Author Archives: Nina Jones

Q&A: NICK COLLINS, CEO, LOUNGERS

Next up in Casual Dining’s Industry Leaders Q&A series is Loungers CEO Nick Collins. About Nick… Nick joined Loungers in January 2012 as Finance Director, becoming Chief Operating Officer in January 2014 and Chief Executive Officer in January 2015. He has overseen the expansion of the Group from 56 sites as at January 2015 to 168 sites today and led the IPO process in April 2019. How is your business adapting to the challenges of these uncertain times?  Once we were confident the business was financially secure and that we could protect our teams’ jobs, our approach was to use…

Q&A: DAVID MCDOWALL, PRESIDENT & COO, BREWDOG

In Casual Dining’s NEW Industry Leaders Q&A series, we’ll be speaking to some of the biggest names across the sector. We’ll be finding out how they are adapting to the current climate, their thoughts on the challenges and opportunities ahead and what they are doing to support their teams and local communities.  First up is Brewdog President & COO, David McDowall: About David… David is President & COO at BrewDog, an international craft beer business with 4 world class craft breweries around the globe. He has led the charge as BrewDog has built its UK and international bars business (adding…

Hattrick of awards for Nirvana Bavarian Helles Lager

Nirvana Brewery is proud to announce that it has been awarded a bronze at the International Beer Challenge, making that a hattrick win for the brewery’s Bavarian Helles Lager in 2020. The medal joins a Great Taste award for the lager as well as a bronze medal from the World Beer Awards in the summer of 2020. The award cements Nirvana Bavarian Helles Lager’s position as one of the world’s best alcohol-free lagers. Nirvana’s flagship beer is a classic craft lager, without the alcohol. Brewed with Hallertau hops which bring their signature honey flavours and Munich malts giving gentle biscuit…

Lutosa highlights its worldwide ambition with rebranding

Strongly anchored into the Belgian culture, Lutosa is a proud Belgian brand that manufactures its products in Leuze-en-Hainaut and Sint-Eloois-Vijve. Used throughout the globe, this Belgian brand positioning proved instrumental for the success and development of the company worldwide. Today, 94% of its production is exported to 136 countries. The current Belgian brand positioning consists of the Lutosa logo, French fries cones, the Belgian flag and the use of a Belgian scenery with the Atomium, cyclists, Belgian beer pictures, a Frit’Kot, etc. However, as years went by and Lutosa’s business evolved, we reached a point where the current brand identity…