David Bruce: the definitive profile
by Matthew Rock - Wednesday, 13th February 2008 -
Profile of the Firkin and Capital Pub Company founder.
David Bruce doesn’t wear his heart on his sleeve; he wears heart, soul and a whole bunch of other organs, too. The Firkin pubs founder's career (he’d probably reject the word) has risen, fallen, got sidetracked, risen again, experimented in the US, until this latest venture, The Capital Pub Company.
Click here to read his profile. First published in 2003.
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