British Beer and Pub Association
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 UKโs pub and beer-led foodservice sector.
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Dec- 2020 -22 DecemberGovernment
Leicestershire County Council offers one-off payment to pubs
Leicestershire County Council has announced it is offering a one-off payment of ยฃ1,000 to support small village pubs which are unable to open due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The council said the initiative has been designed to keep people in jobs, maintain the role of the pub as a community…
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15 DecemberCoronavirus
Tier 3 restrictions will see 1,250 pubs close, BBPA says
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said that the government’s decision to put parts of London and the South East into Tier 3 restrictions will force 1,250 pubs to close.ย It follows an announcement by UK health secretary Matt Hancock which stated that as of Wednesday (16 December),…
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11 DecemberCoronavirus
Pub sales down 84% on first weekend of re-opening
Overall sales across pubs in the first weekend of December were 84% lower than last year, a study by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) reveals.ย The trade group which has touted โtighter covid restrictionsโ as the reason for this slump also revealed that just four in ten pubs…
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4 DecemberNews
Covid-19 โwrecks confidenceโ in hospitality sector
CGA and Fourth have released their latest Business Confidence Survey which has revealed the scale of the challenges operators face in the run-up to Christmas. The survey was based on responses from 121 leaders carried out in mid to late November 2020 who work at senior management levels. Further research…
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Nov- 2020 -23 NovemberBusiness
BBPA calls for VAT cuts and rates holiday extension
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called for further government support for the sector, following revelations that 72% of hospitality and pub businesses could become โunviableโ and close in 2021. The association said that an extension in VAT cuttings and the business rates holiday are โtop prioritiesโ for…
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4 NovemberCoronavirus
Trade bodies call for plan to secure future of industry and its supply chain
Trade bodies representing the UKโs hospitality, pubs and their supply chain businesses have called on the government to provide a six-month investment plan to secure the future of those sectors. In a letter to the chancellor, UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), Campaign…
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2 NovemberCoronavirus
20,000 venues to miss out on lockdown grants, trade bodies warn
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality (UKH) have written to chancellor Rishi Sunak urging him to loosen State Aid restrictions, so that around 20,000 hospitality venues donโt miss out on vital lockdown cash grants. Until recently, state aid rules directed by the…
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Oct- 2020 -20 OctoberNews
Star Pubs and Bars moves to three-tier rent approach
Star Pubs and Bars has announced it is increasing rent concessions for its leased and tenanted pubs in England with a new structure of discounts aligned to the governmentโs tier system of Covid restrictions. As part of the latest package of support for Star pubs in England, Tier 3 (very…
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5 OctoberCoronavirus
BBPA warns of ยฃ7bn hit to economy if gov fails to ‘change tack’
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned of a potential ยฃ7bn hit to the UK economy if the government fails to change its stance on pubs. The claim comes as part of a new report with Oxford Economics, the forecasting and analysis consultancy, modelling the likely impact of…
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Sep- 2020 -30 SeptemberGovernment
Hospitality leaders ask for PMโs help to avoid ‘bleakest of winters’
Over 100 hospitality businesses have written directly to prime minister Boris Johnson calling on him to personally do more to support the sector before the โโbleakest of wintersโโ. Led by trade organisations, including UKHospitality and the British Beer and Pub Association, the letter states that there will be more job…
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