St Austell Brewery
Reporting on strategy, estate activity, and F&B performance at a long-established brewing and hospitality group with operations across the South West. This section covers pub and hotel investments, beer portfolio developments, leadership updates, and guest experience initiatives, offering insight for hospitality professionals tracking regionally rooted operators balancing tradition, innovation, and growth across on-trade and retail channels.
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Jun- 2024 -26 JuneNews
Today’s news in brief – 26/06/24
Year-on-year hospitality inflation has fallen to 4.6%, the lowest recorded in 28 months by Prestige Purchasing and CGA’s Foodservice Price Index report, revealing more positive trends for the industry. May also saw month-on-month deflation of negative 0.4% – only the fourth such decrease in the last 32 months. Restaurant deliveries…
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26 JunePubs and Bars
St Austell to install EV chargers across South West pub car parks
St Austell Brewery has announced a new partnership with ScottishPower to install over 300 new public electric vehicle chargers in its pub car parks across the South West of England. Currently the electrical infrastructure in the South West is sparse, with Cornwall Council estimating that there are only around 450…
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13 JuneNews
Today’s news in brief – 13/06/24
Fuller’s has reported a 61% rise in profits before tax to £20.5m for the year ended 30 March. It comes as sales at the brewing company rose by 7% to £359.1m, while EBITDA reached £60.8m. During the year, the company also invested £27.2m in its existing estate of properties. UKH…
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13 JunePubs and Bars
CGA names Brunning and Price as UK’s top pub operator
Brunning and Price, part of the restaurant group, has been named the UK’s top pub operator for a second consecutive year by CGA’s outlet index survey. Other operators in the top five include St Austell Brewery, Hydes Anvil, Youngs and Everards. Brunning and Price also tops the rankings when measured…
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10 JuneNews
Today’s news in brief – 10/06/24
St Austell Brewery has reported a “record” year where total revenues rose 10% to £229.5m. This comes as the group’s total operating profits for the financial period reached £13.2m, showing a rise of 15% on the previous year. During 2023, St Austell saw inflation reduce from the peak of the…
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10 JunePubs and Bars
St Austell Brewery FY23 revenues rise 10% to £229.5m
St Austell Brewery, which owns over 160 pubs, inns and hotels across the West Country, has reported another “record” year where total revenues rose 10% to £229.5m for the year to 31 December 2023. This comes as the group’s total operating profits for the financial period reached £13.2m, showing a…
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Apr- 2024 -30 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief – 30/04/24
Foodservice price inflation has fallen below 10% for the first time in two years, according to data from CGA. This comes after a 1.4% decline in foodservice price inflation in March, the largest month-on-month decline ever recorded by the Foodservice Price Index. Inflationary pressures have also been relieved by an…
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30 AprilBusiness
St Austell Brewery and Rick Stein Group unveil partnership
St Austell Brewery has signed a three-year deal with the Rick Stein Restaurant Group, to supply its beer in Rick Stein locations. This comes as the two Cornwall-born businesses have had close working relationships for many years, with the Stein family having run St Austell Brewery’s The Cornish Arms in…
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Oct- 2023 -30 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief – 30/10/23
Red Oak Taverns is set to acquire 17 pubs from St Austell Brewery’s leased and tenanted estate by the end of October. The acquisition includes locations in Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset. Red Oak already owns 212 pubs, primarily leased and tenanted, with a presence in the Midlands, South, North West,…
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30 OctoberPubs and Bars
Red Oak Taverns acquires 17 pubs from St Austell Brewery
Red Oak Taverns has announced that it will complete the purchase of 17 pubs from St Austell Brewery’s leased and tenanted estate on 31 October 2023. The deal includes sites across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset such as the Rolle Quay (Barnstaple), the White Hart (Launceston) and the Four Lords (Par).…
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