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Last Updated: Jan 22nd, 2007 - 11:12:29 |
Bungay based St. Peter’s Brewery, has won the prestigious ‘Drinks Exporter of the Year’ title, at the annual Food from Britain Export Awards, held at The Savoy in London today (14 December), in association with The Royal Bank of Scotland and The Grocer.
This achievement reflects the company’s commitment to developing its overseas business in markets such as the USA, Canada and Russia. St. Peter’s Brewery sells its range of English beers and ales to fifteen overseas markets and is looking to expand into a further five new and emerging countries over the next year. In just four years, nearly half of the company’s total sales come from international markets, and exports have grown by an impressive 67% over the last 12 months alone.
Simon Waring, marketing and international management director at Food from Britain, said: “We are delighted to present the Drinks Exporter of the Year award to St. Peter’s Brewery. We wish them further exporting success in the coming years.”
Explaining why St. Peter’s Brewery had won the award, Simon Waring said: “The judges were extremely impressed with the company’s approach to export markets. It is passionate about exporting and has had huge successes through highlighting the ‘Britishness’ of its products. The only British brewer whose main focus is on exporting, this small company has big ambitions, with designs on becoming THE international brand of English Beer.”
Colin Cordy, managing director at St. Peter’s Brewery, said: “We are delighted to have won recognition with this prestigious Food from Britain Export award. We have put a great amount of effort into exporting, so it is very rewarding for our work overseas to be recognised in this way.”
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