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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May- 2020 -6 MayCoronavirus
Pubs urgently need finance, warns BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned that pubs are in “desperate need” of access to finance in light of the ongoing crisis. The group is now calling for a faster delivery of government-backed loans and grants, with 75% of pubs still waiting on loans and more than…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Beer sales collapsed 40% in March amid Covid-19 crisis, says BBPA
Pub beer sales collapsed by 40% in March 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, according to new figures from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) reveal. The BBPA said the “stark decrease” shows the immediate and devastating impact that lockdown is having on the British pub. Last…
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Apr- 2020 -29 AprilPubs and Bars
Despite ‘Bounce Back Loans’ there are still huge gaps in support for pubs, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said that chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘Bounce Back Loans’ programme announced earlier this week should help pubs currently struggling to access loans through the CIBIL scheme, many still have no direct grant support from the government. The ‘Bounce Back Loans’ will be for…
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27 AprilPubs and Bars
16 Hospitality appoints administrators
Sarah O’Toole and Jason Bell of Grant Thornton UK have been appointed as joint administrators of pub group 16 Hospitality. The group owns and operates four pubs, including The Partridge in Stretton, The Old Hall Hotel in Frodsham, The White Eagle in Rhoscolyn and The Oyster Catcher in Rhosneigr. The…
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27 AprilPubs and Bars
‘Huge blows’ to pubs as government fails to defer Beer Duty payment, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said the government’s failure to defer beer duty is a “huge blow” to pubs and brewers, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The government has rejected the call for a blanket deferral of beer duty payments relating to beer produced in March, despite the…
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24 AprilPubs and Bars
Prolonged social distancing will bring huge difficulties for the pub sector, says BBPA
British Beer and Pub Association has said prolonged social distancing will bring “huge difficulties” for the pub sector, responding to CMO Chris Whitty’s comments that social distancing will be needed until at least the end of 2020. Whitty said there is an “incredibly small” chance of a vaccine for coronavirus…
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22 AprilPubs and Bars
Covid-19: Government must tackle gaps in support facing pubs and brewers
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has written to secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, pressing him to take “urgent action” in tackling the gaps in support facing pubs and brewers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The BBPA said it has led calls for support…
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8 AprilBreweries and Distilleries
BBPA urges government to defer Beer Duty and support brewing industry
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is calling on the UK government to defer payments of Beer Duty amid the ongoing pandemic. With 70% of the UK beer market now cut-off, the association has called for the deferral of payments due on 25 April, relating to beer produced in…
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Mar- 2020 -17 MarchGovernment
Covid-19: Social distancing measures ‘catastrophic’ for pubs, restaurants and hotels
UKHospitality has said the government’s latest advice that people should avoid pubs, restaurants, hotels will be “catastrophic” for businesses and jobs. It has now called on the government for “immediate support for hospitality”, as well as “meaningful business continuity measures”. UKH’s CEO, Kate Nicholls, said the announcement has “effectively shut…
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5 MarchPeople
BBPA appoints Phil Whitehead as chairman
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the appointment of Phil Whitehead as chairman, following a vote at the trade associations general meeting. Whitehead will succeed Simon Emeny, chief executive of Fuller Smith and Turner, who has been chairman of the BBPA for two years. He currently holds…
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