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- 2021 -7 MayTrade Associations
Pubs receive average of £27,000 each in support from operators
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that leased and tenanted pubs have, on average, received £27,000 each in support from their respective pub operating businesses. The trade association said a “fraction of this support” came from commercial landlords, with many receiving no rent waiver or even discount…
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Apr- 2021 -1 AprilCoronavirus
Pubs closures will see sector lose £325m over Easter
The loss of beer sales from this Easter bank holiday weekend will result in the pub sector losing out on £325m in trade, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). With limited trading conditions still in place to limit the spread of Covid-19, the trade group has said…
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Mar- 2021 -26 MarchFeatures
One year since lockdown: a year in the life of UK pubs
One of the greatest cultural tragedies of the past year in the UK has been the closure of pubs due to the pandemic. According to CGA’s Market Recovery Monitor, nearly 12,000 licensed premises have closed in Britain since December 2019; an average of 30 a day. To mark the anniversary…
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Feb- 2021 -26 FebruaryCoronavirus
Over 200 hospitality leaders plead for emergency support
More than 200 industry leaders and trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality and pub sectors have warned the Government that, unless a “substantial package of support” is announced at the Budget, nearly two thirds of businesses may not be able to make it to the end of lockdown. UKHospitality, the…
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16 FebruaryCoronavirus
29,000 pubs will stay closed if outdoor service is allowed, warns BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association has warned that it believes 29,000 pubs – 60% of all pubs in the UK – will still remain closed if just outdoor service is permitted at pubs from April. The figure comes as speculation suggests the government is considering allowing outdoor service in…
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16 FebruaryCoronavirus
JD Wetherspoon boss calls for pubs to reopen alongside shops
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said the pub industry is “on its knees” and that pubs across the UK need to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops to save the industry and associated jobs. Martin, who oversees the operations of 872 pub venues in the UK, said the…
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10 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Beer and pub leaders push for reopening date as sales plummet 56%
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and business leaders of the beer and pub industry are pushing the government to confirm a clear timeline and date for the reopening of the sector. It comes as it was revealed that trading restrictions and lockdowns caused sales of beer to plummet…
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4 FebruaryPubs and Bars
BBPA relaunches beer destruction management platform
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the relaunch of cross-industry platform which works to manage the destruction of beer and reclaim duty for out-of-date beer as a result of the third national lockdown. The returnyourbeer.co.uk site was used extensively following the first national lockdown, and its reopening…
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Jan- 2021 -5 JanuaryNews
BBPA calls for additional support package amid third lockdown
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called the third national lockdown “yet another blow” to the pub sector, and is now urging the government to provide a comprehensive pub support package to target businesses in the sector. In response to prime minister Boris Johnson’s lockdown announcement yesterday (4…
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Dec- 2020 -24 DecemberNews
BBPA predicts ‘quietest Christmas’ on record
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed it expects the “quietest Christmas” on record this year for struggling pubs. The BBPA has released figures which showed that over the festive period, 39 million fewer pints and five million fewer Christmas dinners will be enjoyed in pubs from Christmas…
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