Lowestoft-based Lacons joins Unitas as an on-trade member

Lacons, an independent brewer and wholesaler based in Lowestoft, has joined Unitas Wholesale as an on-trade member.

Lacons 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, brewing both cask and keg beers and delivering over 2,000 product lines. It has ambitious plans to grow to £30 million turnover by 2027 and expand nationally.

Mick Carver, managing director of Lacons, said: “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.

“This partnership will ensure that we continue to not only offer customers 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 of Unitas, added: “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.”