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| Founded | 1862 |
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| Founder | William Reed |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Crawley, Sussex |
| Publication types | Magazines,directories |
| Official website | www |
William Reed is a digital, high value data, and events business serving the food and drinks sector. By 2021, it had offices in five locations –Crawley,London,Montpellier,Singapore andChicago.
In 1862,William Reed founded his own publishing company,William Reed Publishing in London. With the contacts he had made working in the grocer industry and the knowledge he had gained, he launched his first journal,The Grocer, from his premises based in Bow Lane, London.The Grocer gave readers the latest news and analysis of the trade. A year later theWine Trade Review launched as a supplement toThe Grocer.
By 1864, Reed targeted the brewing industry withBrewers Journal, and its supplement,Hop & Malt Trades Review, and in 1868 he addedTobacco Trade Review to his company's magazine line up. Reed died in 1920; at that timeThe Grocer was his company's best-known publication, and was used by theMinistry of Food to make announcements.
After Reed's death, his publishing company continued to be operated by his son.
In 2021, the company continues to be owned by later generations of the same family, as the companyWilliam Reed Ltd based inCrawley, Sussex.
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