A MALVERN craft ale maker has had its beers chosen for stocking in local branches of Waitrose.

The Friday Beer Company, based in Malvern Link, will now see its bottled beers on the shelves in the store's branches at Worcester, Malvern and Hereford.

The company's director, Gerald Williams. was welcomed to the Worcester store by manager Scott Whittaker for an afternoon of meeting the customers.

This year has seen Friday Beer products appear in several local supermarkets including Co-op, Morrisons and now Waitrose.

Mr Williams said “The company has seen significant growth in the last six months and the team are working hard to build on this progress. We would like to thank all our local customers for supporting our brand and purchasing our range of products."

The company was formed in 2011 by Mr Williams, Perry Jackson and Andrew Keir, who met when working for Malvern-based technology company QinetiQ.