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{{Short description|Corporate ownership or franchising of pubs}} {{ distinguish|Pub crawl}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} [[File:The Alex - geograph.org.uk - 333633.jpg|thumb|The Alex in Southend-on-Sea is an example of a chain pub - in this case a "Stonegate Pub company"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Craft Beer pubs in Southend-on-Sea {{!}} Pubs serving vegan food in Southend-on-Sea {{!}}|url=https://www.pubswithmore.co.uk/thealexsouthendonsea|access-date=2021-05-01|website=www.pubswithmore.co.uk}}</ref> managed pub targeted at university students.]] A '''pub chain''' is a group of [[pub]]s or bars operating under a unified brand image.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hailwood |first1=Mark |last2=Toner |first2=Deborah |title=Biographies of Drink: A Case Study Approach to our Historical Relationship with Alcohol |date=5 February 2015 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |isbn=978-1-4438-7503-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UWukBgAAQBAJ&dq=info:x3GtbBlrzJsJ:scholar.google.com/&pg=PA100 |language=en}}</ref> Pubs within a chain are [[tied house]]s and can, generally, only sell products which the chain owner sanctions. Pubs in a chain normally display their chain branding prominently and may also feature shared aspects, such as menus and staff uniforms.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Committee |first1=Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills |title=Pub companies: tenth report of session 2010-12, report, Vol.1: Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence |date=20 September 2011 |publisher=The Stationery Office |isbn=978-0-215-56148-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSAprVh0J4MC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Thornton |first1=Tony |title=Brewers, Brands and the pub in their hands |date=28 August 2014 |publisher=Troubador Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-78306-506-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=thKTAwAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref> Pub chains can exist as a stand-alone operation, often called a ''pubco'', or can be a division of a larger company, such as a brewery.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Preece |first1=David |title=Turbulence in UK Public House Retailing: Ramifications and Responses |journal=Brewing, Beer and Pubs: A Global Perspective |date=2016 |pages=247β265 |doi=10.1057/9781137466181_13 |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137466181_13 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |isbn=978-1-349-69101-2 |language=en|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
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