Sales surge caps milestone year for Moorhouse’s
LANCASHIRE’S Moorhouse’s Brewery ended a milestone year in style as sales surged 52% last month to record levels.
The Burnley-based cask ale specialist also reported a 44% hike in sales in November amid growing national sales after the completion of a £4.2m expansion plan which tripled production capacity to 15 million pints a year.
New business wins with national pub companies such as Enterprise, Wetherspoon’s and Punch and via wholesalers in the south of England as well as in the free trade drove the growth in sales.
Managing director David Grant said: “Recent years have seen us consistently break all previous records and once again we have enjoyed an amazing festive season, despite the struggling economy. The figures are a real tribute to the appeal of our award winning beers with beer enthusiasts throughout the country.
“No doubt sales were also helped by the milder weather this year, allowing more people to get out for the season’s celebrations. But the sales round-off a really exciting year as the new brewery rapidly gathers momentum and give us a terrific start to 2012.”
Moorhouse’s, owned by Manchester businessman Bill Parkinson, plans to double its £3.5m pus turnover in the next two years as it becomes a fully fledged ‘regional brewer’.
The new complex includes a visitor centre, with bistro bar and training school and has already claimed an industry award after being judged ‘Best Business Development’ at the Society of Independent Brewers Business Awards 2011.
