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Sir Timothy Randall Martin (born 28 April 1955) is an English businessman and the founder and chairman of Wetherspoons, a pub chain in the UK and Ireland.In 2016, Martin actively campaigned for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union and was a strong supporter of Brexit, donating £200,000 to the Vote Leave campaign.
A pub chain is a group of pubs or bars operating under a unified brand image. [2] Pubs within a chain are tied houses and can, generally, only sell products which the chain owner sanctions. Pubs in a chain normally display their chain branding prominently and may also feature shared aspects, such as menus and staff uniforms.
Bennigan's is an Irish pub-themed American casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia, by restaurateur Norman E. Brinker as one of America's original casual dining concepts. The chain was managed by the restaurant division of Pillsbury for most of its operating history, until Pillsbury was bought-out by British liquor ...
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Samuel Smith's Old Brewery, Tadcaster. After leaving Eton, Smith worked with his father, Geoffrey, at the family business. In May 1965, when Humphrey was 20, his father died and for a few years, the brewery was managed by executors and solicitors before Humphrey and his younger brother Oliver [6] gradually assumed control, taking full charge by the early 1980s.
Varsity was a British student-focused pub chain that operated from the mid-1990s to 2013. History. Varsity was founded by Wolverhampton & Dudley in the mid-1990s, ...
When Mellody died in November 2002, the chain had grown to 88 locations within seven southeastern states. [4] [7] [9] After Mellody's death, what had been his remaining interest in the company was bought out, [10] and by December 2005 there were 183 locations in 19 states. [8] As of 2009, Mellody's daughter still ran the original Brandon ...
They opened their first Pret a Manger in July 1986, located at 75b Victoria Street in London. They developed the chain's menu of handmade natural food, prepared in shop kitchens, and remained significant shareholders. [15] In 1995, Metcalfe and Beecham set up The Pret Foundation, to help alleviate poverty in the UK. [16]