Timothy Taylor’s has strengthened its brewery leadership team, appointing Louise McLoughlin as its new marketing director.
Louise brings more than 20 years’ experience in marketing and brand leadership, having worked across a number of major UK and international brands, including Carling, Coors, Madri, and Lee and Wrangler jeans.
Most recently, she held the role of innovation director at Molson Coors, where she led multiple innovation projects and launched Monte Carlo, a super-premium beer, into the UK on-trade.
“Timothy Taylor’s is a truly iconic UK brand within brewing and cask ale, with an outstanding heritage and an unwavering commitment to quality, and I look forward to working with the team to build on the brand’s incredible legacy,” she said. She will take up her post on 2nd February.
She will build on the excellent work done by Jane Jenkins, said the brewer, who has led the marketing team for more than a decade. Her commitment to the Timothy Taylor’s brand and her impact on the brewery’s success will be fondly remembered, and her achievements will be celebrated ahead of her retirement in March, said a spokesperson.
• Mitchells & Butlers says its business traded very strongly across the festive season, with like-for-like growth of 7.7% over the core three-week period. This was supported by volume growth, and particularly over the five key festive days, which generated combined like-for-like sales growth of 10.5%.
Through the first quarter, like-for-like sales have strengthened across the brand portfolio, growing to 4.5%, and remaining well ahead of the market.
» Enjoying Beer Today? Become a Patreon supporter from £1.50 a month
“Our focus remains on tackling the significant cost headwinds faced by the industry this financial year through the effective execution of our Ignite programme and our successful capital investment programme, driving both cost efficiencies and increased sales,” said chief executive Phil Urban.
“We remain well positioned to further grow market share in the year ahead by leveraging the strength of our diverse portfolio of established brands and enviable estate locations.”
• Fuller’s says its like-for-like sales for the five-week Christmas and New Year period were “outstanding”. They rose 8.2% when compared to the same period last year.
Like-for-like sales for the 41 weeks to 10th January grew 5.3% at the pub company as it maintained its growth momentum.
• Colliers’ business rates team has recruited Henry Wadsworth as a new director in its national business rates team. He will be based in the Leeds office.
Henry joins Colliers from the Valuation Office Agency, where he was regional valuation lead, involved in providing advice and assurance for complex valuation issues in his regional unit. He was dealing with checks and challenges, and signing off rateable value reductions, as well as quality assurance. He is also an RICS rating diploma holder, the highest-level qualification in business rates.
