The beer produced at the brewery will be brewed using 100 per cent British barley and with 100 per cent renewable electricity. A quarter of the energy used at the brewery is supplied by a nearby wind turbine installed at the end of last year. Budweiser Brewing Group have also worked with the Magor site to remove empty trucks from major routes and streamlining the number of journeys made – this will remove 300 trucks from UK roads each year which will save more than 46 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Lesley Griffiths AM and Lloyd Manship, brewing manager at Magor Brewery Ms Griffiths said: “The Budweiser Brewing Group brewery at Magor has a long and important history within the local community and establishing a new bottling line is a show of confidence in the workforce and the area.
The latest round of drinks news includes updates from Budweiser Brewing Group and Mangrove UK in addition to more pours from Meantime, the UK’s first carbon neutral mezcal and a Newport Gwent Dragons rugby player.
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Beer fans face battle to get their hands on their favourite tipple amid soaring demand as pubs re-open - with Budweiser and Heineken among the worst affected
The shortages come following high demand, a lack of drivers, lockdown and Brexit, according to brewery groups, wholesalers and pub landlords
Budweiser Brewing Group and Heineken are said to be particularly affected
Premium draught beer including Birra Moretti and Amstel also in short supply
Heineken has also struggled to meet massive demand from the on-trade over recent weeks, with kegs of its Birra Moretti and Amstel brands in particular in short supply.
Budweiser Brewing Group wholesale and convenience sales director Jessica Markowski, meanwhile, said BBG was “working hard to meet demand in our convenience and wholesale channel” and “haven’t seen any significant shortages or delays due to beer shortages”.
However, she said: “Some of our customers may be experiencing some delays, due to external factors including the shortage of drivers affecting the industry.”
Hauliers have been in short supply since the double whammy of Brexit and coronavirus. Many were EU nationals and returned to the continent, which has led to shortages of other goods in convenience stores as wholesalers struggle to deliver food and drink due to limited third-party logistics capacity.