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Apart from a six-year stint with Domino\u2019s Pizza, Georgina Wald has been with Fuller\u2019s for almost 25 years, although she has been in the licensed retail sector far longer.  She began her love affair with the sector in 1995 when she started as a journalist on the Publican<\/em> newspaper, followed by a role at the BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) before joining Fuller\u2019s in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George, as she is usually called, took time out of her busy schedule to do a question and answer session at CAMRA North London Branch\u2019s AGM on 21 July.  The questions covered a whole range of topics, not least why the family sold Fuller\u2019s Griffin Brewery to Asahi.  George explained that this was a tough decision, and one that the board agonised over, but the reason was to safeguard Fuller\u2019s future.  The board chose to approach Asahi as they believed that the Japanese brewers had the commitment to continue brewing in Chiswick.  George added, \u201cthe Fuller\u2019s pub company have a long-term supply agreement with Asahi and London Pride is still a highly popular brand across Fuller\u2019s pubs<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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George (right) celebrating winning Champion Beer of London 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Whether a pub sells only Fuller\u2019s beers varies from pub to pub. \u00a0\u201cIn total, in 2025, the pub company sold 125 different cask beers. We have a particularly strong relationship with Tiny Rebel and Siren,<\/em>\u201d said George. \u00a0\u00a0What is perhaps not obvious is that the balance of the pub estate is only slightly biased towards managed pubs; of their 332 pubs, 45% are tenanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This individuality also applies to discounts for CAMRA members.  George explained, \u201cThe managers have autonomy to decide and around a quarter of our managed pubs offer a discount<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George loves her beer; she has been an active supporter of CAMRA over the years and is passionate about the quality of the ale sold in their pubs.  At the Q&A, she was making notes on the comments made by people about pubs where people thought the cask beer wasn\u2019t 100% and she promised to investigate.  And knowing George, she will stick to her word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christine Cryne<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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