Carlsberg Marston's
Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company Limited, Marston's House, Brewery Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 4JT
From the company's website: "In November 2020, Carlsberg UK and Marstons completed their merger to create a new beer company whose brands include Carlsberg, Carlsberg Export, Poretti, Hobgoblin, Marston's Pedigree, Tetley's, Wainwright and 61 Deep. The portfolio of Carlsberg Marston's Brewing will also include a number of brands brewed under licence in the UK including San Miguel, Mahou, Estrella Damm, Shipyard, Erdinger, Warsteiner and Kirin. It will also distribute craft beers from Brooklyn in the US and London Fields in the UK."
At the time of the merger, the following breweries were owned:
- Banks's, Wolverhampton Banks's Brewery (Wolverhampton).
- Carlsberg, Northampton Carlsberg Brewery Ltd.
- Eagle Brewery, Bedford Charles Wells Ltd. Later sold to Spanish brewer SA Damm.
- Jennings, Cockermouth Jennings Brothers Ltd. Closed in 2022.
- London Fields, Hackney London Fields Brewery. Sold off in 2023.
- Marston's, Burton upon Trent Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd.
- Ringwood, Hampshire Ringwood Brewery.
- Wychwood, Witney Wychwood Brewery Ltd. Closed in 2023.
In July 2024, the BBC reported:
"Pub giant Marstons has left the brewing industry after agreeing to sell its 40% stake in a brewing company for £206m. The firm announced on Monday [6 July 2024] that it sold its stake in Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC), a joint venture valued at £780m, to Carlsberg. It ends almost 200 years of brewing heritage, which began with Banks and Company at the Park Brewery in Wolverhampton in 1875."