J D Wetherspoon
HospitalityEngland, United Kingdom10001+ Employees
J D Wetherspoon is a hospitality company based in Watford, England, that operates pubs and hotels in the UK and Ireland. The organisation employs over 10,000 people. The company traces its origins to 1979, when founder and chairman Tim Martin opened the first Wetherspoon pub in Muswell Hill, north London. Today, it runs more than 850 pubs and hotels across the UK and Ireland. The business has a history of staff training and development and has received hundreds of awards across various aspects of pub life.