{"id":4945,"date":"2026-09-19T22:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=4945"},"modified":"2026-09-19T22:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:04:29","slug":"heineken-in-talks-over-300-million-pubs-deal-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=4945","title":{"rendered":"Heineken in talks over \u00a3300 million pubs deal \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heineken\u2019s pubs division is close to concluding a \u00a3300 million deal to hugely expand its property portfolio, according to City sources.<\/p>\n

The Dutch brewing giant is in talks to acquire 300 properties from Stonegate, Britain\u2019s biggest pub company.<\/p>\n

Heineken UK operates about 2,350 pubs across Britain under its Star Pubs & Bars, and adding 300 pubs would increase the distribution of its drinks in the hospitality sector.<\/p>\n

Stonegate, which is run by David McDowall, the former chief commercial officer of BrewDog, has been overhauling its business, turning some of its managed pubs \u2013 those it owns and operates fully \u2013 into traditional leased and tenanted pubs.<\/p>\n

People familiar with the talks told The Sunday Times<\/em> that there was no guarantee of a deal taking place. A number of other bidders are said still to be circling, with some potentially interested in buying the entire 1,000 estate.<\/p>\n

Although Heineken UK is based in Edinburgh, all its brands, such as its eponymous lager, Birra Moretti, Amstel and Cruzcampo, are brewed outside Scotland. Deuchars, which was produced at the now defunct Caledonian Brewery, is brewed and distributed under a licence held by Greene King in Dunbar.<\/p>\n

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