One of East Anglia’s largest independent drinks distributors has joined Unitas Wholesale as an on-trade member.
Lacons, an independent brewer and wholesaler based in Lowestoft, supplies more than 1,000 customer accounts across the East of England and into London.
With a heritage dating back to 1760, Lacons has evolved into a dynamic modern brewery with a strong emphasis on innovation, brewing both cask and keg beers and delivering over 2,000 product lines. With ambitious plans to grow to £30m turnover by 2027 and expand nationally, Lacons brings both commercial strength and a shared ethos to the group.
“Following on from our recent move to our new distribution centre, which signalled the next stage of our continued growth plan, joining Unitas Wholesale is a perfect fit and provides us with more tools to continue our successful expansion journey,” said Mick Carver, Managing Director, Lacons.
“This partnership will ensure that we continue to offer customers not only our own multi award-winning range of beers but also provide them with more and more unique and exclusive brands at great value. We are looking forward to developing a long-term relationship with Unitas and being a key contributor to the group.”
John Kinney, Managing Director, Unitas Wholesale welcomed Lacons to the group:
“We’re delighted to welcome Lacons as the latest on-trade member to join Unitas. Their dual capability as both brewer and wholesaler brings exciting new opportunities for the group. With shared values and a strong alignment with our vision, their addition strengthens our proposition and future ambitions. We’re proud they’ve chosen to partner with us and we look forward to welcoming Mick Carver and his team at our upcoming Meet the Member event at The Forest of Arden in June.”
