BBPA
This features our reporting on the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), the leading trade body representing brewers and pub companies across the UK. Coverage includes BBPA policy responses, industry lobbying, economic reports, and regulatory commentary that directly impact pub operators, landlords, and wider hospitality businesses. We analyse how BBPA advocacy shapes licensing, taxation, staffing, sustainability, and trading conditions, providing essential intelligence for those running or supplying the UK’s pub and beer-led foodservice sector.
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Jun- 2020 -19 JuneNews
Pub sector writes to PM demanding definitive reopening date
The pub industry has warned that “hundreds of thousands” of jobs could be at risk within the next 48 hours if the government fails to provide a “firm” reopening date for all pubs. According to the BBPA, the CEOs of leading brewers and pub operators wrote to Prime Minister Boris…
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19 JuneComment
How pub owners and landlords can work together to brave Covid-19
The term “unprecedented” seems to have been used an unprecedented number of times over recent weeks. It is almost as if we have never seen global pandemics or Coronaviruses before now which is, of course, not true. It is a black swan event perhaps, but certainly not unprecedented. What is…
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18 JuneCoronavirus
Ireland relaxes 2m guidelines for pubs ahead of 29 June reopening
Ireland has announced a slight relaxation to the two metre social distancing rules in pubs ahead of the 29 June reopening date. Over the last 24 hours Fáilte Ireland said it has been engaged in “intensive discussions” with officials from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport following guidance from…
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17 JuneBeverages
Beer and pub sector demands a ‘definitive date’ for reopening
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has demanded the UK government give a “clear date” for when pubs can reopen. The trade association said the UK government must give a “clear, definitive date” for when pubs can reopen to give the sector the confidence and certainty it needs to…
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15 JunePubs and Bars
BBPA urges government to confirm date for pub reopenings
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the government to confirm a definitive date when all pubs can re-open as well as publish the final safety guidelines the sector needs to be ready for reopening. The government’s roadmap indicated pubs would be able to re-open from 4 July.…
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11 JuneFood and Drink
Reduction of two metre social distancing rule essential for pubs’ survival, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the government to review the two metre guideline for social distancing ahead of the publication of sector guidance. According to research by the BBPA, the current position will mean that only a third (12,500) of England’s pubs will be able to…
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9 JuneBeverages
Pub trade body calls for clarity on beer garden reopenings
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has today told the government that it needs an “immediate” and “clear decision” on whether pubs with beer gardens can re-open from 22 June. The news follows as ministers are reportedly targeting 22 June as the date they hope to allow pubs and…
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8 JunePubs and Bars
Government green light needed to guarantee fresh beer in pubs for re-opening, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has today called on the government to ‘Get Britain Brewing Again’, by giving the UK’s 2,000 breweries sufficient notice and a definitive date for when pubs will reopen, enabling them to brew fresh beer and get it into pubs ready for their re-opening.…
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8 JuneCoronavirus
MPs set 22 June as target date for partial reopening of pubs and restaurants
Ministers are reportedly targeting 22 June as the date they hope to allow pubs and restaurants to open in some form. According to the Financial Times the government is aiming for the date to allow pub gardens and restaurants with outdoor spaces to be among the first in hospitality to…
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4 JuneFood and Drink
BBPA launches cross-industry platform to destroy spoilt beer
The British Beer and Pub Association has launched a cross-industry platform to enable participating brewers to manage the safe destruction of their brands in pubs and for the millions of pounds in excise duty from unsalable beer to be reclaimed and the appropriate and agreed recompense passed back to licensees.…
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