Fuller, Smith and Turner
This former family brewer jettisoned the beer in a deal with Japanese giants Asahi to focus it’s full attention on creating a first rate pub operation.
Of the 338 pubs under the company’s banner, nearly half, 153 make up the tenanted and leased division, stretching throughout London and the home counties.
A previous winner of the Publican’s Partnership Award, Fuller’s is an impressive operation, boasting strong relationships with its partners, which is reflected in a good length of tenure.
This is a business that works hand in hand with its operators to give them all the tools they need to succeed.
Wells & Co
Having rebranded from the original Charles Wells, and built a new state of the art brewery operation in Bedford, Wells and Co has repositioned itself to drive the pub business forward with a focus on providing great support, services and some fantastic new products on the bar to give its operators a real point of difference.
With the vast majority of it’s 182 estate in the tenanted and leased space, 134, this company boast exceptionally long relationships with its operators, but despite a long history dating back to 1876, this is a business that is refusing to sit still and continues to innovate and adapt to ensure it’s giving its partners the best possible support
Robinsons
Another family business with a pedigree stretching back to the Victorian era, this Stockport-based business has nearly 250 pubs, 218 of which are in the tenanted and leased sector and it continues to invest to drive its partners forward.
This is a company that is set to relocate its brewing operations out of the town centre and has a superb focus on advocating and pushing for environmental gains throughout both its own business and those of its partners.
A flexible approach to partnership also allows operators to flourish in challenging circumstances and it’s a business that works hard to ensure success for all.
Laine Pub
The young upstart of the group, Laine traces its history back to the mid-1990s in Brighton and now numbers 54 pubs across the South East and into Birmingham. The company operates a managed partnership model with a broad mix of partners operating pubs across its estate from a wide variety of backgrounds.
A desire to reinvent the pub for the next generation of both operators and consumers drives the business forward and innovation is a big part of the mix. The recent launch of the its PUBBL app has given its operators an exceptional marketing tool that is helping to drive success throughout the business.
