business for at least the next seven years . Valued at more than £ 1bn in 2017 , sales at the craft brewer rose 61 % in 2016 to £ 71.8m , leading to an 8 % rise in pre-tax profits to £ 3.76m .
“ We ’ re hugely excited to launch the Unicorn Fund in the USA ,” says Watt . “ As we grow here in the States , each of our bars will have their own Unicorn Fund to give back to their local communities as well as worthy global causes . Right now , we ’ re 110-strong and growing our US workforce daily , along with 9,000 newly recruited American Equity
Punks , all of whom will be responsible for the positive impact of the Unicorn Fund in the years to come .”
To achieve a positive impact beyond the bottom line , the real work starts now . “ Our biggest priority right now is getting our beer into people ’ s hands ,” affirms Robinson . “ We ’ re focused on making great beers , telling our story to the US in a very BrewDog way , being the greatest place to work in the world , and creating awesome experiences for our customers and the Equity Punk community .”
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