Scottish Courage brews up cuts
2 April 2012
Brewer Scottish Courage is to make savings of £46 million a year by restructuring its supply chain and cutting inventory by 40 per cent.
The firm plans to merge the warehousing, distribution and planning for its on-trade (pubs and restaurants) and off-trade(retail and off-licences) supply chains. Scottish Courage also plans to reduce its 40 depots to 30 satellite depots. Three regional distribution centres are to be built in Livingstone in Scotland, west London and West Yorkshire.
“The new...