Randalls sold for second time in 157-year history

A Guernsey brewer and hospitality trader has changed ownership for only the second time in its 157-year history.

Randalls produces drinks including Breda and owns more than 20 pubs, restaurants, hotels and shops across Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.

But the group has been sold for an undisclosed sum to CI Hospitality Limited, a group of local investors.

Managing director Matt Polli said: "Our new owners have made it very clear that they want to see Randalls continue to grow and thrive and that they are excited to build on the investment that has happened in recent years."

He added: "They have local knowledge, a passion for the community and understand how to run a business in the bailiwick and I am looking forward to working with them."

The group was established in 1868 and owned by the Randall family until 2006 when it was sold to a group of investors, some of whom were based in Guernsey.

Among the sites it owns and manages are: the Rockmount, Slaughterhouse, Prince of Wales and the Imperial in Guernsey and the Bel Air in Sark.

The group's also has tenanted pubs, including: the Fermain Tavern, Hampshire Lodge, Le Gouffre, Mariners Inn, St Jacques Tavern, the Drunken Duck, the Jamaica, the London House, the Queen's Hotel, the Red Lion, the Yacht Hotel, Cock and Bull, the Last Post and La Fontaine.

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