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St Peter’s also took over Wild Beer last year

St Peter’s Brewery has taken on London-based Portobello Brewing to add to its growing beer portfolio.

Rob Jenkins will remain as Portobello managing director, with no changes to his existing team of 18 staff at the brewery in west London.

St Peter’s said the company’s customer-focused service model remained unchanged and both teams would continue to work together to enhance the Portobello brand with increased resources and support.

St Peter’s CEO Richard Mather added: “This is an exciting development in line with our goal of working with great people and brands. The aim being to accelerate growth and innovation through building long-term relationships with customers and consumers.

“We are looking forward to supporting Rob and his team in this new chapter for Portobello Brewing.”

Jenkins said: “The partnership will bring increased investment, improved brewing capabilities and enhanced marketing support for our products.”

Financial details for the investment were not disclosed.

Suffolk-based St Peter’s has undergone a significant expansion in the last year following the buyout of Curious Brewery and The Wild Beer Co, which effectively doubled its brewing capacity and set the group up to expand across the major retailers.