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Marston's is a British public house operator and brewer. It operates over 2,000 pubs in the UK, and is the world's largest brewer of cask ale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marston's PLC )〕 90 per cent of profits come from the pubs division. It was known as Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries plc until 2007 when it rebranded as Marston's. It owns five breweries and brands including Marston's, Banks's, Jennings, Ringwood and Wychwood. Its priority products are Marston's Pedigree and Wychwood Hobgoblin. ==History== In 1834 John Marston established J. Marston & Son at the Horninglow Brewery at Burton upon Trent.〔 By 1861 the brewery produced 3,000 barrels a year. In 1890 Marston & Son Ltd was registered as a limited liability company.〔 In 1898 Marston's amalgamated with John Thompson & Son Ltd and moved to Albion Brewery on Shobnall Road, which the company still operates.〔 By this time the brewery had a capacity of 100,000 barrels a year.〔 It was at this time that the Burton Union system began to be used.〔 In 1905, the company merged with Sydney Evershed to form Marston, Thompson & Evershed.〔 Banks & Co has been brewing at the Park Brewery in Wolverhampton since 1875.〔(Marston's: Banks's ) 〕 The Company was formed in 1890 as Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries by the amalgamation of Banks & Co. with George Thompson & Sons and Charles Colonel Smith's Brewery.〔(Marston's History & Heritage )〕 In 1943 Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries took over Julia Hanson & Sons, with 200 pubs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=19 April 2007 )〕 It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1947.〔 It acquired Camerons Brewery in Hartlepool in 1992〔 and sold it to Castle Eden in 2002, whilst retaining some of Cameron's tied pubs.〔(End of an era at Castle Eden ) Northern Echo, 15 July 2002〕 In 1999 Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries purchased Marston, Thompson & Evershed, and in the same year the Marston's took over the Mansfield Brewery of Nottinghamshire and closed it down, transferring production of Mansfield beers to the Park Brewery.〔(History & Heritage | Marston's PLC )〕 In 2005 Marston's Brewery took over production under licence from Interbrew of Draught Bass, succeeding Coors. Later, in 2005, the Jennings Brewery of Cockermouth was purchased and in 2007 Hampshire based Ringwood Brewery, which was established in 1978, and brews Best Bitter, Fortyniner, and Old Thumper, was acquired.〔(CAMRA fears “domino effect” following purchase of Ringwood by Marston's )〕 In 2007 the Company changed its name from Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries plc to Marston's plc.〔(Marston's: Change of Name )〕 Late 2013 there was some controversy when it was announced that Marstons would sell some 200 pubs to new company New River Retail. The fear was that many would close and many be turned into convenience stores.〔()〕 In 2014 the Company took over production of most Thwaites beers after the closure of the latter's main brewery. On 31 March 2015 it was announced the Company was buying the bulk of Thwaites beer supply business outright and the top two brands Wainwright and Lancaster Bomber for around £25m.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marston's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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