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Greene King is to shed a further 15 jobs at its Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar by next May, in order to transfer administrative work to Bury St Edmunds. 21-Dec-2009 Greene King has acquired seven pubs in Scotland from Mitchells & Butlers for £13m. 02-Dec-2009 Greene King is to close its Belhaven Brewery bottling plant in Dunbar, with the loss of 20 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Bury St Edmunds. 14-Sep-2009 Greene King has acquired 11 managed freehold pubs in London and Scotland from Punch Taverns for £30m. 10-Jun-2009 Greene King is to raise £207m in a share issue, in order to fund the acquisition of freehold pubs in the South East and Scotland. 23-Apr-2009 Greene King is to shed up to 17 distribution jobs at its brewery in Bury St Edmunds. 11-Jul-2008 Greene King has acquired New Century Inns, the Teesside-based chain of 49 pubs, for £33m. 15-Nov-2007 Greene King is to acquire Loch Fyne Restaurants, the chain of 36 seafood restaurants, for £68m. 07-Aug-2007 Greene King is to employ 50 staff at a new £4.5m 100,000 sq ft beer distribution centre at Eastwood in Nottinghamshire. 02-Apr-2007 Greene King has sold 155 pubs to Admiral Taverns for £56m, taking Admiral's total chain to 1,950. 21-Nov-2006 Greene King is looking to sell about 150 pubs, mostly tenanted properties in the South. 18-Oct-2006 Greene King is to close its recently-acquired Hardys & Hansons brewery in Kimberley, Nottingham, with the loss of up to 80 jobs, in order to transfer production to its site in Bury St Edmunds. 04-Oct-2006 Greene King is to acquire Hardys & Hansons, the Nottingham-based brewer and chain of 260 pubs, for £270m. 16-Jun-2006 Greene King is to acquire Belhaven, the East Lothian-based brewery and chain of 270 pubs, for £254m. 23-Aug-2005 Greene King has acquired TD Ridley & Sons, the Essex-based pub operator, for £46m, and Ridley's Chelmsford brewery will close with the loss of up to 85 jobs. 05-Jul-2005 Greene King has sold 34 pubs to Admiral Taverns for £15m, in order to comply with regulatory requirements for its recent acquisitions from Laurel. 14-Mar-2005 Greene King has bought 432 pubs from the Laurel Pub Company for £654m, taking its estate to 2,100 sites. 12-Jul-2004 Greene King is to expand the capacity of its brewery in Bury St Edmunds by up to 50%, including 16 new fermentation vessels. 10-Dec-2003 Greene King is to sell 37 pubs to Punch Taverns for £6.8m, enabling Punch to strengthen its business in the south-east. 25-Sep-2002 Greene King is to invest £50m in the refurbishment of its chain of 1,760 pubs, in order to open beer gardens, increase the floor space and improve the kitchens. 08-Jul-2002 Greene King has acquired the Morrells chain of 107 Oxford-based pubs for £67m. 19-Jun-2002 Greene King has acquired Dalgety Taverns, the Fife-based chain of eight pubs, for undisclosed terms, and will convert the sites into the Hungry Horse format. 19-Apr-2002 Greene King is planning to sell 17 of the 137 recently-acquired Old English Inns, while 34 of the properties will become part of the Greene King Pub Partners' tenancy operation. 16-Nov-2001 Greene King is to acquire Old English Inns for £103m, in order to expand its chain of pubs in the south. 10-Sep-2001 Greene King is looking to buy up to 300 pubs from Bass and Whitbread over the next year. 07-Dec-2000 Greene King is planning to sell about 50 pubs to the Maidstone-based London Inn Group. 24-Nov-2000 Greene King is planning to expand its chain of 117 Hungry Horse pubs by seeking suitable sites in the South and the Midlands. 23-Jun-2000 Greene King, the Suffolk-based brewery, is to close its storage depot in Rayleigh, in order to set up a 60,000 sq ft distribution centre in Crayford, near Dartford. 12-Apr-2000 Greene King has raised its offer for rival brewer Morland to £182m, and Wolverhampton & Dudley has now pulled out of the bidding. 16-Jul-1999 Greene King has announced a £145m takeover offer for rival brewer Morland, which will create a combined group with 1,668 pubs. 23-Jun-1999 Greene King is in talks to acquire rival brewer Morland in a £140m deal, casting doubt over the future of Morland's Abingdon brewery. 29-May-1999 Greene King has won permission to build a 40-bed hotel in Basildon, creating 14 jobs. 14-Apr-1999 Greene King is to close its bottling line and maltings in Mid Anglia, and staff will be transferred to other areas of the brewery. 08-Oct-1998 Greene King, the pubs group, is taking legal action against Inter Lotto, the operator of the Pronto online pub game that was suspended recently, as it claims it is owed over £300,000 in commissions. 08-Sep-1998 Greene King is acquiring Beards of Sussex, the chain of 43 pubs, for £12m. 01-Jul-1998 Greene King, the brewer, is to close its Bedfordshire site and three distribution centres following the acquisition of the Magic Pub Company, but will invest in a new kegging line and distribution centre in Bury St Edmunds. 12-Dec-1996 Greene King has acquired the Magic Pub chain of 277 managed pubs for £197m. 19-Jun-1996 Greene King is to focus over 80% of its planned investment on developing its pubs. 12-Dec-1995
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