The fruit beer category has hit £40m in UK retail

Fruit beer category hits £40m milestone after scorching summer

Growth is being driven by new dedicated fruit bays in Tesco and Morrisons, as well as the standout growth of market leader Jubel

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Exc: @adnamssouthwold.bsky.social is considering outsourcing production of its small-pack beers, as it looks to navigate 'challenging' trading conditions in ale. Raises the prospect of beers including Broadside and Ghost Ship being produced outside of Suffolk. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/adnams-...

Adnams explores outsourcing small-pack beer production to cut costs

Adnams CEO Jenny Hanlon is understood to have told staff the brewer needed to find a more cost-effective way to produce and package its small-pack beers

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Fruit lager is the future, but not if you're Northern Monk. Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/norther...

Northern Monk founder warns craft beer against chasing fruit lager fad

Fruit lager has outperformed craft in the past year, but Northern Monk is not 'actively pursuing' the trend

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New Black Sheep Brewery owner ‘not that far away’ from break-even. Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/new-bla...

New Black Sheep Brewery owner ‘not that far away’ from break-even

The future of the Great British Drinks Company would revolve around a sustainable core focused around a smaller set of brands, its directors said

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Spurs' next manager will either be serenaded as a hero, or remembered as the man in charge of our first relegation for 50 years. No pressure, then. #COYS

Pernod Ricard x Brown-Forman: would Jameson and Jack owners make good bedfellows? Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...

Pernod Ricard x Brown-Forman: Are Jameson and Jack good bedfellows?

Jack Daniel's and Jameson are two of the most iconic booze brands in the world. Soon they could share a common owner.

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Scottish brewer #BrewDog owed over half a billion pounds in debt to creditors at the time of its sale to Tilray Brands, with an estimated £480m shortfall expected according to new adminstration documents. Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/brewdog...

BrewDog had debts of over £500m before pre-pack sale

Unsecured creditors in the UK were owed nearly £400m and set to receive a payout of less than one pence in the pound

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I cannot believe what I witnessed from Archie Gray this evening. A simply sensational talent and a future Spurs captain. Sign a few more gems like him and we'll be absolutely golden. #COYS

St Patrick's Day: Murphy’s off-trade sales pass £10m as stout boom continues Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/st-patr...

That feels like two points dropped. Why he's taken off Richy at the end there I will never know. Liverpool were there for the taking. #COYS

Someone on my tube is eating tinned sardines in tomato sauce with their bare hands 🤢🤢🤢 What the actual fuck, London.

Tudor has to go for this. Unforgivable.

Can't wait for 70% of this Spurs team to fuck off and never pull on the shirt again. Good riddance to bad eggs. #COYS

"When BrewDog makes another mess, the rest of the industry is left to follow behind with the pooper scooper." My brill colleague Dene Mullen skewers BrewDog over the omnishambles of its sale to Tilray, and the resulting job losses. Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-...

BrewDog sale is a s***show for staff as well as investors

BrewDog debacle has let down staff and investors, and smacks of corporate greed, mismanagement and heartlessness

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Following weeks of speculation, US-listed fmcg group Tilray Brands swooped for BrewDog in a £33m pre-pack administration So, who are the new owners, and what exactly do they want with a failing Scottish beer company?

Who is BrewDog’s new owner Tilray Brands and can it revive the brewer’s fortunes?

Tilray has become a significant volume player in US craft beer, but buying BrewDog arguably represents its biggest play yet

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Who is BrewDog’s new owner Tilray Brands and can it revive the ailing brewer’s fortunes? My snap analysis of yesterday's seismic beer news (via @thegrocer.bsky.social). www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...

Who is BrewDog’s new owner Tilray Brands and can it revive the brewer’s fortunes?

Tilray has become a significant volume player in US craft beer, but buying BrewDog arguably represents its biggest play yet

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He's got some nerve, you've got to give him that... www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/brewdog...

BrewDog founder James Watt ‘heartbroken’ over job losses

Watt admitted that BrewDog had 'expanded too fast and diversified too broadly' under his leadership

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James Beeson@beesononbooze.bsky.social · 8mo ago

So much will be said about all this in the coming days, but IMO the biggest takeaway is that James Watt and Martin Dickie each pocketed more than the price BrewDog was eventually sold for, while 500 hardworking staff are now out of a job & 220k equity punks don't get a dime. Absolute charlatans.

Who is BrewDog’s new owner Tilray Brands and can it revive the ailing brewer’s fortunes? My snap analysis of yesterday's seismic beer news (via @thegrocer.bsky.social). www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...

Who is BrewDog’s new owner Tilray Brands and can it revive the brewer’s fortunes?

Tilray has become a significant volume player in US craft beer, but buying BrewDog arguably represents its biggest play yet

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So much will be said about all this in the coming days, but IMO the biggest takeaway is that James Watt and Martin Dickie each pocketed more than the price BrewDog was eventually sold for, while 500 hardworking staff are now out of a job & 220k equity punks don't get a dime. Absolute charlatans.

James Beeson@beesononbooze.bsky.social · 8mo ago

BREAK: BrewDog sold to US pharmaceutical and cannabis giant Tilray for just £33m. Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/brewdog...

BREAK: BrewDog sold to US pharmaceutical and cannabis giant Tilray for just £33m. Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/brewdog...

BrewDog sold to US pharmaceutical and cannabis giant Tilray for just £33m

Separately, Tilray said it was also negotiating a deal to acquire certain BrewDog assets in the United States and Australia.

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Hell is not hot enough for these monsters. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, video shows

Israeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes.

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Another week, another piece of uninspired big beer "innovation"... Are global brewers actually capable of setting trends, or do they just sit around in endless meetings trying to find challenger brands to copy? www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/cruzcam...

Cruzcampo gets ‘crisp and refreshing’ Sevilla Orange line extension

Heineken UK research showed two-thirds of shoppers were open to trying flavoured beer

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Desperately saddened by the scenes of violence and destruction in Guadalajara – a city I was fortunate enough to visit less than 12 months ago 😢

Inside Brewgooder: 'the Ben & Jerry's of beer.' Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/interviews/b...

Brewgooder: inside the ‘Ben & Jerry’s of beer’

Brewgooder's founders James Hughes and Alan Mahon on pandemic pivots, their Gaza support collaboration and going beyond craft

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I was on @bbc5live.bsky.social's Wake Up to Money programme this morning chatting about all things #BrewDog. Segment starts at 32:39 and runs for around 15 minutes, should you be interested in listening back. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Wake Up to Money - For S-ale - BBC Sounds

Will Bain hears how thousands of investors risk losing their money if BrewDog is sold

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Carling Black Label: Can posh new lager help revive ailing beer brand? Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-...

Carling Black Label: Can posh new lager help revive ailing beer brand?

Carling Black Label has gone posh, as the brand looks to make up ground lost to continental rivals

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BrewDog fire sale: how did it come to this and where does it leave investors? Via @thegrocer.bsky.social. www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-...

BrewDog fire sale: how did it come to this?

Scottish beer business BrewDog has been put up for sale and could be split up following five years of consecutive losses

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Looking to chat to BrewDog investors today for a piece on The Grocer. Shoot me a message if that's you and you're happy to chat! #journorequest #BrewDog

As reported elsewhere, BrewDog has appointed advisors to run a rapid-fire sale. Not reported elsewhere - the sale likely to be conducted by an administrator, rather than on a solvent basis. Makes the chances of Equity Punks seeing any return close to nil, IMO. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/brewdog...

BrewDog appoints advisors to run accelerated sale process

A quick-fire sale is likely to be executed by an administrator, rather than on a solvent basis, The Grocer understands.

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Tottenham Hotspur, Sky Bet Championship winners 2026/27 🏆 #COYS