BrewDog has announced it will be featuring pictures of homeless dogs on beer cans in a bid to find them their forever homes.
The global craft beer company is teaming up with the charities Dogs on the Streets and All Dogs Matter for the project which will use space on its beer cans to showcase profiles of some of the charity’s dogs that are currently looking for new homes.
The beer, which is named ‘Street Dog IPA’, is a limited edition variation of the ever-popular Punk IPA and is now available in x12 / x24 / x48 packs of 330ml cans for pre-order.
If you’re wondering how this partnership came about, BrewDog has credited it as being inspired by the comedian Ricky Gervais – who is a well-known and long-term advocate for homeless dogs – and comes following his “shout out to BrewDog” on Twitter.
Thanks to @rickygervais we’re launching Street Dog: limited edition Punk IPA.
We’re putting dog adoption ads from @AllDogsMatter and @dotslondon on our cans to help them find new homes.
100% of profits will be donated to these charities.
Speaking on the launching of the initiative, Ricky Gervais said: “Dogs make me happy, beer makes me happy [and so] a beer that saves dogs makes me very happy.”
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It’s hoped that punters enjoying a pint of Street Dog IPA might find their canine companion from the profile on the can and adopt their own furry friend, and 100% of all the profits generated from the sales of the beer will be split evenly between the two charities.
BrewDog co-founders Martin Dickie and James Watt are also well-known dog lovers too.
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They even famously give their dog-owning employees an extra week of annual leave – or “Pawternity Leave” – as a perk and a thank you for their canine caring responsibilities.
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James Watt said: “At BrewDog we are always looking for ways to use our business to do good, [so] when Ricky tweeted us with a genuine endorsement for Punk IPA, we wanted to use our platform to donate to causes he’s passionate about.
“We then decided to take it one step further and not only donate the profits from our Street Dog cans, but give our pawsome four legged friends over at Dogs on the Streets and All Dogs Matter space on our cans to help them find forever homes.”
You can pre-order Street Dog IPA via the BrewDog website here.
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Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
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17th August 2020 
