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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Aug- 2022 -30 AugustBreweries and Distilleries
Pubs and brewers warn of closures amid energy price cap rise
Business leaders from across the brewing and pub industry have signed an open letter to the Government and leadership candidates warning small businesses will close and jobs will be lost if immediate action isnโt taken on energy bills for businesses. The most recent letter, sent on 26 August, signed by…
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25 AugustNews
BBPA issues warning as high gas prices shut down CO2 plant
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned there are “serious concerns” surrounding the closure of a CO2 manufacturing plant as it will impact the supply of CO2 to the brewing and pub industry. CF Fertilisers UK, a subsidiary of CF Industries Holdings, announced yesterday (24 August) its intention…
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16 AugustPubs and Bars
Hospitality bodies call for โurgent actionโ on pub staff shortages
โUrgent actionโ is needed on staff shortages in pubs amid new employment figures being released, according to Hospitality bodies BBPA and UKH. In the latest figures, The ONS found that the number of job vacancies dropped for the first time since 2020, falling to 1.274 million, a decrease of 19,800…
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Jul- 2022 -18 JulyPubs and Bars
New PM must support beer and pubs, BBPA urges
A letter urging the new leader of government to support pubs during the cost of living crisis has been penned by The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) . The letter urges any new leader to โrebalance the UKโs alcohol duty system to support UK pubs and brewers, reduce the…
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4 JulyNews
John Lewis launch chef academy to help hospitality sector
John Lewis Partnership (the Partnership) has launched its own Chef Academy to help address the current shortage of qualified chefs in the UK A joint survey released last week by UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping, and the British Beer and Pub Association, revealed that staff shortages in the hospitality…
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1 JulyPubs and Bars
BBPA calls for permanent tax relief to boost investment
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the government to introduce a permanent tax relief to encourage more investment by businesses. Responding to the governmentโs consultation on capital allowances, which closes today (1 July), the BBPA backed calls to introduce a permanent 100% deduction for investment in…
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Jun- 2022 -28 JuneNews
Just 1 in 3 hospitality business running a profit, industry leaders find
The profitability of hospitality businesses across the UK is โplummetingโ with only 37% currently turning a profit, according to a survey conducted by the British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping and UKHospitality. The survey comes almost one year after the Government released its hospitality recovery strategy which…
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23 JuneNews
Record staff shortages costing hospitality ยฃ21bn in lost trade
The hospitality industry is reportedly losing ยฃ21bn in revenues and an estimated ยฃ5bn loss in tax for the Exchequer as a shortage of workers is โdamagingโ the sectorโs recovery in the UK. According to a survey by UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping, and the British Beer and Pub Association,…
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1 JuneBusiness
Jubilee bank holiday to generate ยฃ2bn for hospitality
The hospitality industry is set to get a ยฃ2bn injection over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, starting Thursday 2 May.ย A survey of four leading trade bodies revealed that the sector is looking forward to a 22% increase in trade over the coming four-day celebration.ย UKHospitality, the British Institute of…
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May- 2022 -19 MayPubs and Bars
Pubs expect to see ยฃ105m boost during Jubillee weekend
Pubs and brewers are preparing for an estimated 90 million pints expected to be sold resulting in a ยฃ105m boost for the trade during the platinum jubilee weekend, according to British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). With opening hours extended until 1am across the Jubilee weekend and an extra day…
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