Three SIBA members are included in the first list of ‘Food Stars’, published recently by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). Hepworth & Co Brewers, Westerham Brewery and Wold Top Brewery are included in the first 50 food and drink entrepreneurs recognised as Food Stars for their contribution to the UK’s growing […]
Members of Parliament who have gone the extra mile to support Britain’s brewing and pub industries have been honoured with an award at a special event in Parliament. MPs were presented with their ‘Beer Champions’ award, a certificate and souvenir pump clip, in a joint initiative from SIBA and the British Beer & Pub […]
By James Wallin, M&C Report, 27-Feb-2015 Only 5% of British adults plan to try a new alcoholic drink in 2015, compared to 16% who want to experiment with different food, the latest Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker has shown. http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/General-News/Greene-King-Leisure-Tracker-eating-out-spend
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is ramping up its support for BeerX 2015 ahead of the event’s start in Sheffield on 18 March. Advertising on poster sites and in local and regional newspapers and magazines, leaflets distributed across the city’s tram network, and branded beer mats are set to build awareness of the BeerX […]
WPA Pinfold are delighted to announce that at the DBA award ceremony– held at London’s Tobacco Dock – they picked up another three Design Effectiveness Awards. They achieved a complete podium finish, which included a Gold for the brand packaging work for Daniel Thwaites’ Micro-brewery, Crafty Dan. This brings their grand total to eleven awards in recent […]
John Lawton from Teignworthy Brewery attends Small Business Reception with Chancellor Georg Osborne to make the case for more support for Britain’s independent brewers’
A new beer being sold in aid of chronically-ill babies has been sale in the House of Commons. Blistered Feet ale is being produced by the Bridgehouse brewery in Keighley and has been made to help fundraise for Shipley-based Little Heroes – a charity which helps babies with cancer and other life-threatening conditions. Little Heroes […]
By Ellie Bothwell, 25-Feb-2015 Andrew Griffiths MP has been shortlisted from over 100 candidates for the Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Award for his extensive work with the brewing industry. http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/General-News/Andrew-Griffiths-shortlisted-for-award-for-supporting-brewing-industry