Wells & Co. announces French estate expansion

Wells & Co. has added two more pubs to its French estate, welcoming the House of Parliament and HMS Victory in Bordeaux to its family-owned pub group. 

This new venture brings the total of Wells & Co.’s pubs in France to 18, which already includes The Sherlock Holmes, The Starfish and The Market Tavern. 

Both newly-acquired pubs have been trading for more than two decades in their own right. Each has developed its own loyal customer bases and a team of people running the sites. 

Wells & Co. will now lean into the group’s English roots, injecting the same values and traditions that have worked so well previously in Bordeaux, from the English food to the craft beers.

"The acquisition of these pubs marks our first purchase in France since 2019," says Shirley Couchman, chief operating officer at Wells & Co. "These sites represent our intent to continue developing and growing our French estate in the coming years, while we simultaneously look at opportunities in our heartland in the UK, where we have 190 pubs. We look forward to seeing the success of the two pubs over the coming months."

Wells & Co. has been operating in France since 1995, having built up a presence across seven French cities. 

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