Edinburgh-based private equity firm Inverleith has acquired a majority stake in gin and whisky distiller Eden Mill St Andrews. The deal, announced yesterday, was for…
Edinburgh-based private equity firm Inverleith has acquired a majority stake in gin and whisky distiller Eden Mill St Andrews. The deal, announced yesterday, was for…
Stella Artois and Budweiser owner AB Inbev has announced it wants to take over SAB Miller, whose brands include Peroni and Grolsch. If the deal goes ahead it would create a global super-brewer that would dominate the world’s beer supply. Based on current share prices, the deal is estimated to be worth around US$250 billion (£161bn), and AB Inbev is expected to…
SAB Miller has snapped up Greenwich-based brewer Meantime as the trend that sees the world’s largest beer suppliers buying out their craft counterparts continues. The London-headquartered SAB Miller is the world’s second largest beer supplier by volume, but Meantime is the first homegrown British brewery in its ranks. Meantime’s existing management team, led by founder and master brewer Alastair Hook and chief executive Nick Miller…
World lager is flying off shelves, outperforming all other beer categories and emerging as the star performer. It is up 11.2{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47} in both value and volume, while the rest of lager is up by just 2.8{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47} in volume and 0.8{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47} in value (IRI, year to January 31). World lager is even outgrowing the previously untouchable premium bottled ale category, which grew just 7.2{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47} in…
Gin pioneer Martin Miller has died after a short battle with cancer. Miller, who co-founded Martin Miller’s gin in a bid to revitalise the category in the face of stiff competition from vodka, died on Christmas Eve. Brand owner Reformed Spirits said: “Martin was genuinely concerned that by the 1990’s the gin drinker was an endangered species, slowly being strangled by the dead hand, as…
Belgian master brewer Jef Versele was in London last night to launch a 75cl St Stefanus Grand Cru that is crafted to mature in the bottle. The 9% abv beer follows the traditional recipe of a “tripel” brew, designed to create a deep and complex taste. At nine months – the age it is sold at – the Grand Cru is smooth, light and hazy…
