David Grant, MD Moorhouse's Brewery
Moorhouse’s Brewery has toasted another record breaking year with seasonal sales up by 12 per cent as a total of 432,500 pints of cask ale left the brewery.
The news followed a 13 per cent increase in turnover on 2008 during October and November – when the famous Pendle Witch brews are in great demand for Halloween.
The 2009 figures topped an outstanding year for Moorhouse’s as work got underway on a £3.5m new brewing complex to triple brewing capacity. New business was won with leading pub companies and in the south of England, while the internationally acclaimed brewery was also recognised in prestigious Lancashire business awards.
In November, the Burnley brewer was praised in the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards for its determination to expand despite the economic downturn, while earlier in the year Burnley Borough Council awarded Moorhouse’s the Best Marketing Initiative accolade.
David Grant, Moorhouse’s managing director, said: “Recent years have seen us consistently smash all previous records and once again we have enjoyed an amazing festive season. This was despite the difficult economy and many pubs being hit by the bad weather. These sales round off an exciting year and give us a great start to 2010. They are a real tribute to the wide appeal of our award winning beers and are particularly gratifying as the new brewery project forges ahead. Winning business accolades for our efforts also gives an extra boost for everyone at the brewery.”
Moorhouse’s is the North West’s leading dedicated cask ale brewery and directly supplies several hundred free-houses and pub company outlets in the region and in Yorkshire while the beers are also distributed nationally via leading wholesalers and major pub chains.