Who owns Forum?
Forum is owned by Hall & Woodhouse (the United Kingdom).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Our History of Brewing - Hall and Woodhouse, Hall and Woodhouse Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hall and Woodhouse Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Blandford St Mary
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Blandford St Mary
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Forum
Forum is a Helles-style pale lager at 4.2 per cent alcohol, brewed by Hall & Woodhouse only in Blandford Forum, Dorset, from which it takes its name. It uses Weihenstephan yeast with Hallertau Blanc and Huell Melon hops, giving a clean taste with a subtle lemon character.
Ownership timeline of Forum
- Current owner Hall & Woodhouse [1] reported
Where Forum sits in Hall & Woodhouse
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hall & Woodhouse
Hall & Woodhouse controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 199 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 54 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17.
About the owner: Hall & Woodhouse
Hall & Woodhouse is a privately held company headquartered in Blandford St Mary, United Kingdom, founded in 1777. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Family-owned brewer and pub company in Blandford St Mary, Dorset, trading as Badger Brewery. Its own history says Charles Hall built the brewery at Ansty in 1777 and that it is stewarded by the seventh and eighth generations of the family. It runs over 150 pubs and inns across the South of England, and registered in England and Wales as company number 57696. Its Colourful Coffee concept is a pub offer rather than a brand and is not recorded here.
Hall & Woodhouse: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Forum and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Forum is not one of them.
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- Bruichladdich — Rémy Cointreau 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Forum?
The parent company of Forum is Hall & Woodhouse, a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Forum British?
Yes. Forum originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, Hall & Woodhouse, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Forum still owned by Hall & Woodhouse?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Forum is still owned by Hall & Woodhouse. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Our History of Brewing - Hall and Woodhouse — Hall and Woodhouse Limited, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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