Boss of brewhouse appointed to senior role at leading industry body
Kirsty Ridge hopes appointment to SIBA will encourage greater diversity in the brewery sectorTHE boss of a popular brewery has been appointed to a senior role within an influential industry body. Kirsty Ridge, managing director of the Cumbria-based Lakeland Brewhouse, has been named a North West Regional Director of SIBA - the Society of Independent Brewers. She will now work with her industry peers across the UK to positively promote independent brewers, as they prepare to fire up the fermentation chambers ahead of pubs reopening next month. Kirsty said: “I’m very happy to have