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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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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5 DecemberPubs and Bars
Energy costs ‘biggest threat’ to pubs’ viability, report finds
Energy bills returning to their regular rate post-March would put pubs and brewers at a loss of 20% on average, according to a new report by Frontier Economics, produced for the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). The report found that energy costs were currently the biggest threat to their…
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Nov- 2022 -15 NovemberBusiness
Hospitality most likely to cut trading to combat energy costs
Hospitality businesses are more likely to cut trading hours in an attempt to cut energy costs, according to the ONS Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS). More than one in five hospitality businesses that were still trading in October 2022 reported that they had reduced trading hours while keeping the…
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14 NovemberBusiness
BBPA calls for beer duty freeze
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the chancellor to reconsider freezing beer duty to help keep the cost of a pint affordable this Christmas in an open letter ahead of the chancellor’s autumn statement. It is reported that the letter highlighted that the average costs for…
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9 NovemberTrade Associations
Hospitality sector urges govt to tackle recruitment crisis
UKHospitality, the BBPA, BII, the Institute of Hospitality and charity Springboard, have addressed MP Mel Stride in a joint letter calling on the minister’s support in an industry-wide recruitment campaign. The hospitality industry’s letter follows a survey that showed the current vacancy rate for hospitality businesses stands at 11% compared…
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