Scottish & Newcastle
Scottish & Newcastle plc was a brewing company in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was an international beer business.
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Brewing |
| Founded | 1749 |
| Defunct | April 2008 |
| Fate | Acquired by consortium of Heineken and Carlsberg |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
Key people | Sir Brian Stewart (Chairman), John Dunsmore (Chief Executive) |
| Products | Beer |
| Parent | Heineken  |
| Subsidiaries | S&N UK; Alken-Maes; Beamish & Crawford; Brasseries Kronenbourg; Central de Cervejas; Hartwall; Home Ales; Mythos; Waverley TBS; S&N Pub Company |
The company was bought by Heineken and Carlsberg in 2008. Heineken UK called themselves Scottish & Newcastle until 2009. The S&N Pub Enterprises pub part of the company has had its name changed to Star Pubs & Bars.
History
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The Company was created by Grizel Syme who ran her dead second husband's brewery. This brewery became William Younger & Co.[1] It joined with McEwan's in 1931 and turned into Scottish Brewers.[1] In 1960 it joined again to Newcastle Breweries to make Scottish & Newcastle.[1]
By 1985, the company had become a brewer focused on Scotland and the North of England.[2] It was ranked number five in the UK. By 1995, by buying Courage, S&N became the UK’s biggest brewer. Its Managed Pub division was called S&N Retail. It had 2,500 pubs. In 2000, S&N grew bigger by buying companies in Western Europe. By buying Hartwall in 2002, Finland’s biggest drink making business, S&N became owners of half of Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH) which had brewers all over East Europe.[3]
In July 2003, S&N bought the Bulmers cider business, adding the Strongbow, Scrumpy Jack and Woodpecker brands to its group.
In November 2003, S&N sold the pubs to the Spirit Group. But they still looked after some pubs.[4]
In 2004 lots of breweries were closed to save money.[5]
In 2006, S&N and Swiss freight company, Kuehne and Nagel set up a drinks selling business.
On 17 October 2007, Heineken International and Carlsberg said that they were going to buy Scottish and Newcastle.[6] On 25 October Heineken and Carlsberg said that they had sent a written offer to S&N.[7] S&N didn't alllow this.[8]
A new offer announced on 15 November 2007 by Carlsberg and Heineken. The new offer was bigger.[9]
On 25 January 2008, S&N said they liked the deal.[10]
The company was bought on 29 April 2008.[11]
On 23 November 2009, the company changed its name to Heineken UK Ltd.[12]
Breweries
changeScottish & Newcastle employed 40,000 people in the United Kingdom and Europe. It brewed beer at:
- The Fountain Brewery, Edinburgh - closed 2004
- The Tyne Brewery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne - closed 2005
- The Federation Brewery, Gateshead - bought 2004, closed 2010
- T & R Theakston's Brewery, Masham (S&N didn\t won much of this. It is now owned by the Theakston family)
- John Smith's Brewery, Tadcaster
- The Berkshire Brewery, Reading (closed April 2010)
- The Royal Brewery, Manchester
- Beamish Brewery, Cork
- Crawford Brewery, Cork
Operations
changeS&N owned or three of the top ten beers in Europe.
- Baltika (now owned by Carlsberg)
- Foster's (now owned by Heineken)
- Kronenbourg 1664. (now owned by Carlsberg)
It also owned other drink companies:
- John Smith's (bought by Heineken)
- Strongbow Cider in the UK. (bought by Heineken)
- Sagres in Portugal (bought by Heineken)
- Lapin Kulta in Finland (bought by Heineken)
- Mythos in Greece (bought by Carlsberg)
- Maes pils in Belgium (bought by Heineken)
- Kingfisher in India (bought by Heineken)
- Beamish Stout in Ireland (bought by Heineken)
- Bulmers Cider in the UK. (bought by Heineken)
- Newcastle Brown Ale, (bought by Heineken)
- Grimbergen, a Belgian Abbey beer. (bought by Heineken)
- McEwan's in Scotland. (bought by Heineken)
- Younger's in Edinburgh, Scotland. (bought by Heineken)
- Simonds in Reading, Berkshire. (bought by Wells & Young)
Some other brands they could use were:
- Beamish
- Courage
- Foster's
- Kronenbourg
- McEwan's
- Newcastle Brown Ale
- John Smith's
- Websters
Hofmeister was a pale lager made by S&N from the 1980s to 2003.[13][14] The 1980s adverts showed a bear, George, with a shiny yellow jacket and a pork pie hat.[15] The 1983 adverts were directed by Orson Welles.[16] In 2016, the Hofmeister brand returned with a new 5% recipe.[17][18][19]
Division of the business between the Carlsberg/Heineken group
changeHeineken acquired:
S&NUK; Beamish and Crawford - ROI; Hartwall - Finland; Alken Maes - Belgium; Central de Cervejas - Portugal; Indian JV with UB; US selling business
Carlsberg acquired:
Other half of Baltic Beverages Holdings; Kronenbourg - France; Mythos (beer) - Greece; Chongqing joint venture in China; Venture markets:- Switzerland; Africa; Hungary; Luxembourg; Indian Ocean; South and Central America Andorra and Asia.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Records of William Younger & Co Ltd, brewers, Edinburgh, Scotland". Archives hub. July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ↑ Gillett, A., Tennent, K., & Hutchinson, F. (2016). Beer and the Boro—A Perfect Match!. In Brewing, Beer and Pubs (pp. 303-320). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
- ↑ Cope, Nigel (15 February 2002). "S&N gulps Hartwall and moves into Russia". London: BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ↑ Walsh, Dominic (7 October 2003). "Pub sector recast as S&N sells retail division". London: Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ↑ "Further fears after brewery cuts". BBC News. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ↑ "Bid plan for Scottish & Newcastle". BBC News. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
- ↑ "Heineken N.V. and Carlsberg A/S approach to Scottish & Newcastle plc" (Press release). Heineken N.V. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
- ↑ "REG-Scot.& Newcastle Statement re Possible Offer" (Press release). Scottish & Newcastle PLC. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
- ↑ "Carlsberg A/S and Heineken N.V. - full and fair proposal made to Scottish & Newcastle PLC" (Press release). Carlsberg A/S. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
- ↑ "S&N accepts £7.8bn takeover deal". BBC News. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ↑ Bradley, Jane (29 April 2008). "S&N sails into history as brewer taken over". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ↑ Scottish & Newcastle to become Heineken UK Morning Advertiser, 28 September 2009
- ↑ "Follow the bear... out the door as Hofmeister is axed - Brand Republic News - Brand Republic". www.brandrepublic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ↑ "Hofmeister from Berkshire (Heineken) - Ratebeer". www.ratebeer.com. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ↑ Wheeler, Brian (16 October 2003). "The death of cheap lager". BBC News. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ↑ Leaming, Barbara (2004). Orson Welles: A Biography. Limelight Editions. p. 580. ISBN 978-0879101992.
- ↑ "Follow the bear again! Hofmeister to make a comeback 13 years after it was axed". Express.co.uk. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ↑ Davies, Rob (21 November 2016). "George the bear seeks new followers as Hofmeister lager returns". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ↑ "Follow the bear: Hofmeister brings George out of hibernation". The Week Portfolio. Retrieved 15 September 2017.