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.
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Jun- 2024 -25 JuneNews
Today’s news in brief – 25/06/24
Tortilla has acquired Fresh Burritos in France for €3.95m (£3.34m). The deal was funded from the group’s existing debt facilities and is expected to contribute £2.5m of additional annual adjusted EBITDA at 24 months maturity. It comes as the latest step in Tortilla’s growth strategy that will see the brand…
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25 JuneNews
Stonegate appoints new non-exec director
Stonegate Pub Company has appointed Mark Davies as a new non-executive director. Davies is the CEO of Primary Health Properties, the FTSE 250 UK real estate investment trust, and a non-executive director of Palace Capital, a regional focused REIT. He was previously a co-founder and CEO of NewRiver REIT and…
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Feb- 2024 -21 FebruaryAdvice
How hospitality businesses can survive in 2024
2024 has only just begun, and we’ve already witnessed a spate of small business closures across the hospitality sector. With the winding up of independent businesses across England, Wales and Scotland, questions have again been raised about the amount of governmental support available to one of the UK’s most beloved…
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Sep- 2023 -19 SeptemberNews
Today’s news in brief
Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons is expanding in the UK using a franchise model to grow its portfolio of 75 restaurants. After five years of testing and learning, the brand plans to open both drive-thrus and high street locations in new towns and cities across the country. Tim Hortons entered…
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19 SeptemberNews
UKH calls on gov to take action on business rates amid pub closures
UKH has warned the government that a commitment to extend business rates relief is essential to avoid further pub closures. New government statistics show that 383 pubs were lost for good in the first six months of 2023. That’s the equivalent of two pubs per day. Wales was the region…
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13 SeptemberNews
BBPA partners with WRAP to help pubs reduce food waste
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is inviting pubs to find out how to save money and become more sustainable through tackling food waste at a free webinar hosted in partnership with the Waste Resources and Action Programme (WRAP). Marking Hospitality Day and International Food Loss and Waste Day…
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Jul- 2023 -18 JulyNews
BBPA welcomes new members
The British Beer and Pub Association has welcomed an array of new members of different sizes from across the brewing and pub industry, further strengthening the organisation’s role as the voice of UK breweries and pubs. Since the beginning of 2023, the BBPA has added 13 new businesses to its…
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May- 2023 -30 MayTrade Associations
Hospitality trade bodies urge gov to act against ‘worrying’ energy costs
A number of hospitality trade bodies have renewed calls for the government to act on rising energy costs. The BII, BBPA, UKHospitality and Hospitality Ulster have penned a joint letter after industry-wide data shows just 29% of hospitality businesses feel optimistic about the next 12 months, with energy their biggest…
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Apr- 2023 -3 AprilPeople
UKH urges hospitality to sign new wellbeing and development promise
UKHospitality has urged hospitality firms to sign up to a new wellbeing and development promise. The new Hospitality Wellbeing and Development Promise, set up by the sector, spearheaded by the Hospitality and Tourism Skills Board and supported by Government, is designed to ensure all team-members are given the “opportunity to…
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Mar- 2023 -1 MarchPubs and Bars
2,000 pubs face closure without budget aid, industry warns
Some 2,000 pubs across the UK are facing closure, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned, as it urges the government to use the Spring Budget to offer a lifeline to the industry. The association has asked the government to deliver a plan for sustainable growth with “fair,…
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