Scottish Courage - the leading brewer and distributor in the UK and one of the biggest in Europe, as part of Scottish and Newcastle .
Scottish Courage supplies both the licensed pubs, clubs ,restaurant and hotel on-trade and the take-home market with a wide range of lagers, national and regional ales and stouts.
John Smith's, McEwan's, Courage, Kronenbourg, Newcastle Brown and Strongbow are among the famous names it owns. It also has the licences to produce, market and exclusively distribute in the UK other international lager brands including Beck's, Miller Beer and Miller Genuine Draft, and its flagship lager Foster's - the Amber Nectar.
Unique among the UK's major brewers, it retains its own logistics and distribution network for the on-trade and has continued to invest in its development.
Key Facts Scottish Courage commands over a quarter of the UK beer market.
Scottish Courage annual turnover was £2003 million in 2003 and operating profit was £186 million.
The company employs 6500 people and has seven breweries - six in the UK and one in Eire.
Scottish Courage's top five brands - John Smith's, Foster's, Kronenbourg 1664, Miller and Beck's - now account for over 85 per cent of its branded sales, an increase from 47 per cent in 1996. This proportion continues to grow as each brand increases its share of its respective sector - ale, standard lager, premium draught and premium packaged lager.If you are interested and you are excited about what you read in this website, why not send the following info to [email protected] full CV in word format
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