Greatest Brewery in the World. A history of Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton

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Author(s) Owen, Colin C
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1992
Pages 272pp; illus
Publisher Derbyshire Record Society
Place Published Chesterfield

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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A detailed account of the business from its origins to the present day. Has chapters: 'William Bass, carrier and brewer'; 'Michael Bass and the Baltic ale trade'; 'Bass & Ratcliffe and India Pate Ale'; 'Bass, Ratcliffe & Gretton'; 'The greatest brewer in the world'; 'The fight for survival'; 'Wars and mergers'; 'The modern company'. Extensive appendices [pp191-258] providing a statistical analysis re capital, performance, inputs, outputs, etc