Yummy Pubs offloads The Wiremill to Hall & Woodhouse
Following the move, Yummy Pubs will rebrand to Yummy Collection with Anthony Pender at the helm as founder
Yummy Pubs has sold The Wiremill, near Lingfield in Surrey, to independent family brewer Hall and Woodhouse for an undisclosed sum.
Business partners Anthony Pender, Tim Foster and Jason Rowlands will now be pursuing separate projects, following their 15-year partnership at Yummy Pubs.
Following the move, Yummy Pubs will rebrand to Yummy Collection with Anthony Pender at the helm as founder, overseeing the Somers Town Coffee House and The Victoria at Mile End.
Yummy Collection reportedly has a new site already under offer and investment funds in place to help secure future growth plans and more sites in the future, as well as capex plans for its two existing sites.
Pender said his vision for the future includes developing his strategy for working with key operational business partners, such as Matt Ward, who is the venue partner at The Victoria.
Pender said: “I have hugely enjoyed working with Tim and Jason over the last 15 years but am now looking forward to the future of the Yummy Collection, working with inspirational up-and-coming talent, and expanding our portfolio of venues with new operational business partners.
“Despite the economic challenges, the Wiremill has continued to grow and develop into the hugely successful and iconic site it is today, and that is all down to the dedication, hard work and brilliance of the entire team. I know that its future will be just as bright as part of the Hall and Woodhouse family.”
He added: “Hospitality has always been in my blood, and I am so excited for the future of the Yummy Collection, working with bright new talent and building new concepts as we grow and expand an already exceptional business.”
Mark James, property director at Hall and Woodhouse, said: “We are delighted to purchase the Wiremill, which is a fabulous waterside pub with rooms and a highly successful business created by Yummy Pubs.
“At Hall and Woodhouse, we continually look to evolve as a business by proactively managing our estate and investing in pubs of the future. This purchase is part of these plans, to grow across the south of England by making high quality acquisitions such as the Wiremill, that complement and enhance our existing estate.”
Hall and Woodhouse is an independent family company based in Dorset that brews its own ales and runs an estate of pubs in the south of England. It currently has a collection of around 170 pubs that make up its managed house and Business Partner estate.