The Keltek Cornish Brewery, has set out ambitious expansion plans after acquiring four Cornish village pubs. The Redruth-based brewer has invested more than £1.6 million to purchase the Coppice Inn at Lanner, the Robartes Arms in Illogan, the London Inn at Summercourt and the Fox & Hounds in Scorrier.
With pubs always having been a part of founder Stuart Heath’s life, the company now aims to re-establish local pubs at the heart of local communities. He said, “The idea of celebrating and supporting local pubs which really serve a key role in their surrounding community is very important to me.
'Although the pubs are tied to our brand we’ll be selling our real ales to our tied estate at a similar competitive price to those at which we sell to free houses and clubs. This will allow our landlords to be both very competitive and make a sensible and reasonable profit on their beer sales. Beer swaps with other breweries up country are another way in which we can keep prices competitive whilst offering a wider choice of ales in our pubs.”