Allied Breweries was the result of a 1961 merger between Ind Coope (of Burton),Ansells (of Birmingham), and Tetley Walker (of Leeds).[1][2]
In 1978, Allied Breweries merged with the food and catering groupJ. Lyons and Co to formAllied Lyons. The breweries business merged with Carlsberg in 1992 and became Carlsberg-Tetley, which is now part ofCarlsberg Group, with Carlsberg-Tetley now known as Carlsberg UK.
History
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Edward Ind acquired theStar Brewery inRomford,Essex from George Cardon in 1799.
Ind entered into partnership withOctavius Coope and George Coope in 1845 to form Ind Coope. A brewery was established inBurton-on-Trent in 1856.[3]
Ind Coope merged withSamuel Allsopp & Sons in 1934.[4]
Ind Coope acquiredBenskins Watford Brewery in 1957 andTaylor Walker andFriary Meux in 1959.
Allied Breweries
editInd Coope merged withTetley Walker ofLeeds andAnsells to form Allied Breweries in 1961.
In 1968, Allied made an agreed £108M bid forShowerings ofShepton Mallet, acquiringWilliam Gaymer,Whiteway's,Britvic andJohn Harvey & Sons ofBristol.
In 1978, Allied Breweries merged with the food andcatering groupJ. Lyons and Co to formAllied Lyons.[5][6] The breweries business was merged with Carlsberg in 1992 and became Carlsberg-Tetley, which is now part ofCarlsberg Group, with Carlsberg-Tetley now known as Carlsberg UK.Ind Coope Burton Brewery was sold by Carlsberg-Tetley to Bass in 1997. Through a series of take-overs and name changes, it is now owned byMolson Coors and operates as Burton North Brewery.
References
edit- ^Whitaker, Allan (March 2006).Brewers in Hertfordshire. Univ of Hertfordshire Press.ISBN 978-0-9542189-7-3. Archived fromthe original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved16 August 2008.
- ^"Allied Breweries". Quaffale.org.uk. 18 December 2001. Retrieved7 July 2010.
- ^Powell, W.R., ed. (1978).A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7.Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved7 July 2010.
- ^"Ind Coope". Grace's Gguide. 12 June 2010. Retrieved7 July 2010.
- ^Corporate History of Dunkin' BrandsArchived April 23, 2013, at theWayback Machine from theDunkin' Brands website
- ^Vanished UK drink is toast of Caribbean, an April 2007 article from theBBC website