Opinion | BrewDog's founder says he's 'heartbroken' over firm's collapse, but staff have heard it before

When BrewDog co-founder James Watt posted on LinkedIn this week saying he was “heartbroken” over the loss of hundreds of jobs at the company he helped build, the message was clearly intended as a moment of reflection.

After all, the scale of the collapse is significant. BrewDog - once valued at around £2 billion and celebrated as one of Britain’s most disruptive craft beer success stories - has been sold to US drinks and cannabis group Tilray for £33 million, with 484 jobs lost and 38 bars closed.