Wed 23rd Oct 2013 - BrewDog reports record growth in 2013 BrewDog reports record growth in 2013: Scottish brewer and retailer BrewDog has announced a fifth consecutive year of record growth in 2013 and is on track to turnover £19m, up from £10.8m in 2012. To support its continued growth, the craft brewer is looking to expand its management team with a number of positions being available from today. BrewDog currently employing over 200 staff across its network of bars and offices, and plans to create more than 50 new jobs in the next six months including key management positions. It is currently advertising for a head of sales, UK on-trade account manager and UK off-trade account manager. In addition to its recruitment drive, BrewDog is also unveiling a new £5 million expansion of its Ellon brewery later this month. The company also plans to open nine new bars in the next six months, including five UK sites, and international bars in Sao Paulo, New Delhi and Berlin. The brewery’s rapid growth is in part funded by its crowdfunding scheme ‘Equity for Punks’. A third round of this fund-raising scheme launched in June this year and raised £1 million in 24 hours. Having raised £3.6 million in less than four months, BrewDog is likely to reach its £4 million target ahead of its January 2014 deadline. James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog, said: “The media says the beer market is in decline, but it’s just being redefined. Sales of craft beer are growing and will continue to grow, demonstrating the global thirst for beer with real soul. The craft beer revolution has exploded from its niche starting point to an international movement. In 2007, BrewDog consisted of two humans and a dog. We are growing (and) we’re looking for some beer maniacs who are as passionate about great craft beer as we are to join the team. Our success is a direct result of the awesome team of misfits we have built over the past few years and we invest a great deal of time into ensuring we get the right man, woman or dog for the job. If you live and breathe craft beer and like to shake stuff up we want to hear from you. The third round of Equity for Punks will give a huge boost to our expansion plans and allow us to spread the craft beer revolution even further. Our Equity Punks are the cornerstone of everything we do and its great to share our growth with them. It’s their passion for great beer which has put us where we are now, and we want to put them at the heart of the operation.”