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Vaux Breweries was a major brewer based in Sunderland. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange. ==History== The company was founded by Cuthbert Vaux in Sunderland in 1837 and for nearly 170 years was a major employer in the town.〔(Vaux Brewery at Wearside Online )〕 The company bought the Sheffield-based Wards Brewing Company in 1972, which it retained as a separate subsidiary.〔(Vaux Breweries close ) BBC News, 2 July 1999〕 In 1981, it attempted to establish a foothold in the U.S. with the purchase of a New York-based family owned brewery, Fred Koch Brewery.〔"(Vaux buying U.S. brewery )," The Glasgow Herald - Jun 11, 1981.〕 By the 1990s the Vaux Group had expanded into hotels. Despite the brewing business being profitable and an offer to buy it having been received from management, in March 1999 the Board accepted the advice of the Corporate Financier, BT Alex. Brown, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, and decided to close both breweries.〔 This caused Chairman Sir Paul Nicholson, who disagreed with the closure decision, to resign.〔(Chairman lifts lid on deal which closed Vaux ) BBC News, 9 June 2003〕 The company changed its name to Swallow Group plc, and in July sold its tenanted pub estate to a client of the corporate financier, concentrating on Swallow Hotels business and incorporating the former Vaux-managed pub estate under the ''Swallow Inns & Restaurants'' brand.〔(Swallow sells £127.5m tenanted pubs ) This is money, 28 June 1999〕 The company was taken over by Whitbread in 2000, following which most of the hotels were rebranded as Marriott and the larger pubs were brought under other national brands, such as Brewers Fayre.〔(Whitbread set to offer £550m for Swallow Hotels chain ) The Independent, 22 November 1999〕 Later, 10 hotels unsuitable for Marriott conversions were sold off, forming the nucleus of the current Swallow Hotels chain.〔(Swallow Group a year after collapse into insolvency ) Caterer search, 23 August 2007〕 In 2000 two former Vaux directors and the former head brewer formed the Double Maxim Beer Company, buying the beer brands and recipes. They resurrected the former ''Samson'' and ''Double Maxim'' lines.〔(Delight as brewers turn back the clock ) Northern Echo, 1 November 2008〕 The Sunderland brewery was later vacated and the buildings were demolished for redevelopment.〔(Vaux P ... ast and present ) BBC Wear, 9 October 2008〕 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「Vaux Breweries」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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