Wells & Young's Brewery
Wells & Young's Brewery (Wells & Young's Brewing Company) was formed in October 2006 from the merger of the brewing operations of Charles Wells Ltd and Young's Brewery. Charles Wells initially had a 60% stake and Young's 40%. In 2011, Charles Wells took full control when it bought Young's 40% stake. Wells & Young's is now responsible for brewing, distributing and marketing Charles Wells' and Young & Co's brands at the Eagle Brewery in Bedford.
At the beginning of 2007, Wells and Young's made its first big investment and bought the Courage brands which included Courage Best and Courage Directors.
As well as brewing its own brands, the brewery contract brews other beers including Kirin Ichiban. and Estrella Damm.
As well as selling its brands to all the Charles Wells Pub Company sites and the Young's Company sites, Wells and Young's supplies hundreds of 'free trade' sites and other pub company sites (including Enterprise Inns, Punch, Spirit, Admiral Taverns and Stonegate Pub Company) as well as major supermarkets such as Sainsbury's, Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons and ASDA.
The company's 'International Sales' department is also in growth with distribution to the USA, Canada, Russia, Japan, Europe and Australia.