A pub chain says it met customers’ Guinness demands “by the skin of our teeth” over the weekend despite a temporary supply limit ahead of Christmas – and only sees things getting worse this month.
Guinness maker Diageo has placed limits on pub and bar purchases of the Irish-made stout in the UK following a rush of sales, and said it is managing allocations of kegs on a week-by-week basis.
This was to ensure that the firm had plenty of stock across its supply chain to avoid panic buying and avert shortages.
But it has led to concern among pubs and bars this winter, with some saying the cap could leave them with far less Guinness than their customers demand.
For Irish pub chain Katie O’Brien’s, which has seven pubs across England, Guinness is “built into the business model,” operations director Shaun Jenkinson said.
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