Heineken UK

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Heineken UK Limited

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legal form Limited
ISIN GB0007839698
founding 1749
Seat Edinburgh , UK
management David Forde
Number of employees approx. 2,000 (2015)
Branch brewery
Website www.heineken.co.uk

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Heineken UK (formerly: Scottish & Newcastle plc. ) Is a Scottish beverage company headquartered in Edinburgh . Until the takeover by Heineken and Carlsberg in 2008, S&N was listed in the FTSE in London.

history

William Younger & Company / Scottish Breweries

The company's history goes back to William Younger who arrived in Edinburgh in 1749 to work as a brewer. In 1777 his son Archibald Younger founded his own brewery, the Abbey Brewery. In 1930 William Younger & Company merged with McEwan's Brewery ( Fountain Brewery ), also based in Edinburgh, to become Scottish Brewers Ltd. in 1856 . The brands that emerged from Scottish Breweries, Mc Ewan's and Youngers , were sold to Well's & Young's brewery in 2011 .

Newcastle Breweries

John Barras founded his John Barras Brewery in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1770 . In 1890 this merged with three other smaller breweries to form Newcastle Breweries Ltd.

Scottish & Newcastle

In 1960 the Scottish Breweries merged with the Newcastle Breweries to form Scottish & Newcastle Breweries (S&N). Another takeover followed in 1987. S&N acquired the Theakston Brewery in Masham . With the acquisition of Courage Brewery in London in 1995, S&N became the largest brewery company in the UK . Further major acquisitions were made in 2000 with Kronenbourg in France, Alken-Maes in the Netherlands and in 2002 with Baltic Beverages Holding . In 2003 the trademark rights were acquired from Bulmers .

Scottish & Newcastle agreed in spring 2008 to merge with brewery giants Carlsberg and Heineken for a purchase price of £ 7.8 billion (€ 10.4 billion). The Dutch took over S & N's business in Great Britain and Ireland, among other things, the Danish group took over the 50 percent of the BBH brewery group, which was still owned by S&N and of which it already owned the other half (BBH sells mainly in Eastern European markets). The French brewery Kronenbourg also went to Carlsberg.

On November 23, 2009 the name was changed to Heineken UK Ltd.

Breweries

Heineken UK currently operates three breweries and two cider production factories in Herefordshire and Ledbury . Historically there were other S&N (or Heineken UK) breweries.

Abbey Brewery

Abbey Brewery

The Abbey Brewery (William Younger & Company) in Edinburgh was built in 1777 by Archibald Campbell Younger on the site of Holyrood Abbey . In 1793 the brewery was relocated to the Canongate district. The brewery was closed in 1956.

Beamish & Crawford Brewery

The brewery was in the 1690s in the Irish Cork founded. Acquired in 1792 by William Beamish and William Crawford, the brewery was taken over by Scottish & Newcastle in 1995. With the takeover of S&N by Heineken, the brewery was shut down in 2008 and production was relocated to Heineken Ireland's Lady's Well Brewery, also in Cork. The brewery was the oldest in Ireland at the time of closure.

Berkshire Brewery

The Berkshire Brewery was established in Reading in 1979 to brew John Smith and Newcastle beer. This brewery was closed in 2008 due to overcapacity. Most recently there were 362 employees.

Caledonian Brewery

The Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh was taken over by S&N in 2004.

Federation Brewery

The Federation Brewery was founded in Gateshead in 1921 . In 2004 she was bought by Scottish & Newcastle. After the Tyne Brewery closed, the Newcastle Brown Ale was brewed here. In 2010 the brewery was closed.

Fountain Brewery

The Fountain Brewery was founded in Edinburgh in 1856 by William McEwan. The McEwan´s brand, which is still brewed today, goes back to this brewery . In 2005 this brewery was closed due to high production costs. 170 workers were last employed there. The production of McEwans beers was relocated to the Caledonian Brewery.

Holyrood Brewery

Holyrood Brewery was built in 1858 as the second brewery by William Younger & Company in Edinburgh. The brewery was closed in 1986.

Royal Brewery

The Royal Brewery in Moss Side ( Manchester ) is the brewing site for Foster's beers in the United Kingdom. Foster's is the second best selling lager brand in the UK. In 2014, Heineken invested £ 50 million in the brewery. After the expansion, the production capacity should be 2 million hectoliters annually.

Tadcaster Brewery

The brewery in Tadcaster was founded by John Smith in 1758. In 1885 a new brewery was built. The old Brewery was taken over by his nephew and continued as Samuel Smiths Brewery . John Smiths Brewery was taken over by Courage Brewery in 1970. Together with Courage, she went to Scottish & Newcastle in 1995.

Theakstons Brewery

The brewery was founded in 1827 by Robert Theakston. In 1987 it was taken over by S&N. In 2004 the brewery was sold again to the former owners. In the meantime, they founded the Black Sheep Brewery .

Tyne Brewery

Founded by John Barras in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1770 , the Tyne Brewery was the origin of Newcastle Brown Ale . The brewery closed in 2005.

Brewery views

  • Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh

  • Federation Brewery in Gateshead

  • The Fountain Brewery in Edinburgh

  • Royal Brewery in Moss Side, Manchester

  • John Smith's Brewery, Tadcaster

  • Theakston Brewery

  • Tyne Brewery in Newcastle

Brands

Newcastle Brown Ale

beer

Cider

Strongbow cider
  • Bulmers
  • Strongbow
  • Old Mout Cider
  • Scrumpy Jack
  • Symond's Founders Reserve
  • Woodpecker

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Our Company , on www.heineken.co.uk , accessed on 26 February 2016
  2. ↑ a b c d e Heineken's history in the UK , at www.heineken.co.uk , accessed on February 26, 2016
  3. ^ Well's & Young's Buys McEwans and Youngers , at www.beerstreetjournal.com , accessed September 10, 2011
  4. ^ Heineken to close historic Beamish & Crawford brewery , at www.irishtimes.com , accessed February 26, 2016
  5. ^ Scottish & Newcastle axes Berkshire brewery , at www.telegraph.co.uk , accessed February 26, 2016
  6. ^ A b Federation Brewery goes on sale for £ 6m at www.chroniclelive.co.uk , accessed February 26, 2016
  7. ^ Pubs raise a glass to the revival of McEwan's Lager , at www.scotsman.com , accessed February 26, 2016
  8. ^ Last orders for famed Edinburgh brewery , at www.scotsman.com , accessed February 26, 2016
  9. ↑ Case study Scottish Newcastle Royal Brewery Manchester , at www.greenpeace.org.uk ( Memento from June 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 26, 2016
  10. ↑ Heineken invests 50m in Manchester , at www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk , accessed February 26, 2016
  11. ↑ Civil war brews in Masham Theakston as brothers hit the town , on www.telegraph.co.uk , accessed on February 26, 2016