Independent Family Brewers of Britain
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The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) was formed in the 1990s by an informal group of family-owned/controlled brewery CEOs known as the Pimlico Group - all of whom were part of the UK's Brewers Society, now the British Beer and Pub Association
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It was intended to act against European Commission
proposals that were thought might stop even the smallest brewery owning its own pubs
, a move which would have had adverse consequences for Britain's traditional family brewing industry.
The members are:
Former members include:
The group, between them, own over 280 brands and over 4,200 pubs. Current chairman is Paul Wells, Chief Executive of Wells and Young's.
The defence of 'The Tie' - tying the tenant within his tenancy agreement to buying the brewery's own beers - remains a key aim of the IFBB. The organisation also focuses on recruitment of licensees, beer quality training and attracting new cask ale drinkers.
British Beer and Pub Association
The British Beer and Pub Association is the drinks and hospitality industry's largest and most influential trade association representing 98% of UK brewing and the ownership of over half of the nation's 54,000 pubs.-History:...
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It was intended to act against European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
proposals that were thought might stop even the smallest brewery owning its own pubs
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
, a move which would have had adverse consequences for Britain's traditional family brewing industry.
The members are:
- AdnamsAdnams BreweryAdnams PLC is a British regional brewery company founded in 1890 in Southwold, Suffolk, England, by George and Ernest Adnams. The earliest recorded brewing on the Adnams site was in 1396 by Johanna de Corby. The company produces cask ale and pasteurised bottled beers. Annual production is around...
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- BatemansBatemans BreweryBatemans Brewery is a British brewer of beer and ales based at Salem Bridge Brewery in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. The company's full name is George Bateman and Son Ltd. Their slogan is "Good Honest Ales".-Early history:...
- Cains BreweryCains BreweryCains is a brewery in Liverpool, England, founded in 1858 by Robert Cain. The company, with its 200 pub estate, merged with Peter Walker & Son in 1921, with the brewery operation being taken over by Higsons in 1923. Boddingtons of Manchester took over in 1985, and shut it down in 1990...
- Charles Wells
- Daniel Batham
- Donnington BreweryDonnington BreweryThe Donnington Brewery is a small brewery based in the Gloucestershire village of Donnington near Stow-on-the-Wold in England.There are ten workers at the brewery and with the help of one lorry and a van they deliver 2,000 gallons of beer a week throughout the Winter, rising to 3,500 in the Summer...
- ElgoodsElgoodsElgood's is a family regional brewery in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, UK. The North Brink Brewery was established in 1795, and was purchased by the Elgood family in 1878.-History:...
- EverardsEverardsEverards is an independent British regional brewery founded in Leicester in 1849 by William Everard and Thomas Hull.It produces cask ales and owns over 160 tenanted pubs, mainly around the Leicestershire area and has won 'The Publican Pub Company of the Year Award' three times.The company is one...
- FelinfoelFelinfoelFelinfoel is a small village and community council ward on the River Lliedi on the northern border of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, West Wales, with a population of about 2,000.The Felinfoel Brewery, home of Double Dragon Ale, is the oldest in Wales...
- Frederic RobinsonRobinson's BreweryRobinsons is a family run regional brewery founded in 1838 by William Robinson at the Unicorn Inn, Stockport, England. The company's brewery is called the Unicorn Brewery....
- FullersFuller, Smith and TurnerFuller's Brewery is a regional brewery founded in 1845 at the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, West London.It has an estate of over three hundred public houses.-History:...
- Hall and Woodhouse
- Harveys
- HoldensHoldens BreweryHoldens Brewery is a family-run brewery which was founded in 1915 in the Park Inn at Woodsetton, Sedgley, Staffordshire, , England.-Brief Details:...
- Hook NortonHook NortonHook Norton is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in Oxfordshire, England. It is northeast of Chipping Norton.-Toponym and early history:...
- HydesHydesHydes is a family-owned and -managed brewery in Moss Side, Manchester. They have been brewing real ale on the same site since 1899. They own over 80 managed and tenanted pubs, mainly in North West England, but also in North Wales.-Regular beers:...
- Joseph Holt
- JW LeesJW LeesJ.W. Lees is a British brewery based in Middleton, Greater Manchester that has produced real ale since 1828. Its permanent brands are J.W. Lees Bitter, first brewed in 1828, John Willie's Premium Ale, Coronation Street Premium Ale , Brewer's Dark, Moonraker, Dark Smooth, Extra Smooth, Greengate...
- McMullens
- Palmers
- SA Brain
- Shepherd NeameShepherd NeameShepherd Neame is an English regional brewery founded in 1698 by Richard Marsh in Faversham, Kent. It is a family owned brewery that produces a range of cask ales and filtered beers. Production is around 230,000 barrels a year...
- St AustellSt AustellSt Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...
- ThwaitesThwaites BreweryThwaites Brewery is a regional brewery founded in 1807 by Daniel Thwaites in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The firm still operates from its original town centre site. A variety of cask ales, draught beers, lagers and ciders are produced in Blackburn or imported from Europe by Thwaites. In 1999,...
- Timothy TaylorTimothy Taylor BreweryTimothy Taylor is a regional brewery founded in 1858 by Timothy Taylor. Originally based in Cook Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England they moved to larger premises in 1863 at Knowle Spring, where they remain to this day.-Landlord:...
- Wadworths
- Young's
Former members include:
- Eldridge PopeEldridge PopeEldridge Pope was a traditional brewery situated in Dorchester, Dorset in England. The brewery opened in 1881. Royal Oak and Hardy's were amongst the beers brewed there. Following a series of calamitous business decisions, the brewery closed in July 2003...
- Gales BreweryGales BreweryEstablished in 1847 Gales Brewery was an old brewery situated in Horndean, on the edge of Waterlooville, near Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. It made the nutty HSB and the newer Gales Bitter...
The group, between them, own over 280 brands and over 4,200 pubs. Current chairman is Paul Wells, Chief Executive of Wells and Young's.
The defence of 'The Tie' - tying the tenant within his tenancy agreement to buying the brewery's own beers - remains a key aim of the IFBB. The organisation also focuses on recruitment of licensees, beer quality training and attracting new cask ale drinkers.