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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Jul- 2020 -8 JulyBreweries and Distilleries
BBPA urges Sunak to cut VAT and business rates
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has uged Rishi Sunak to cut VAT, business rates and beer for brewers and pub businesses as they begin their “long and slow road to recovery after lockdown”. The trade association said its sector could, with the right support, help drive the economic…
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3 JulyCoronavirus
Pub and hospitality trade bodies publish track and trace guidance
Leading trade associations representing the UK’s pub and hospitality sectors have issued joint guidance to businesses on supporting the Government’s track and trace customer registration scheme. The guidance has been jointly produced by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality. It aims to…
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3 JulyBeverages
BBPA urges Welsh government to confirm reopening dates
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), has urged the Welsh government to confirm when all pubs, rather than just those with outdoor space, will be able to reopen in Wales as “a matter of urgency”. The call comes as the Welsh government today announced that pub beer gardens will…
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Jun- 2020 -26 JuneBreweries and Distilleries
BBPA welcomes plans for ‘Al Fresco Pubs’, as pubs face 30% reduction in capacity
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed plans for ‘Al Fresco Pubs’, whereby pubs will be given more freedom to serve customers outside. The trade association said the move will help pubs on their road to recovery, as it reveals today that pubs in England face a 30%…
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25 JuneBeverages
SIBA warns further support for small brewers still needed
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has warned that pubs reopening is just the first step on the road to recovery for the beer industry, with further support for small brewers still needed to “keep beer flowing”. Earlier this week, the PM said the existing guidance on two metres’ social…
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24 JuneNews
Hospitality industry welcomes 4 July reopening confirmation
The hospitality sector has welcomed the confirmation that the industry will be able to start reopening from the 4 July – as well as the relaxation of the two-metre social distancing rule. Yesterday, the PM said the existing guidance on two metres’ social distancing “prevents all but a fraction of…
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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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