18-397: Green King may refer to: Greene King , UK pub chain and brewer Ulmus pumila 'Green King' , an elm tree cultivar Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Green King . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
36-695: A large part of the Laurel Pub Company (2004), Ridley's Brewery (2005), Belhaven Brewery (2005), Hardys and Hansons (2006), the Loch Fyne fish restaurant chain (2007), Cloverleaf (2011), Realpubs (2011), the Capital Pub Company (2011) and the Spirit Pub Company (2015). The Spirit acquisition, where Greene King bought Spirit for £773.6m, took the total number of Greene King sites to 3,116, brought 14 brands together and made Greene King
54-895: A petition aimed at preventing Greene King from changing the name of "The Black Bitch" pub to "The Black Hound". The term "black bitches" is traditionally used for natives of the town, and an image of a black bitch (a female dog) appears on the town's coat of arms . Greene King argued that the name "The Black Bitch" had "racist and offensive connotations". On 27 January 2024, the Caribbean nation of St Kitts and Nevis announced plans to seek slavery reparations from Greene King, due to its founder Benjamin Greene's historical ownership of 231 enslaved people in St Kitts. Talks have been scheduled between St Kitts and Nevis officials and Greene King. In March 2016, Greene King won Best Managed Pub Company (51+ sites) at
72-589: The 2016 Publican Awards. Greene King's chief executive, Rooney Anand, also won Business of the Year Award at the Publican Awards 2016. In March 2017, Greene King Pub Partners won Best Tenanted & Leased Pub Company (201+ sites) at the 2017 Publican Awards. Ruddles Ruddles Brewery ( G. Ruddle & Co ) was a brewery in Rutland , England. The brand is now owned by Greene King who still brew beers under
90-725: The Craft Academy, an 18-month brewing venture led by apprentices. Through the programme, apprentices earn while they learn about brewing, design and marketing. Through the scheme, they will gain a Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Sales. The first five beers from the Craft Academy were launched at Craft Beer Rising Festival in London and include; Over Easy (3.8% session IPA), Big Bang IPA (5.6% bold and citrusy IPA), Bitter Sweet (6% black IPA), Desert Ryeder (4.8% rye beer) and High & Dry (5% dry hop lager). Greene King's ongoing business expansion has sometimes been
108-559: The Great British Pub Awards in 2012, closed after the landlord was forced out in an argument over rent. Having lost 40% of their trade after the BBC moved to Salford , the landlord had won a rent reduction at an independent tribunal before being forced out by the brewery. Greene King has also been criticised for removing many traditional and historic pub signs as part of rebranding schemes. In 2021, residents of Linlithgow launched
126-596: The Ruddles name in Suffolk, although the current recipes are not those used at the original brewery. The brewery, established in 1858 in Langham , Rutland , was bought by George Ruddle in 1912. Langham remained the home of the brewery until its closure in 1999. The company lost its independence in 1986 and passed into the ownership of Watneys , and then Grolsch in 1992. The value of the brewery and brands had dropped to £4.8m when it
144-630: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green_King&oldid=911571367 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Greene King Greene King is a British pub and brewing company founded in 1799, currently based in Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk . The company also owns brands including Hungry Horse and Farmhouse Inns, as well as other pubs, restaurants and hotels. It
162-605: The largest managed pub company in the UK. It was completed on 23 June 2015. It was announced in November 2018 that Rooney Anand would be stepping down from his role as CEO after 14 years in the position. In 2019 the Hong Kong based CK Assets announced the proposed take over of Greene King, which shareholders had to approve. According to the Financial Times , the holding company took
180-457: The last appearance of Vivian Stanshall narrating as Hubert, brother of Sir Henry Rawlinson of Rawlinson End played by Mel Smith and a cross-dressing Dawn French . In 1996, Ruddles Best won the gold medal in the ordinary bitter category at the first World Beer Cup . Ruddles Best took silver in the bitter category at the Champion Beer of Britain in 1997. Greene King have now inverted
198-717: The names of breweries now closed, including Morland (Old Speckled Hen), Ruddles , Hardys & Hanson Kimberley Ale and Tolly Cobbold . The Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar continues to operate in Scotland. The group operates 3,100 pubs, restaurants and hotels: There is a visitor centre next to the brewery, and tours are run regularly throughout the week. The brewery has an exhibition of pub sign artwork by George Taylor , who designed over 250 such signs for Greene King pubs. Greene King has been supporting apprenticeships since 2011 through its Greene King Apprenticeship Programme. Since launch,
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#1732844217153216-571: The scheme has processed some 9,000 apprentices. In 2016, Greene King launched the Get into Hospitality Programme in partnership with The Prince's Trust. The aim of the programme is to address the skills and experience gaps that prevent unemployed people from getting into work. Those who successfully complete and graduate from the programme are offered a role onto the Greene King Apprenticeship Programme. In 2017, Greene King launched
234-648: The subject of criticism. As a result of its active acquisition policy, it has come to be known by beer protesters as "Greedy King". The growing consumer reaction to Greene King buying out smaller breweries was demonstrated towards the end of 2006 when a pub in Lewes , East Sussex started a well-publicised protest against Greene King for removing the locally produced Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter from sale, while continuing to sell other guest beers. In January 2014, popular Manchester pub The Lass O'Gowrie, voted "Best Pub in Britain" at
252-626: The view that the pubs owned by Greene King are an asset that is safe from potential recession. Analyst David Blennerhassett told the FT that CK Assets has a track record of buying such assets in the UK and he does not expect it to sell Greene King later as a bet on the falling pound. The takeover was approved by the High Court in October 2019. The Greene King brewery in Bury St Edmunds produces beers branded in
270-556: The worlds of business and banking, literature ( Graham Greene , for example) and broadcasting in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.' In 1836 Edward Greene took over the business and in 1887 it merged with Frederick William King's brewing business to create Greene King. Greene King has grown via mergers and acquisitions, including Rayments Brewery (1961), the Magic Pub Company (1996), Hungry Horse (1996), Morland Brewery (1999), Old English Inns (2001), Morrells (2002),
288-551: Was listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), until it was acquired by CK Assets in October 2019. Its best known beers are Greene King IPA and Abbot Ale, the third and fifth highest selling cask ales in Britain. The brewery was founded by Benjamin Greene in Bury St. Edmunds in 1799. In Richard Wilson's biographical analysis of the Greene family, he credits various family members for being able to achieve distinction in
306-461: Was sold to Morland & Co in 1997. Morlands moved production to Abingdon only for that site to be closed by Greene King which took over Morlands in 2000. The local Langham well water was said to give the beer a unique character and quality which enhanced the brewery's reputation. The difficulty in reproducing elsewhere the taste of the beers has led to the premier beer being jocularly referred to as "Ruddles Counterfeit". In 1996, Rutland bitter
324-525: Was the third of British beers to have achieved Protected Geographical Indication status; this followed an application by Grolsch Ruddles. Since Greene King closed the Langham brewery, they cannot take advantage of the registration. However, in 2010 former Ruddles head brewer Tony Davis revived Rutland Bitter, brewed at his Grainstore Brewery in Oakham, Rutland. A television commercial for Ruddles in 1993 featured
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