Doolin Rock Pub Company, the growing pub business founded by Colin Coogan and Austin Whelan, has opened its second pub with Greene King Pub Partners.
The pub operating business has taken on The Waggon & Horses in Newmarket following a £300,000 investment by Greene King Pub Partners, which is the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King.
The six-figure investment has been used to transform the pub both inside and outside, including significant upgrades to the externals of the pub and all new decorations.
As a Doolin Rock Pub Company pub, The Waggon & Horses will provide a ‘premium mainstream’ offer as the place to go in Newmarket for a quality pub experience, whatever the occasion, along with great food.
Due to its location in the heart of Newmarket, which is the global centre of thoroughbred horse racing, The Waggon & Horses will pride itself on its sports offer with a particular focus on horse racing.
The Waggon & Horses becomes Doolin Rock Pub Company’s fourth pub and the second with Greene King, following the opening of The Acorn in Barking in August 2023.
Colin Coogan and Austin Whelan, Co-founders of Doolin Rock Pub Company said:
“We’re delighted to be expanding our partnership with Greene King Pub Partners by opening our second pub with the business.
“From the get-go, Greene King have shown their willingness to invest in us as proven multiple operators with ambitions to grow. Alongside this investment their operational and marketing support has been second to none and we look forward to continued expansion with them in the future.”
Dan Robinson, Managing Director of Greene King Pub Partners, said:
“Our £300,000 investment in the Waggon & Horses transforms the pub making it perfect for Doolin Rock Pub Company to deliver their vision.
“It’s excellent to see our partnership with Colin and Austin continue to flourish and I am excited to see how we continue to help them grow the Waggon & Horses and their overall operation going forward.”
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Press Contact: Nick Lawrie Email: NickLawrie@greeneking.co.uk Tel: 07812 256245
About Greene King:
Greene King is the country’s leading pub company and brewer with c.2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland.
At Greene King we are passionate about delivering our purpose to ‘pour happiness into lives’. That’s for our customers, our team, our pub partners, our suppliers and the communities in which we live, operate and serve. Founded in 1799 with offices in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk and Burton on Trent in Staffordshire we employ around 39,000 people across the group with four divisions: Greene King pubs, Destination Brands, Partnership and Ventures, and Brewing & Brands.
- Greene King pubs are located where people and communities come together; pubs enjoyed in cities, towns and villages throughout the country
- Destination Brands is a mixture of food and drink-led brands including Hungry Horse, Farmhouse Inns, Chef & Brewer, Wacky Warehouse, and Pub & Carvery, Pub & Dining and Pub & Grill
- Partnerships & Ventures includes Pub Partners, which runs our tenanted and leased pubs business and Hive Franchise pubs, and our Ventures Brands which is made up of Metropolitan Pub Company, Hickory’s, Hotels Group and Crafted Pubs
Brewing & Brands covers the brewing sides of the business. Quality ales are brewed at the Westgate brewery in Bury St Edmunds and the Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar. Our industry-leading portfolio includes Greene King IPA, Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale, Ice Breaker and Belhaven Best and our premium beers, Level Head and Flint Eye, brewed for the modern-day drinker.
About Greene King Pub Partners:
Greene King Pub Partners operates over 1000 leased, tenanted and franchise pubs across England, Scotland and Wales with independent business partners. In March 2023 it was recognised as the best leased and tenanted pub company at the Publican Awards, the 6th time Greene King Pub Partners has won the national industry award.
Press Contact: Nick Lawrie Email: NickLawrie@greeneking.co.uk Tel: 07812 256245
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