Spoons give Heineken a kick

[shweeney]

Was having a bottle of O'Sheas Golden Ale last night and it occurred to me that the stand off between Heniken and Wetherspoons could be a great opportunity for Aldi and Carlow brewing. Carlow are already producing O'Sheas for Aldi for what must be a bulk discount similar to what Wetherspoons would be looking for. Could Carlow with permission from Aldi provide the O'Sheas range on draft to Wetherspoons. It would be a great marketing stroke for Aldi.

why wouldn't they just supply O'Haras - presumably the beer costs about the same to produce regardless of the which brand is on the label?

[Chris]

Was having a bottle of O'Sheas Golden Ale last night and it occurred to me that the stand off between Heniken and Wetherspoons could be a great opportunity for Aldi and Carlow brewing. Carlow are already producing O'Sheas for Aldi for what must be a bulk discount similar to what Wetherspoons would be looking for. Could Carlow with permission from Aldi provide the O'Sheas range on draft to Wetherspoons. It would be a great marketing stroke for Aldi.

why wouldn't they just supply O'Haras - presumably the beer costs about the same to produce regardless of the which brand is on the label?

if they started supplying OHaras at a reduced price to Wetherspoons all the other suppliers would be demanding similar prices but as O Sheas is already supplied as a reduced price brand this would not be a difficulty.

[DEMPSEY]

I wonder who owns the O'Shea's brand.

[Padraich]

On good value in beer...

Sitting beside a lad at work and he was in The Bull & Castle in Christchurch Place last night..

Pint of MetalMan - €4.50!

[cruiscinlan]

30 Wetherspoons pubs planned for Ireland in the next two years supposedly: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/wetherspoon-unveils-plans-for-200-pubs-in-britain-and-ireland-1.2050425

[mr hoppy]

Seems Spoons and Heino have patched things up.

Spoons will be selling Beamish and Foster rather than Murphys and Heino.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/jd-wetherspoon-strikes-new-deal-with-heineken-30882519.html

[DEMPSEY]

Heino get to save face and can still state with a straight face that Heiono is a premium beer while fosters is just that other yellow stuff we flog from Auz

[mr hoppy]

That's what I was thinking, perfect solution for both parties really.

[johnrm]

I don't think Fosters is Australian. Thats just the marketing spin.

[Bzfeale80]

I don't think Fosters is Australian. Thats just the marketing spin.

Fosters is not popular in Australia but is an Australian brand. It is owned by South Arfica group SABMiller and european rights owned by Heineken International http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster%27s_Lager

[johnrm]

So the love of it by Australians is marketing spin then ;-)

[mr hoppy]

Fosters isn't particularly popular here either, at least not since the 80s

[brendy_éire]

Seems Spoons and Heino have patched things up.

Spoons will be selling Beamish and Foster rather than Murphys and Heino.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/jd-wetherspoon-strikes-new-deal-with-heineken-30882519.html

No question that their disagreement was ever going to last.  They didn't even bother to remove the Heineken pumps from the Spoons in Derry.

[mr hoppy]

It got a new lease of life with the recession when a lot of pubs started selling it for €3.30 a pint. Ditto for the Guinnessberg equivalent, Tuborg.

I thought Tuborg was nice enough for what it is.

[googoomuck]

It got a new lease of life with the recession when a lot of pubs started selling it for €3.30 a pint. Ditto for the Guinnessberg equivalent, Tuborg.

I thought Tuborg was nice enough for what it is.

Me too, best of a bad lot. I think it's considered a "premium" beer in the states.