Mitchells & Butlers Ltd - Acquisition History

Mitchells & Butlers Ltd - Acquisition History

In 1899, they acquired Alfred Homer Ltd's brewery of Aston with about 39 pubs.
In 1913, they acquired Cheshire's Brewery Ltd, Windmill Brewery, Smethwick.
They acquired George Jones (Bordesley) with about 10 houses in 1913.
Holder's Brewery Ltd of Birmingham was acquired in 1919 with over 200 pubs, and was closed in 1923.
The tied houses of John Jordan & Co, Oldbury were acquired in 1920.
Highgate & Walsall Brewery Co. Ltd was acquired in August 1939 with about 30 tied houses. This brewery was not closed by M&B, and was later sold off to its management.
On 1 June 1942, they acquired Joseph Henry Davies of Netherton with 11 houses.
A H Clarke (Wellington)'s brewery; and Thompson's Brewery Ltd of Studley (with 5 pubs) were both acquired in 1945.
They acquired the Darlaston brewery of James Pritchard & Son in 1946.
In 1949, they acquired Thatcher's Brewery Ltd of Newport, Gwent with 20 tied houses.
They acquired Darby's Brewery Ltd of Greets Green in 1951 with over 100 public houses and closed it in 1968.
Atkinsons Brewery Ltd of Aston were acquired in 1959 with about 200 pubs, and the brewery was closed in 1962.
In 1960, they acquired William Butler & Co. Ltd of Wolverhampton with about 830 tied houses. Brewing continued here until 1991.

In 1965, they acquired Hunt, Edmunds & Co. Ltd of Banbury with 187 public houses. Brewing ceased there on 1 May 1967.

The Cape Hill Brewery was closed in 2002.

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