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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Feb- 2023 -24 FebruaryBreweries and Distilleries
Breweries spending extra £21m on packaging costs
Brewers have faced a 111% increase in packaging recycling costs in the past year, with further increases likely unless reforms are implemented, the BBPA has warned. The rising costs are due to the “rocketing” price of Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs), a certificate producers must buy to prove the equivalent amount…
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14 FebruaryTrade Associations
BBPA unveils new rebrand with commitment to the industry
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the launch of its new brand to reinstate its role as “the voice of brewers and pubs”. The announcement was revealed at a parliamentary reception alongside members, industry leaders and influencers, as well as MPs. The new brand aims to highlight…
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1 FebruaryBusiness
Hospitality braces for 101% rise in energy bills this quarter
Hospitality businesses are bracing for a 101% increase in energy bills this quarter, compared with the same period last year, according to the joint Q1 Hospitality Members Survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association, the British Institute of Innkeeping and Hospitality Ulster. The figures have been raised directly…
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Jan- 2023 -23 JanuaryRestaurants
Energy crisis ‘existential threat’ to UK pubs, says BBPA
The BBPA has said the energy crisis represents an “existential threat” to UK pubs, after the latest CGA report showed that 13,000 hospitality businesses have shut since the start of the pandemic. Inflation in energy bills, wages and other costs caused a net decline of 4,809 licensed premises last year,…
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16 JanuaryPubs and Bars
BBPA warns Gov drink spiking changes ‘must be based on evidence’
The BBPA has responded to the home office’s targeted consultation on proposed changes to Licensing Act guidance, saying measures must be “based on actual evidence” and warning against “imposing general conditions”. The home office’s consultation on changes aims to prevent incidents of drink spiking at licensed venues. Emma McClarkin, chief…
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6 JanuaryPubs and Bars
‘Extend Energy Relief Scheme or risk losing businesses’ BBPA tell Government
The British Beer and Pub Association has urged the Chancellor to extend the scheme Energy Relief Scheme or “risk losing business across the UK”. The scheme was brought in by the Government to help to cut energy prices for businesses, charities and public sector organisations, such as schools and hospitals.…
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Dec- 2022 -7 DecemberRestaurants
BBPA appoints new director of communications external affairs
The British Beer and Pub Association has appointed Shraddha Kaul as its new director of communications and external affairs. Kaul joins the organisation, which represents UK pubs and brewers, from the British Poultry Council where she achieved a landmark policy win from the Government in the form of a new…
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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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1 DecemberPubs and Bars
Hospitality associations call for ‘urgent resolution’ amid rail strikes
Hospitality bodies have written an open letter to the negotiating parties in the rail dispute stressing the “urgent need for a resolution” ahead of the festive period. The British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping, Night Time Industries Association, Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street and the…
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Nov- 2022 -18 NovemberGovernment
Industry reacts: ‘More is needed’ from Autumn Statement
The hospitality industry has warned that the chancellor’s Autumn budget, unveiled yesterday (17 November), does not go far enough with plans for economic growth, adding that “more is needed” to support pubs and breweries. Responding to the Autumn Statement, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls, said she was “pleased that the chancellor…
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