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Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Cork stout Murphys continues to surge in UK market with double digit growth
Sales of Murphy's Stout have continued to surge in the UK, with the brand experiencing double digit growth there in 2025. Brewing giant Heineken released its 2025 first half results on Monday, with revenues down 5% to €16.9bn for the year after reporting a 0.4% fall in volumes globally during the second quarter. But Cork stout brand Murphy's continues to shine for Heineken. "Distribution gains and new draught placement in the on-trade supported the strong growth of Murphy's Stout," the company said. The UK is the world's largest market for stout, worth more than €1bn. Murphys has enjoyed massive growth in the past 18 months, buoyed further by the international success of rival Guinness pushing increased stout sales. Sales of Murphy's rose by 176% overall in the UK's on-licence trade in 2024. Heineken even launched a new 'Map O'Murphy's' last year, outlining all the places in the UK selling the Cork beverage. Overall, Heineken saw a decline in beer volumes. A dispute with retailers in key European markets like France, Spain, and the Netherlands affected sales despite a summer heatwave and the brewer reported a 0.4% fall in volumes during the second quarter. The disputes are now resolved. Chief executive Dolf van den Brink also welcomed the trade deal agreed between the US and the EU, though Heineken's European produce will still face a 15% tariff entering the US market. Mr van den Brink also said the company is looking to increase cost savings to €500m. "In the first half of 2025, we are ahead of our target by delivering more than €300m of gross savings across variable and fixed expenses. We therefore are increasing our ambition for 2025 to €500 million of gross savings. All regions thus far have contributed in a significant way," he said.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Supermarkets issue urgent recall warning for cheeses that could contain deadly bacteria
Supermarkets selling a range of cheeses have issued an urgent recall warning as batches could be contaminated with a deadly bacteria. The warning relates to Horgans Irish Smoked Cheddar, Claddagh Bo Irish cheese and many variants of Old Irish cheddar - including one infused with Murphy's Stout - with expiry dates in May. Shoppers, including Tesco and Spar customers, are being urged to return the JOD Food Products to the point of purchase over fears of listeria. According to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) symptoms caused by listeria can be similar to flu and include a high temperature, muscle aches, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. The infection can in rare cases cause serious complications such as meningitis. If consumers still have these products in their fridges or freezers, they should be returned to the place of purchase or discarded of. Refrigerators, containers and other surfaces that may have touched the foods should also be cleaned and sanitised. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter here READ MORE: A parking ticket almost ruined my life - I was minutes late, paid the fine and suffered a year of hell READ MORE: If you always have blackbirds and robins in your garden it might be a sign something's wrong According to the NHS In most people, listeriosis has no symptoms or only causes mild symptoms for a few days, such as a high temperature, aches and pains, chills, feeling or being sick, or diarrhoea. Although listeriosis is not usually serious for most people, some people have a higher risk of serious problems, including anyone who is pregnant, newborn babies, people with a condition that weakens their immune system and people having treatment that weakens their immune system. Older people are also at higher risk of getting seriously ill from listeriosis, and this risk increases with age. If you get listeriosis while you're pregnant, there is a risk it could cause miscarriage or stillbirth.
