Give BrewDog ‘second chance’ says new owner as it invests £50m US cannabis and drinks firm Tilray, which took over in March, says it will improve beers, pubs and working conditions The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
BrewDog distances itself from previous owners in first campaign since takeover The Scottish firm, which is now owned by Tilray Brands, has said there will be ‘a little less allegation’ and ‘no more cunning stunts’ in adverts. Evening Standard · Sep 21
BrewDog creditors owed £190m will not be paid in full, say administrators There are ‘insufficient funds’ to pay unpaid wages, tax owed to HMRC and overdue bills, accountants say The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
Why Brewdog’s staff won’t be paid thousands in owed wages despite US rescue deal Former employees and certain creditors of BrewDog ’s collapsed retail division are expected to receive no money following the firm’s administration due to a lack of available funds. American drinks company Tilray previously bought the BrewDog brand, intellectual property, UK breweries and 11 bars in a £33 million rescue deal,… The Independent UK · Sep 18
BrewDog creditors to get nothing after retail collapse, administrators warn Some creditors of the collapsed beer company BrewDog’s retail arm will not get a penny of unpaid wages after retail collapse The National (Scotland) · Sep 18
Brewdog staff owed £490k in wages won’t receive a penny after beer giant’s collapse Hundreds of former workers are owed around £489,000 in employee wages arrears and holiday pay The Independent UK · Sep 18
‘Insufficient funds’ to pay creditors’ debts at collapsed BrewDog company The company’s brand was snapped up by a US investor earlier this year. Evening Standard · Sep 18
BrewDog adverts banned by regulator after breaking rules Multiple BrewDog adverts have been banned after they were found to be in breach of advertising rules The National (Scotland) · Sep 16
BrewDog given £1.3m in Scottish Government funding before falling into administration BREWDOG received more than £1.3 million in funding from the Scottish Government before it fell into administration, with hundreds of jobs lost as… The National (Scotland) · Aug 25
Family-run Scottish brewery opens first pub in former BrewDog site THE brothers behind a successful Scottish brewery business have opened their first pub ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 6
BrewDog founder James Watt reported to watchdog over data privacy law breach A WATCHDOG is looking into complaints that BrewDog co-founder James Watt broke data privacy laws after he contacted thousands of former investors in… The National (Scotland) · Jul 17
BrewDog co-founder James Watt faces complaints over takeover plans Mr Watt launched a fresh bid on Wednesday to buy back the company he co-founded The Independent UK · Jul 17
BrewDog co-founder James Watt faces complaints to UK data watchdog The Information Commissioner’s Office said it is ‘assessing’ information following complaints related to Mr Watt. Evening Standard · Jul 17
‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’ Exclusive: Watchdog asked to look into how James Watt got data of ex-crowdfunders he invited to join buy-back bid The Guardian - UK · Jul 17
The National (Scotland) · Jul 15 James Watt in bid to buy back BrewDog months after firm sold off BrewDog co-founder James Watt has made a bid to buy back the craft beer firm just months after it was acquired out of administration by US company…
Evening Standard · Jul 15 BrewDog co-founder James Watt tables bid to buy back beer firm Mr Watt said 43,000 so-called equity punk investors had joined forces for the bid.
The Independent UK · Jul 15 James Watt launches bid to buy back Brewdog with promise to ‘equity punks’ Mr Watt said 43,000 so-called equity punk investors had joined forces for the bid
Evening Standard · Jul 3 Latest updated list of London pubs showing England v Mexico at 1am on Monday Check The Standard’s list of pubs staying open for the England v Mexico game, which kicks off at 1am on Monday UK time
The National (Scotland) · Jul 2 Top BrewDog boss quits months after beer giant fell into administration ONE of BrewDog’s top bosses has quit the company just months after the Scottish beer giant was sold to the US-based Tilray Brands in the latest…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 29 New owner pours £50 million into BrewDog to 'stabilise' business THE new owner of the Scottish beer giant BrewDog has said he’s poured more than £50 million into the business since taking it over in a bid to…
The National (Scotland) · May 24 BrewDog founder sparks criticism after pledging free shares in new beer company The founder of BrewDog has sparked criticism after launching a new beer company and pledging to give free shares to people who lost money in his…
The Conversation · Mar 19 How BrewDog showed the limits of community capitalism When brewery and pub chain BrewDog invited customers to become shareholders through its “Equity for Punks” scheme, it appeared to represent a new model of capitalism. It invited beer enthusiasts to invest in the company and become small shareholders. This allowed the Scottish firm to present itself as a community…
Evening Standard · Mar 16 BrewDog US bars to be bought by firm behind UK rescue deal Tilray Brands said it had agreed to acquire certain key assets across North America.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8 BrewDog sold Highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning its reforestation plans Self-styled ‘punk’ beer company bought land in 2020, pledging to plant Scotland’s ‘biggest ever forest’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4 Small investors turn on James Watt after BrewDog co-founder admits ‘many mistakes’ Watt apologises to 200,000-plus ‘equity punks’ who joined crowdfunding rounds but were left empty-handed after cut-price sale