Charles Wells France

Posted on 4/9/2022by admin

Since 1876 we've been focused on two things: running great pubs and making great beer. Whether you’re looking to visit our new brewery, discover our estate of almost 200 pubs across England and France, learn more about our beers or work with us, you’re in the right place. About Wells & Co. Charles Wells Ltd (also known as Charles Wells Brewery and Pub Company, and previously as Charles Wells Family Brewery) was founded by Charles Wells in 1876. In 1875, a 2 1 ⁄ 4-acre site came to auction on the banks of the River Ouse as it ran through Bedford. Have certainly stuck by me. My family has got a long history with the brewery. My father-in-law was the Electrical Manager in the brewery under the Head Engineer; my wife used to work for the former Director of Registrar back in the day, while my daughter has worked in customer care.

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We're a growing, developing business that has retained the culture of a nurturing family. We work hard to promote succession and career growth, and are renowned for our comprehensive approach to training; how many finance teams do you know of that have had a go at brewing their own beer?

Between head office roles at our Bedford brewery, our fast-track development programme Rising Stars, management roles in our pubs, a roster of amazing apprentices and even the opportunity to serve la biére as part of Wells & Co. France, we've roles to suit a wide variety of backgrounds and interest. Contact us today to learn more about all we have to offer.

Team Stories

From Kitchen Porter to Chef de partie, Callum has completed the Rising Stars programme and is consistently progressing his career with us. Callum explains why he loves working for Pizza, Pots & Pints:
'Working for this concept is fantastic; the teams are amazing, and the training and opportunities for progression are through the roof. I started at an entry level in the kitchen and the next step for me is Sous Chef. The atmosphere is relaxed and every day is different, the open-plan style kitchen also allows for a great vibe between the team and customers. Overall a brilliant company to work for.'
Callum, Chef de partie - Pizza, Pots & Pints
'I’m responsible for helping to spread the word about all great things happening in our pubs. My role involves promoting event marketing activity in our pubs, collaborating with our charity partners and driving sales of the great brands we stock. I love the varied nature of my role, spending lots of time in our Pub Partner estate and supporting our incredibly talented operators in maximising the potential of their business. The Wells & Co family feel is also really appealing to me; I’m part of a great team and have the resources I need to make a success of my work.'
Lauren, Marketing Activation Manager - Wells & Co.
'Wells & Co. have certainly stuck by me. My family has got a long history with the brewery. My father-in-law was the Electrical Manager in the brewery under the Head Engineer; my wife used to work for the former Director of Registrar back in the day, while my daughter has worked in customer care. We’ve all had a long relationship working together.
I like having discussions to try to help people so that they can get the best out of the efforts they’re putting in. Our Pub Partners work hard enough, we want to support all of them to help them run their businesses. From my perspective, it’s all about teaching people how to be aware of what their equipment can do and what it’s really for, so that they can get the best out of it.'
Robin Kaminski, Pub Trade Quality Manager - Wells & Co.

Our Purposes & Values

Experiences you’d recommend by doing the right thing.

We’re in it together

Everyone counts

Learn to improve

Love what we do

Shout about success

Learn more about Head Office roles

Our family tradition is the way we take care of our people: we try to be a generous employer providing a feeling of working in a secure long-term business.

Learn more about roles in our pubs

Wells is a name that has been synonymous with high quality brewing and great pubs since 1876.

Current Opportunities

Distribution of beer ratings

Raw data
Rating	Count
0.5 to 1	1
1 to 1.5	2
1.5 to 2	13
2 to 2.5	29
2.5 to 3	150
3 to 3.5	235
3.5 to 4	332
4 to 4.5	228
4.5 to 5	97

Most popular beers

Raw data
Beer name	Count
London Pride (Fuller, Smith & Turner)	53
Doom Bar (Sharp's Brewery)	42
Punk IPA (BrewDog)	42
ESB (Fuller, Smith & Turner)	30
Wells Bombardier Glorious English (Charles Wells Brewery)	23
Original (Innis & Gunn)	21
Hobgoblin (Wychwood Brewery)	16
Big Swell IPA (Maui Brewing Company)	16
Neck Oil (Beavertown)	15
TEA (Hogs Back Brewery)	14

Most popular breweries

Raw data
Brewery name	Count
BrewDog (Scotland)	190
Fuller, Smith & Turner (England)	107
Mikkeller (Denmark)	58
Greene King (England)	46
Sharp's Brewery (England)	46
Charles Wells Brewery (England)	45
Evil Twin Brewing (United States)	41
Kona Brewing Company (United States)	38
Beavertown (England)	34
Siren Craft Brew (England)	31

Favourite breweries

Raw data
Brewery name	Average rating
18th Street Brewery (United States)	4.92
Amager Bryghus (Denmark)	4.92
Pühaste Brewery (Estonia)	4.9
Cervisiam (Norway)	4.83
Hornbeer (Denmark)	4.75
Hoppin' Frog Brewery (United States)	4.7
Firestone Walker Brewing Company (United States)	4.67
The Bruery (United States)	4.63
Evil Twin Brewing (United States)	4.6
The Veil Brewing Co. (United States)	4.58

Most popular countries of origin

Raw data
Country name	Count
England	936
United States	273
Scotland	243
Australia	143
Denmark	107
Sweden	37
Belgium	34
Germany	23
Italy	22
France	22

Favourite countries of origin

Raw data
Country name	Average rating
Norway	4.85
Estonia	4.72
Denmark	4.28
Iceland	4.25
Sweden	4.18
United States	4.08
Scotland	4.05
Wales	3.79
New Zealand	3.75
Belgium	3.6