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Two English brewer/pub chains have gone to Japanese and Hong Kong ownership
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Posted by Mary
on August 21, 2019, 11:30 am
Fullers to Japan
Fuller’s exits brewing with £250m sale to Japan’s Asahi
UK group that has made beer for 170 years to become solely operator of pubs and hotels
https://www.ft.com/content/f2bc845e-2071-11e9-b126-46fc3ad87c65
Greene King to Hong Kong
Greene King to be sold to Hong Kong's richest family for £2.7bn
Brewery adds to multibillionaire Li Ka-Shing’s stable of UK assets including Superdrug and Three
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/19/greene-king-sold-hong-kong-richest-family
I used to live near the Fullers brewery in Chiswick. A beautiful smell arose from the hops and yeast from time to time.
Rothschilds advised Fullers on the deal.
I never knew that the FT had comments online. Most on the Fullers deal are regretful, some scathing.
Message Thread:
Two English brewer/pub chains have gone to Japanese and Hong Kong ownership
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Mary
August 21, 2019, 11:30 am
Re: Two English brewer/pub chains have gone to Japanese and Hong Kong ownership
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John Monro
August 21, 2019, 12:15 pm
Think you mean they have gone to Japanese and Chinese ownership- nm
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psingh
August 21, 2019, 12:31 pm
Re: Two English brewer/pub chains have gone to Japanese and Hong Kong ownership
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johnlilburne
August 21, 2019, 2:05 pm
"multibillionaire Li Ka-Shing" Shomeone joking, shurely? NOM
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Rhisiart Gwilym
August 21, 2019, 2:19 pm
Re: "multibillionaire Li Ka-Shing" Shomeone joking, shurely? NOM
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Mary
August 21, 2019, 6:17 pm
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