Awards
ST. PETER’S BREWERY HONOURED IN QUEEN’S 80th BIRTHDAY BUSINESS AWARDS
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Apr 21, 2006, 10:36

St. Peter’s Brewery, based on the Norfolk / Suffolk borders near Bungay, has had its success in selling in overseas markets recognised by a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category in the 2006 Awards announced today (21st April 2006), Her Majesty’s 80th birthday.

The company, which operates from an historic moated Hall, brews an award winning range of English beers and ales. Managing Director, Colin Cordy, said that: “Recently we were pleased to be named ‘Drinks Exporter of the Year’ by Food from Britain and to follow this up with the Queen’s Award is an enormous honour and thrill for all of us. Over 50% of our total production is now exported. We now trade in seventeen countries and have a strong presence in important overseas markets including USA, Canada, Scandinavia, Russia and Japan. We have put a lot of effort into developing special beers for overseas markets. For example, our award winning English Ale, a fully hopped ale using all organic materials is a top seller in the US, while Honey Porter is a favourite in Finland and Cream Stout is popular in Russia. Sales to Export markets have increased by 83% in the last two years”

Commenting on the Queen’s Award, the company’s Chairman John Murphy said; “I would like to thank our magnificent team at St. Peter’s Brewery for all their hard work over the years as well as our loyal overseas importers and agents and, of course, our bankers, advisors and suppliers. This has been truly a team effort and winning this award will spur us on to even greater success in the future.”

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