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- 2023 -18 JulyNews
BBPA welcomes new members
The British Beer and Pub Association has welcomed an array of new members of different sizes from across the brewing and pub industry, further strengthening the organisation’s role as the voice of UK breweries and pubs. Since the beginning of 2023, the BBPA has added 13 new businesses to its…
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May- 2023 -30 MayTrade Associations
Hospitality trade bodies urge gov to act against ‘worrying’ energy costs
A number of hospitality trade bodies have renewed calls for the government to act on rising energy costs. The BII, BBPA, UKHospitality and Hospitality Ulster have penned a joint letter after industry-wide data shows just 29% of hospitality businesses feel optimistic about the next 12 months, with energy their biggest…
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Apr- 2023 -3 AprilPeople
UKH urges hospitality to sign new wellbeing and development promise
UKHospitality has urged hospitality firms to sign up to a new wellbeing and development promise. The new Hospitality Wellbeing and Development Promise, set up by the sector, spearheaded by the Hospitality and Tourism Skills Board and supported by Government, is designed to ensure all team-members are given the “opportunity to…
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Mar- 2023 -1 MarchPubs and Bars
2,000 pubs face closure without budget aid, industry warns
Some 2,000 pubs across the UK are facing closure, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned, as it urges the government to use the Spring Budget to offer a lifeline to the industry. The association has asked the government to deliver a plan for sustainable growth with “fair,…
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Feb- 2023 -24 FebruaryBreweries and Distilleries
Breweries spending extra £21m on packaging costs
Brewers have faced a 111% increase in packaging recycling costs in the past year, with further increases likely unless reforms are implemented, the BBPA has warned. The rising costs are due to the “rocketing” price of Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs), a certificate producers must buy to prove the equivalent amount…
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14 FebruaryTrade Associations
BBPA unveils new rebrand with commitment to the industry
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the launch of its new brand to reinstate its role as “the voice of brewers and pubs”. The announcement was revealed at a parliamentary reception alongside members, industry leaders and influencers, as well as MPs. The new brand aims to highlight…
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Jan- 2023 -23 JanuaryRestaurants
Energy crisis ‘existential threat’ to UK pubs, says BBPA
The BBPA has said the energy crisis represents an “existential threat” to UK pubs, after the latest CGA report showed that 13,000 hospitality businesses have shut since the start of the pandemic. Inflation in energy bills, wages and other costs caused a net decline of 4,809 licensed premises last year,…
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16 JanuaryPubs and Bars
BBPA warns Gov drink spiking changes ‘must be based on evidence’
The BBPA has responded to the home office’s targeted consultation on proposed changes to Licensing Act guidance, saying measures must be “based on actual evidence” and warning against “imposing general conditions”. The home office’s consultation on changes aims to prevent incidents of drink spiking at licensed venues. Emma McClarkin, chief…
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6 JanuaryPubs and Bars
‘Extend Energy Relief Scheme or risk losing businesses’ BBPA tell Government
The British Beer and Pub Association has urged the Chancellor to extend the scheme Energy Relief Scheme or “risk losing business across the UK”. The scheme was brought in by the Government to help to cut energy prices for businesses, charities and public sector organisations, such as schools and hospitals.…
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Dec- 2022 -7 DecemberRestaurants
BBPA appoints new director of communications external affairs
The British Beer and Pub Association has appointed Shraddha Kaul as its new director of communications and external affairs. Kaul joins the organisation, which represents UK pubs and brewers, from the British Poultry Council where she achieved a landmark policy win from the Government in the form of a new…
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