David Bruce has enjoyed an extraordinary career as both an international entrepreneur and a philanthropist. After his early days in the world of beer at Courage and Theakston breweries, David struck out on his own, founding the eponymous Bruce’s Brewery and the first of its Firkin pubs in 1979.
Following their sale in 1988, David not only co-founded and invested in several craft breweries across the globe, but also eleven new pub companies in the UK, as well as developing the Slug & Lettuce chain of bars. He also created The Bruce Trust to provide canal holidays for disabled, disadvantaged, or elderly people, and was awarded an OBE in 2021 for his services to charity.
He credits his wife, Louise, with supporting all his business and charitable ventures over fifty-two years of marriage, as well as during the writing of this book.
