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 UK’s pub and beer-led foodservice sector.

Jul- 2020 -

23 July

Beverages

BBPA welcomes SBR reforms

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the government’s continued commitment to Small Brewer Relief (SBR) and “improvements to its current structure”. It also welcomed the launch of the business rates review and an “expected” timescale for the Alcohol Duty Review. The trade association highlights that the purpose…
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17 July

Beverages

BBPA call for pubs in England to destroy spoilt beer

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has advised publicans to ensure they have submitted applications to destroy their spoilt beer before the end of July, so they “avoid charges from water companies”. The trade association said it had “hoped” water companies would continue to “waive fees and cut bureaucracy…
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15 July

Coronavirus

How landlords are losing out in extended Leicester lockdown

Having been a Landlord of two successful real ale pubs, I have been watching with keen interest how my former fellow publicans in our city have endured the effects of lockdown since they were forced to close their doors at midnight on 20 March 2020. I recall leaving one of…
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8 July

Breweries and Distilleries

BBPA urges Sunak to cut VAT and business rates

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has uged Rishi Sunak to cut VAT, business rates and beer for brewers and pub businesses as they begin their “long and slow road to recovery after lockdown”. The trade association said its sector could, with the right support, help drive the economic…
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3 July

Coronavirus

Pub and hospitality trade bodies publish track and trace guidance

Leading trade associations representing the UK’s pub and hospitality sectors have issued joint guidance to businesses on supporting the Government’s track and trace customer registration scheme. The guidance has been jointly produced by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality. It aims to…
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3 July

Beverages

BBPA urges Welsh government to confirm reopening dates

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), has urged the Welsh government to confirm when all pubs, rather than just those with outdoor space, will be able to reopen in Wales as “a matter of urgency”. The call comes as the Welsh government today announced that pub beer gardens will…
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Jun- 2020 -

26 June

Breweries and Distilleries

BBPA welcomes plans for ‘Al Fresco Pubs’, as pubs face 30% reduction in capacity

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed plans for ‘Al Fresco Pubs’, whereby pubs will be given more freedom to serve customers outside. The trade association said the move will help pubs on their road to recovery, as it reveals today that pubs in England face a 30%…
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25 June

Beverages

SIBA warns further support for small brewers still needed

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has warned that pubs reopening is just the first step on the road to recovery for the beer industry, with further support for small brewers still needed to “keep beer flowing”. Earlier this week, the PM said the existing guidance on two metres’ social…
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24 June

News

Hospitality industry welcomes 4 July reopening confirmation

The hospitality sector has welcomed the confirmation that the industry will be able to start reopening from the 4 July – as well as the relaxation of the two-metre social distancing rule. Yesterday, the PM said the existing guidance on two metres’ social distancing “prevents all but a fraction of…
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18 June

Coronavirus

Ireland relaxes 2m guidelines for pubs ahead of 29 June reopening

Ireland has announced a slight relaxation to the two metre social distancing rules in pubs ahead of the 29 June reopening date. Over the last 24 hours Fáilte Ireland said it has been engaged in “intensive discussions” with officials from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport following guidance from…
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