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Nov 2023
Business Breakfast: Theakston Old Peculier returns to the US after ten-year gap
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Masham-based brewer T&R Theakston is to make its Old Peculier ale available in the United States for the first time in ten years.
The ale has a strong following in the US after first being shipped there in 1976, and at one point was the third most imported British beer, with around 40 pallets exported every month. But the company stopped shipping to the States in 2013 due to the massive growth of foreign imported beers and the domestic craft scene.
Simon Theakston, joint managing director of T&R Theakston, said:
Believed to have been first brewed in the early 19th century, Theakston Old Peculier is the most recognisable brand of the family-run company which has been brewing in Masham for almost 200 years.
The brewery is working with New York importer and wholesaler Iron Horse Beverages to reintroduce Old Peculier to the US market with a view to expanding its footprint in the coming years. Exports are to restart this month when the first consignment of kegs, 440ml cans and bottles arrive in New York State to be distributed throughout the Eastern Seaboard.
Mr Theakston added:
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Train operator Northern has appointed Richard Hinds as its finance director.
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Northern, the UK’s second largest train operator, runs Harrogate and Knaresborough stations and provides local passenger train services.
Mr Hinds said:
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