A major UK pub chain is to shut all branches today while a sale hangs in the balance. Brewdog bosses confirmed to staff that it will hold a series of “all-hands” meetings today, while closing bars and pubs due to licensing laws.
A widely circulated email sent to staff by Chief Executive James Taylor said: “We appreciate this is an unsettling time for everyone, and we want to ensure that all colleagues have the opportunity to hear directly from us about what happens next.
“We will therefore be holding a series of company-wide All Hands calls tomorrow (Monday) for all employees across the whole business. These will be scheduled tomorrow.
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“To enable everyone to attend, and to comply with licensing issues arising from an anticipated change of ownership, we have taken the decision that none of our bars will open tomorrow (Monday). All sites will remain closed for the day.
“We have also cancelled food and beer deliveries, as well as customer bookings, for that day.”
The firm announced a fortnight ago that consultants AlixPartners had been drafted in after the company struggled to turn a profit in recent years. A Brewdog spokesman confirmed the news but provided no further comment.
List of UK Brewdog locations:
- Edinburgh EH1 1BBEdinburgh Waverley Waverley Station, Edinburgh EH1 1BB
- England Basingstoke Unit R8, Festival Place, Potters Walk, Basingstoke, RG21 7BB, England
- England Bath Unit 4, Block E/F, Southgate Shopping Centre, 20 St Lawrence St, Bath, BA1 1AN, England
- England Birmingham 81 John Bright St, Birmingham, B1 1BL, England
- England Bournemouth BH2 Shopping Centre, Exeter Cres, Bournemouth, BH2 5DD, England
- England Bristol Baldwin Street 58 Baldwin St, Bristol, BS1 1QW, England
- England Bristol Harbourside 3 Millennium Promenade, Bristol, BS1 5SZ, England
- England Cambridge 15 Bene’t St, Cambridge, CB2 3QN, England
- England Camden Road Arms 102, 104 Camden Rd, London, NW1 9EA, England
- England Canary Wharf Churchill Pl, London, E14 5RB, England
- England Carlisle 36-38 Botchergate, Carlisle, CA1 1QS, England
- England Chancery Lane 1 Plough Pl, London, EC4A 1DE, England
- England Cheltenham Unit 3, The Brewery Quarter, Henrietta St, Cheltenham, GL50 4FA, England
- England Clerkenwell 45-47 Clerkenwell Rd, London, EC1M 5RS, England
- England Doghouse Manchester Bar & Rooftop 18-20 Fountain St, Manchester, M2 2AR, England
- England Duke of Hammersmith 238 Shepherds Bush Rd, London, W6 7NL, England
- England Ealing 19 Dickens Yard, London, W5 2TD, England
- England Exeter Unit 12, Queen Street, Exeter EX4 3HP
- England Gatwick Airport
- England Hull 30G Princes Dock St, Hull, HU1 2PQ, England
- England Liverpool Manolis Yard, 8 Colquitt St, Liverpool, L1 4DE, England
- England Manchester Outpost 144 Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9GP, England
- England Manchester Peter Street 35 Peter St, Manchester, M2 5BG, England
- England Milton Keynes 316 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes, MK9 2EA, England
- England Newcastle 16 Dean St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1PQ, England
- England Norwich 1 Queen St, Norwich, NR2 4SG, England
- England Nottingham 20-22 Broad St, Nottingham, NG1 3AL, England
- England Paddington Unit 1, West End Quay, London, W2 1JX, England
- England Plymouth Unit 10, the barcode, 11 Bretonside, Plymouth, PL4 0FE, England
- England Reading 11 Castle St, Reading, RG1 7SB, England
- England Seething Lane Tap 14-15 Seething Ln, London, EC3N 4AX, England
- England Seven Dials 142 Shaftesbury Ave, London, WC2H 8HJ, England
- England Soho 21 Poland St, London, W1F 8QG, England
- England Southampton 18A Upper Bannister St, Southampton, SO15 2EF, England
- England Tower Bridge Arms 206-208 Tower Bridge Rd, London, SE1 2UP, England
- England Tower Hill Outpost 21 Great Tower St, London, EC3R 5AR, England
- England Upminster 18 Station Road, Upminster, RM14 2UD, England
- England Wandsworth Unit 4, Southside Shopping Centre, Garratt Lane, London, SW18 4TF, England
- England Waterloo Unit G, Waterloo Station, 01 The Sidings, London, SE1 7BH, England
- England Waterloo Arms 109 Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8SW
- Scotland Aberdeen Castlegate 5-9 Union St, Aberdeen, AB11 5BU, Scotland
- Scotland Aberdeen Kennels 5-9 Union St, Aberdeen, AB11 5BU, Scotland
- Scotland Aberdeen Union Square Sky Union Square Shopping Centre, Guild St, Aberdeen, AB11 5RG, Scotland
- Scotland Doghouse Edinburgh Bar & Terrace 5 New St, Edinburgh, EH8 8BH, Scotland
- Scotland DogTap Ellon Balmacassie Industrial Estate, Ellon, AB41 8BX, Scotland
- Scotland Edinburgh Airport Airside, Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh, EH12 9DN, Scotland
- Scotland Edinburgh Cowgate 143 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JS, Scotland
- Scotland Edinburgh Lothian Road 50 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh, EH3 9BY, Scotland
- Scotland Glasgow Kelvingrove 1397 Argyle St, Glasgow, G3 8AN, Scotland
- Scotland Glasgow Merchant City 99 Hutcheson St, Glasgow, G1 1SN, Scotland
- Scotland Inverurie 16 Market Pl, Inverurie, AB51 3PU, Scotland
- Scotland Perth, Scotland 62-64 George St, Perth, PH1 5JL, Scotland
- Scotland St Andrews 159 South St, St Andrews, KY16 9UP, Scotland
- Scotland Stirling 7 Baker St, Stirling, FK8 1BJ, Scotland
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