What pub chain was founded by Tim Martin in 1975?
Tim Martin (businessman) to Felicity, whom he met while at university; they have four children, and live in Exeter, Devon. Tim Martin (businessman) Timothy Randall Martin (born 28 April 1955) is a British businessman, and the founder and chairman of Wetherspoon, a pub chain in the UK and Ireland. Tim Martin was born in Norwich. His father served in the Royal Air Force and then worked for brewing multinational Guinness plc and became Malaysian marketing director. Martin was educated at eleven different schools in New Zealand and then Northern Ireland, including Campbell College in Belfast. He studied law at the University of Nottingham,
Pub chain Pub chain A pub chain is a group of pubs or bars which operate under a unified brand image. Pubs within a chain are tied houses and can, generally, only sell products which the chain owner sanctions. The chain owner, often called a "pubco", may be one company or there may be multiple financiers and the chain itself may be a single operation or division of a larger company, such as a brewery. Pubs in a chain normally display their chain branding prominently and may also feature shared aspects of their chain, such as menus and staff uniforms. Pub chains