Heineken UK Named as Britain’s Most Admired Beverages and Drinks Company
- Guild Secretary
- 6 days ago
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The UK’s leading beer, cider and pub company, HEINEKEN UK, has been named as Britain’s Most Admired Company in the beverages and drinks sector.
The recognition is a huge vote of confidence for the company which has consistently performed well over several years and received a Silver award last year.
Britain’s Most Admired Companies, run by Echo Research in partnership with the London Stock Exchange, is the UK’s longest-running and only peer-reviewed survey of corporate reputation and is now in its 36th year.
Boudewijn Haarsma, Managing Director of HEINEKEN UK, said: “The recognition from our peers reflects the quality of our brands, the strength of our customer partnerships and the dedication of our people. We’ll keep raising the bar - brewing great beer and cider, expanding choice in no‑ and low‑alcohol, and investing to help our customers grow, while running a responsible business that reduces its environmental impact and creates long‑term value. My thanks to all my colleagues across the UK who make that ambition real every day.”
This year’s study gathered insight from more than 350 CEOs, C-suite directors, financial analysts and City commentators, who assessed 260 leading UK companies across 28 sectors. Companies are rated against 13 drivers of corporate reputation, including quality of products and services, competitiveness, clarity of strategy, financial soundness, environmental responsibility and long-term value potential. All self-scores are excluded from the analysis.
This recognition cements Heineken UK as a benchmark in the sector - reflecting strong governance, the focus on attracting and developing great people, and the organisation’s ongoing efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.
Sandra Macleod, Group CEO at Echo Research, said: “Securing a first sector gold is a significant achievement and reflects growing peer confidence in Heineken UK. It underlines the strength of their reputation among those closest to performance in the sector.”
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Image attached shows: l-r: Sandra Macleod, Group CEO at Echo Research; Dame Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange; Josh Green, Head of Corporate Affairs for HEINEKEN UK’s Star Pubs business.
Notes to editors
About HEINEKEN UK:
Headquartered in Edinburgh, HEINEKEN is the UK’s leading pub, cider and beer business. The company owns around 2,400 pubs as part of its Star Pubs & Bars business and employs around 2,100 people. We are passionate about our cider and beer brands and the outstanding service that we offer to our customers. Our unrivalled portfolio of brands includes Heineken® 0.0, Heineken®, Foster’s, Strongbow, Cruzcampo, John Smith’s, Inch’s Cider, Amstel, Birra Moretti and Old Mout, backed by a full range of niche and specialty brands. HEINEKEN also owns Beavertown and Brixton Brewery.
About Echo Research: Echo Research is a global provider of reputation analysis and strategic insights, renowned for running Britain’s Most Admired Companies Study for the London Stock Exchange.
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