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- 2021 -26 FebruaryCoronavirus
Over 200 hospitality leaders plead for emergency support
More than 200 industry leaders and trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality and pub sectors have warned the Government that, unless a “substantial package of support” is announced at the Budget, nearly two thirds of businesses may not be able to make it to the end of lockdown. UKHospitality, the…
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25 FebruaryCoronavirus
Hospitality leaders ‘optimistic’ of long-term future, CGA finds
Hospitality leaders are reportedly optimistic about the long-term future of the sector, though “urgent” support is still required to help them navigate reopening, according to the CGA Business Leaders’ Survey 2021. The survey, which was conducted in collaboration with UKHospitality, British Beer and Pub Association and the British Institute of…
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16 FebruaryCoronavirus
29,000 pubs will stay closed if outdoor service is allowed, warns BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association has warned that it believes 29,000 pubs – 60% of all pubs in the UK – will still remain closed if just outdoor service is permitted at pubs from April. The figure comes as speculation suggests the government is considering allowing outdoor service in…
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16 FebruaryCoronavirus
JD Wetherspoon boss calls for pubs to reopen alongside shops
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said the pub industry is “on its knees” and that pubs across the UK need to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops to save the industry and associated jobs. Martin, who oversees the operations of 872 pub venues in the UK, said the…
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10 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Beer and pub leaders push for reopening date as sales plummet 56%
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and business leaders of the beer and pub industry are pushing the government to confirm a clear timeline and date for the reopening of the sector. It comes as it was revealed that trading restrictions and lockdowns caused sales of beer to plummet…
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4 FebruaryPubs and Bars
BBPA relaunches beer destruction management platform
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the relaunch of cross-industry platform which works to manage the destruction of beer and reclaim duty for out-of-date beer as a result of the third national lockdown. The returnyourbeer.co.uk site was used extensively following the first national lockdown, and its reopening…
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Jan- 2021 -5 JanuaryNews
BBPA calls for additional support package amid third lockdown
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called the third national lockdown “yet another blow” to the pub sector, and is now urging the government to provide a comprehensive pub support package to target businesses in the sector. In response to prime minister Boris Johnson’s lockdown announcement yesterday (4…
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Dec- 2020 -24 DecemberNews
BBPA predicts ‘quietest Christmas’ on record
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed it expects the “quietest Christmas” on record this year for struggling pubs. The BBPA has released figures which showed that over the festive period, 39 million fewer pints and five million fewer Christmas dinners will be enjoyed in pubs from Christmas…
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22 DecemberGovernment
Leicestershire County Council offers one-off payment to pubs
Leicestershire County Council has announced it is offering a one-off payment of £1,000 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. It follows an announcement by UK health secretary Matt Hancock which stated that as of Wednesday (16 December),…
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