Overseas thirst for Fuller

The company, which reported a 16 per cent increase in exports, said one in seven barrels of beer brewed by the company are now shipped to 62 countries overseas.

Fuller said it is investing £4.5m in new facilities at the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick to meet growing demand for bottled beers at home and abroad.

The exports and a strong performance from its 162 managed pubs division helped the company report a 10 per cent rise in underlying profits to £29.3m in the year to April 2, on revenues up 6 per cent to £241.9m.