Welsh brewer Brains hands pub business to Marston’s, saves 1,300 jobs

Welsh brewer SA Brain & Co has handed over the running of its 156 pubs to Marston’s in a move that saved 1,300 jobs, after the Covid-19 pandemic threatened their closure. Brains said it was under ’significant financial pressure’ as the pandemic forced pubs and restaurants to close during lockdowns. The company shut operations after Wales imposed a a ban on alcohol sales and enforced 6pm closing.