All Brewdog articles
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NewsBrewDog shuts Mumbai bars
The brewer and bar operator had plans to open 100 bars in India but has shuttered its two flagship sites following challenges in the market, it has been reported
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NewsBrewDog appoints new chief retail officer
Former Côte Brasserie MD Lisa Buckley takes on the global role in January and will oversee BrewDog’s retail offering including its 120-plus bar and hotel estate.
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NewsBrewDog founder laments ‘frustrating’ missed profit
The craft beer brewer and bar operator grew sales in 2023 to £281m, but pre-tax losses widened to £59m, due to “historic acquisitions and restructuring”
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NewsBrewDog co-founder attacks government over planned tax rise
James Watt said hiking up capital gains tax would “destroy entrepreneurial spirit” and which would, in turn, severely damage the UK economy.
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OpinionInfected Punk IPA highlights ongoing issues at BrewDog
In another woe for Britain’s biggest craft brewer, BrewDog has been forced to throw away millions of pounds worth of Punk IPA impacted by hygiene issues
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NewsBrewDog’s James Brown to join Prezzo
The BrewDog Bars CEO is stepping down after nine years with the craft beer business to join the Italian casual dining group as CEO
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NewsBrewDog to launch in Northern Ireland
The Scottish brewer will open its first bar in the region at Belfast’s Grand Central Station
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NewsBrewDog to ‘let carbon negative claim lapse’
New CEO James Arrow said the high cost of purchasing credits and a desire to focus on reducing its own emissions were behind the move
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EventsThe future of talent leadership in pubs
The sector is at a critical juncture in its quest to attract the diversity of talent necessary to thrive, concluded leaders from ETM, BrewDog, Fuller’s and Wells & Co, at MCA’s Pub Conference
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NewsBrewDog’s James Watt to launch new business
Watt, who currently holds the title of ‘captain and co-founder’ at BrewDog, is to launch a brand-building business called Social Tip this summer
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EventsDynamic women leaders discuss diversity and inclusion at the Pub Conference
Former Greene King MD Karen Bosher will host a panel including BrewDog, ETM, Fuller’s and Wells & Co to ask what the future looks like for greater inclusivity in pub sector leadership
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NewsBrewDog IPO ‘not on the immediate horizon’
Outgoing CEO James Watt, who is burnt out after running a large company, said his skillset is as a builder rather than a manager
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OpinionThe visionary beer bro whose mercurial tendencies became a distraction
Outgoing BrewDog CEO James Watt created a global craft beer powerhouse which revelled in its outsider status, but his reluctance to grow up gracefully meant he was no longer the right man to lead an increasingly corporate company eyeing an IPO
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NewsJames Watt resigns as BrewDog CEO
The high-profile and controversial leader has announced he will step into the new role of captain & co-founder at the craft beer business, while James Arrow will take the reins as CEO
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NewsBrewDog: Attacks have worrying implications for sustainability
CEO James Watt said the company has replaced 30% of the saplings which failed in its restoration project, as he staunchly defended BrewDog’s record on sustainability
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NewsBrewDog Bars 2.5% down in 2024
CEO James Watt put the performance down to a challenged start to the year for hospitality, adding that BrewDog remained 10% ahead of the wider industry
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NewsOfcom rejects BrewDog complaint over BBC documentary
BrewDog claimed the documentary, broadcast in January 2022, unfairly presented allegations relating to personal misconduct by CEO James Watt and infringed on his right to privacy
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OpinionCare and attention: there’s no silver bullet
People don’t come cheap any more - so you’d better pay attention and look after them, Peter Martin writes
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Analysis & InsightBrewDog: ‘They also have a commitment to shareholders’
The noise surrounding the craft beer trailblazer’s latest PR crisis shows just much it is now part of the establishment; yet, it could create a domino effect with others following suit and abandoning commitments to the Real Living Wage. While BrewDog will have to work hard to repair its damaged proposition to prospective staff, it shouldn’t overshadow what has ultimately been a great British success story
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NewsBrewDog CEO hits out at ‘ridiculous levels of criticism’
James Watt was forced again to defend his decision to withdraw from the real living wage, as a Unite petition to u-turn reached nearly 20,000