Tennent’s pumps cash into social enterprise

0 Martin Cairns, Tennent’s trade investment manager, left, with Chris Thewlis of Harry’s Beer giant Tennent’s is pumping money into Scotland’s first social enterprise pub group.

Harry’s is the on-trade wing of the Beer for Good Community Interest Company and was founded in August 2015. Since then, it has opened two bars and two cafes in Edinburgh.

Thanks to a six-figure investment package from Tennent’s – owned by C&C Group – the venture has extended its presence in the capital and added to its portfolio with the purchase of Harry’s Southside, formerly the Southside Social, which officially opens to the public today.

Martin Cairns, trade investment manager at Tennent’s, said: “We are extremely proud of our ability to help out licensees looking to develop their businesses.”

Chris Thewlis of Harry’s added: “We are delighted to enter into this ground-breaking partnership. This is a unique investment deal and it is fantastic that Tennent’s recognises the power of good that social enterprise can do.”