Allied Breweries was the result of a 1961 merger between Ind Coope (of Burton),

Ansells Ansells Brewery was a regional brewery founded in Aston, Birmingham, England in 1858. It merged with Tetley Walker and Ind Coope in 1961 to form Allied Breweries. The brewery remained in operation until 1981, after which production transferred ...

(of Birmingham), and Tetley Walker (of Leeds). In 1978, Allied Breweries merged with the food and catering group

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. The breweries business merged with Carlsberg in 1992 and became Carlsberg-Tetley, which is now part of

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, with Carlsberg-Tetley now known as Carlsberg UK.

History

Ind Coope

Edward Ind acquired the

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from George Cardon in 1799. Ind entered into partnership with

Octavius Coope Octavius Edward Coope JP DL (12 January 1814 – 27 November 1886) was an English brewing partner and Conservative Member of Parliament 1847–1848 and 1874–1886. Coope, born 12 January 1814, was the son of John Coope of Great Cumberland Pl ...

and George Coope in 1845 to form Ind Coope. A brewery was established in

Burton-on-Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 censu ...

in 1856. Ind Coope merged with

Samuel Allsopp & Sons Samuel Allsopp & Sons was one of the largest breweries operating in Burton upon Trent, England. It was revived as Allsopp's in the 2020s. History Origins Allsopp's origins go back to the 1740s, when Benjamin Wilson, an innkeeper-brewer of Burto ...

in 1934. Ind Coope acquired Benskins Watford Brewery in 1957 and Taylor Walker and

Friary Meux The Horse Shoe Brewery was an English brewery in the City of Westminster that was established in 1764 and became a major producer of porter, from 1809 as Henry Meux & Co. It was the site of the London Beer Flood in 1814, which killed eight peop ...

in 1959.

Allied Breweries

Ind Coope merged with

Tetley Walker Allied Breweries was the result of a 1961 merger between Ind Coope (of Burton), Ansells (of Birmingham), and Tetley Walker (of Leeds). In 1978, Allied Breweries merged with the food and catering group J. Lyons and Co to form Allied Lyons. The brew ...

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

and

to form Allied Breweries in 1961. In 1968, Allied made an agreed £108M bid for

Showerings Babycham () is a light (6% ABV), sparkling perry invented by Francis Showering, a brewer in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. The name was owned by Accolade Wines until 2021, when it was bought back into the Showering family business Brothers ...

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, acquiring William Gaymer, Whiteway's,

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and

John Harvey & Sons John Harvey & Sons is a brand (trading name) of a wine and sherry blending (alcohol production), blending and merchant business founded by William Perry in Bristol, England in 1796. The business within 60 years of John Harvey joining had blen ...

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. In 1978, Allied Breweries merged with the food and

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to form

.Corporate History of Dunkin' Brands
from the

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website The breweries business was merged with Carlsberg in 1992 and became Carlsberg-Tetley, which is now part of

, with Carlsberg-Tetley now known as Carlsberg UK. Ind Coope Burton Brewery was sold by Carlsberg-Tetley to Bass in 1997. Through a series of take-overs and name changes, it is now owned by

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and operates as Burton North Brewery.

References

External links

National Archives

Former Taylor Walker pubs - Flickr Set
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