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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Dec- 2022 -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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8 NovemberRestaurants
BBPA launches expanded net zero road map for UK brewers
The Zero Carbon Forum and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) have launched an expanded, targeted roadmap for UK brewers to help the sector decarbonise at pace to reach net zero. The bespoke roadmap, launched at the beginning of COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, is designed specifically for the…
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Oct- 2022 -31 OctoberBusiness
Third of hospitality businesses at risk of going bust amid soaring costs
Over a third of the UK’s hospitality sector is at risk of business failure in early 2023 due to soaring energy costs and the rise in the cost of goods, according to a new survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII)…
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20 OctoberPubs and Bars
Trade bodies urge chancellor to cancel duty freeze reversal
The British Beer and Pub Association has united with Scotch Whiskey Association and Wine and Spirits Trade Association to call on the chancellor to cancel the double-digit tax hike on the UK’s world-class drinks industry. In a joint statement to the chancellor, the group said that “stability has now been…
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18 OctoberRestaurants
Alcohol duty u-turn a ‘huge blow’, says BBPA
Trade bodies in the hospitality industry have criticised the decision to scrap the proposed freeze on alcohol duty, claiming it represents a “huge blow” to pubs and brewers. Newly appointed chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt confirmed a u-turn on the planned freeze of alcohol duty proposed by his predecessor…
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Sep- 2022 -7 SeptemberFeatures
Pubs and the unsustainable rise in costs
It is estimated that seven in 10 pubs believe they will not survive the rising cost of living and increasing energy bills, according to the Morning Advertiser. A further 8% of pubs said they had an increase in utility costs of more than 500% and 65% had an increase of…
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Aug- 2022 -25 AugustNews
BBPA issues warning as high gas prices shut down CO2 plant
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned there are “serious concerns” surrounding the closure of a CO2 manufacturing plant as it will impact the supply of CO2 to the brewing and pub industry. CF Fertilisers UK, a subsidiary of CF Industries Holdings, announced yesterday (24 August) its intention…
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