St Austell Brewery and Rick Stein Group unveil partnership

St Austell Brewery has signed a three-year deal with the Rick Stein Restaurant Group, to supply its beer in Rick Stein locations. 

This comes as the two Cornwall-born businesses have had close working relationships for many years, with the Stein family having run St Austell Brewery’s The Cornish Arms in St Merryn for 15 years.

Korev, St Austell Brewery’s flagship lager, will be on draught at eight of the 11 Rick Stein sites across the UK, including in Padstow, London and Winchester.

Bottled Tribute will also be available, as well as Harbour Brewing beers, Arctic Sky and Daymer Bay – both to be supplied on draught in six of the Stein’s sites. 

St Austell Brewery took a minority share in Harbour in 2022, to help grow the company’s South West beer distribution.

Lee Tinn-Stephens, sales development and export manager at St Austell Brewery, said: “It’s fantastic to have solidified this Cornish-born partnership that extends beyond the South West.

“It’s a hugely rewarding partnership that the whole team and I have been looking forward to. That’s because of what the Steins represent in Cornwall and beyond, in terms of quality food and establishments.”

He added: “It’s great to be associated with Stein’s and have our beers, as well as Harbour beers, in their sites.”

Jack Stein, chef director for The Rick Stein Group, said: “It’s great to be working and forming closer ties with another longstanding Cornish business. I’m looking forward to an ice-cold pint of Korev or two in our restaurants this summer.”