Dougal Gunn Sharp SCOTTISH craft brewer Innis & Gunn has hailed a 20-fold increase in new draught installations at target outlets across Scotland, said it is 42 per cent ahead of budget on the on-trade, and has nine new national listings with major retailers. The firm has invested more than £100,000 across its Perth brewery and Brewery Taproom bars, it said, as the country moves slowly out of lockdown. Tables at Innis & Gunn’s four Brewery Taproom sites across Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, have been fully booked since reopening, with demand “in the thousands”. Innis & Gunn’s new partnership with C&C Group, the owner of Tennent’s, is also signalling success with a 20 times the new draught installs of products including Lager Beer, Session IPA and Ossian Smoothflow at key accounts across Scotland.
Scottish brewer and bar operator Innis & Gunn revealed that a strong showing in Q2 has left it tracking 42% ahead of budget following high demand after the reopening of the Scottish on-trade.
Tables at Innis & Gunn’s four Brewery Taproom sites across Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, have been fully booked since re-opening, according to the firm’s latest update, with demand for tables in their thousands.
Founded in 2003, the beer business also invested more than £100k across its Perth brewery and Brewery Taproom bars during lockdown, including £32k in back of house systems.
What’s more, with off-trade sales growing by 31% year-on-year, Innis & Gunn has also pledged to invest £80k in new equipment at its Perth brewery to support the production of increased volumes and demand for their 440ml formats.