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Greene King plaque on the side of a pub in Sudbury, Suffolk. The brewery was founded by Benjamin Greene in Bury St. Edmunds in 1799. [3] In Richard Wilson's biographical analysis of the Greene family, he credits various family members for being able to achieve distinction in the worlds of business and banking, literature (Graham Greene, for example) and broadcasting in the nineteenth and ...
Edward Greene (17 August 1815 – 5 April 1891) was an English brewer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1865 and 1891. Greene was the son of Benjamin Greene , a West Indies Slave owner , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] who established the Greene King brewery in Bury St Edmunds in 1799. [ 3 ]
Ruddles Brewery (G. Ruddle & Co) was a brewery in Rutland, England.The brand is now owned by Greene King who still brew beers under the Ruddles name in Suffolk, although the current recipes are not those used at the original brewery.
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Benjamin Greene (5 April 1780 – 26 November 1860) was an English businessman, newspaper owner and the founder of Greene King, one of the United Kingdom's largest brewing businesses. [1] He later became the owner of multiple plantations in the British West Indies and supported slavery.
Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; Search. ... Green King may refer to: Greene King, UK pub chain and brewer; Ulmus pumila 'Green King', ...
Spirit was subsequently acquired by Greene King in 2015. [22] In October 2015, Punch disposed of its 50% holding in Matthew Clark, a drinks wholesaler and distributor, to Conviviality Plc. [23] [24] In December 2016, the company accepted a takeover bid totalling £403 million (or 180 pence per share).