Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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Founded | 1842 |
Founder | Thomas Dixon Ridley |
Defunct | 2005 |
Products | Beer |
Owner | Greene King |
Ridley's Brewery is a defunct brewery. It was founded in 1842, and was located in Hartford End, Essex. In August 2002 the company bought out the Tolly Cobbold brewery.[1] Then, in 2005 Ridley's was bought by Greene King for £45.6 million closing its operations at Hartford End and Braintree and dropping of rivaling beers to their own brands. Ridley's Old Bob continues to be produced by Greene King at Bury St. Edmunds.[2]