Younger's Brewery
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Younger's Brewery (William Younger & Company) was a brewery in Edinburgh. Established in 1749, it became one of the city’s main commercial enterprises, supplying domestic and foreign markets.[1][2]
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Company type | Brewing company |
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Industry | Alcoholic drink |
Founded | 1778[1] |
Founder | Archibald Campbell Younger |
Successor | Scottish Brewers |
Headquarters | , Scotland |
Products | Beer |
Owner | Marston's Brewery |
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In 1931 Younger's merged with McEwan’s to form Scottish Brewers, which in turn merged with Newcastle Breweries in 1960 to form Scottish & Newcastle. By the late 1960s the combine employed the largest single workforce in the city.
The company’s UK operations were taken over by Heineken in 2008. In October 2011 the Bedford-based Wells & Young's Brewery announced that it had purchased the Younger's and McEwan's brands from Heineken UK.