community suffers, new report reveals
86% of people believe that when a pub closes the local community suffers, a new report by The Campaign to End Loneliness reveals. The group which collaborated with Heineken for the research found that 76% of hospitality employees felt that the pub where they worked made a positive contribution to…
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Jan- 2021 -8 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Star Pubs & Bars invests £4m in lockdown rent concessions
Star Pubs and Bars will continue to offer all its leased and tenanted pubs a 90% rent reduction during the weeks in which hospitality businesses are required to close in England, Scotland and Wales. Its pubs will receive the concession regardless of whether or not they choose to operate a…
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Dec- 2020 -24 DecemberBreweries and Distilleries
Star Pubs launches PCA appeal
Star Pubs and Bars has “lodged an appeal” over the £2m fine it was handed by Fiona Dickie, the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) earlier this year. Dickie deemed in October that the company had “seriously and repeatedly” breached the Pubs Code across a timespan of almost three years. The “game-changer”…
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21 DecemberBreweries and Distilleries
Heineken UK names new managing director
Heineken, the multinational brewing company, has appointed David Flochel as the new managing director for its UK arm. Flochel will commence his role as of 1 January 2021, taking over from interim managing director Simon Amor, who had held the role since David Forde’s departure in July of this year.…
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Oct- 2020 -15 OctoberPubs and Bars
Star Pubs and Bars fined after PCA investigation
Star Pubs and Bars has been fined £2m by Fiona Dickie, the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA), after it was judged the company “seriously and repeatedly” breached the Pubs Code over nearly three years. Dickie said her first investigation into the Heineken-owned pub company warranted a financial penalty. The investigation found…
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