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Pub partnerships saw £360m cancelled rent during pandemic

07-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Just under three quarters (70%) of operators who received support from a pub company during the pandemic felt satisfied with the help provided, according to new research from insight agency KAM Media.

Hospitality leaders awarded OBEs

02-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Leading figures within the hospitality sector have been awarded OBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list announced today (Thursday 2 June).

Pubs estimated to sell an extra 8.2m pints during Jubilee

31-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The upcoming Platinum Jubilee weekend could see an additional 8,280,300 pints sold across UK pubs, equating to an average of £720.10 extra revenue per pub, according to Real Business Rescue.

'Fortunes of the sector hang in the balance': dismay at Chancellor's energy statement

26-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Government must act now to help businesses experiencing an “acutely painful” time as the Chancellor's statement yesterday (Thursday 26 May) "left the fortunes of the hospitality sector hanging in the balance", according to the Beer and...

BBPA calls for flexibility within PRN scheme

24-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for greater flexibility and transparency within the Packaging Waste Recycling Note (PRN) scheme to reduce volatility in the market and welcomed many of the proposed measures to help achieve this....

UKH and BBPA call for online sales tax

20-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

UKHospitality (UKH) and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have shown support for the Government’s proposed online sales tax but warned the sector must be given due consideration to level the playing field and avoid double-taxation.

Jubilee weekend could provide £105m boost for sector

19-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The upcoming Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend could result in an estimated 90m pints sold, providing a £105m boost for hospitality businesses, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Licensees divided on making Jubilee bank holiday permanent

05-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Making the extra bank holiday for the Queens Platinum Jubilee a permanent fixture would be a fitting tribute but thanking the service industry would be a better celebration according to licensees across the sector.

BBPA to provide expert advice to Domestic Advisory Group

05-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has been welcomed onto a Domestic Advisory Group to provide sector-specific expertise to inform the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).

BBPA calls for fairer business rates ahead of local elections

28-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for candidates to protect their community’s pubs by backing calls for fairer business rates ahead of local elections next week.

Pubs can't tackle drink spiking issue alone

27-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs work hard to keep their customers safe, but cannot overcome the issue of drink spiking alone, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has stated.

Calorie labelling rules come into force

06-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

New calorie regulations, which will bring cost pressures and an increased workload to the sector, come into force today (Wednesday 6 April), fuelling criticism from trade bodies.

BBPA predicts 24.5m pints to be sold during Six Nations matches

11-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has estimated 24.5m pints could be sold in UK pubs during the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship this weekend (Friday 11 and Saturday 12 March 2022), according to the BBPA’s beer sales volume survey alongside...

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BBPA launches showcase to celebrate International Women's Day

07-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the launch of its showcase of the women working across the sector to celebrate International Women’s Day (Tuesday 8 March), with the aim of recruiting more women to the sector.

150% hike in pubs’ energy bills

03-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality businesses across the UK have seen energy bills rise by 150% or more when compared to pre-pandemic levels, equivalent to an £800m additional cost to the sector, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

BBPA welcomes consultation into online sales tax

28-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the Government’s decision to launch a consultation into an online sales tax.

BBPA calls for exemptions on new business rates review

23-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for exemptions to the proposed ‘Duty to Notify’ requirements for pubs detailed as part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Community and Treasury’s joint technical consultation on moving...

BBPA calls for business rates reform after pubs overpay £570m

21-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for a business rates reform for the hospitality sector in response to the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) business rates inquiry.

BBPA calls for Gov help as inflation hits 30-year high

16-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the Government to help the sector after inflation hit a 30-year high last month (January).

Beer sales plummeted by 1.4bn pints in 2021

11-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs lost £5.7bn of revenue from beer sales in 2021, equivalent to 1.4bn pints, new data from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed.

Trade bodies formulate repairs guidance

09-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality (UKH), have produced best practice guidance for the management of pub repairs and dilapidations.

Keeping 12.5% VAT 'could generate £7.7bn of turnover over next decade'

04-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A report commissioned by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), UKHospitality (UKH), the Tourism Alliance and the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions has revealed keeping VAT at 12.5% could generate £7.7bn of additional turnover over the...

BBPA ‘encouraged’ by fresh CO2 deal yet more details needed

02-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Government’s new deal, which will keep supplies of industrial-grade carbon dioxide (CO2) flowing is encouraging, yet details are “urgently needed”, said the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Consumer confidence doubles since the start of last year

26-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

More than two thirds of consumers felt a higher level of confidence when visiting pubs, bars, and restaurants, during December 2021 than at the start of 2021, according to the CGA Consumer Pulse Survey.

BBPA estimates 7.8m non-alcoholic beers will be sold in January but not in pubs

05-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Customers have been urged to support their local this month by enjoying a pint of low or non-alcohol beer at the pub as 7.8m pints of low and no alcohol beer will be sold this January, but not in pubs, according to the British Beer and Pub Association...

Pubs to sell 37m fewer pints and lose out on £297m this Christmas

17-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs have been predicted to sell 37m fewer pints and lose out on £297m in trade this Christmas, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Omicron declared as ‘mild’ offers ‘crumb of comfort for sector’

02-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Despite the World Health Organisation (WHO) having declared the latest Coronavirus variant, Omicron, as mild, this offered a 'crumb of comfort' to the sector as Christmas bookings were still down 12.4% based on expectations from 2019.

Brewers welcome Small Brewer Relief changes

01-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Brewers and trade bodies have today welcomed the Government’s proposals to improve the current structure of Small Brewer Relief (SBR) to align more closely with economies of scale and remove barriers to growth.

Scotland curfew will 'exacerbate' sector's financial woes

13-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pub bosses in Scotland have bemoaned the continuation of a curfew when the country moves to its lowest level of Covid restrictions next week.

Almost 7m pints to be sold during England v Denmark

07-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

An estimated 6.8m pints will be sold in pubs tonight as England take on Denmark in the semi final of the Euros tournament.

19 July ‘end of the line’ for restrictions

29-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Lockdown rules will be lifted on Monday 19 July in an “irreversible” step, new health secretary Sajid Javid confirmed last night.

Pubs to lose out on 750k pint sales during England v Czech Republic

22-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

English pubs would be able to sell 750,000 more pints during tonight’s Euros match against the Czech Republic if Covid restrictions were not in place.

English and Scottish pubs to miss out on £3.2m during Euros match

18-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs in England and Scotland are set to lose out on revenue of £3.2m during today (Friday 18 June), when the two nations go head to head in the UEFA Euros football tournament.

Football fans believe pub rules will 'crush' Euro 2020 atmosphere

09-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Almost nine in ten (85%) football fans have said restrictions will ruin watching the Euros at the pub this summer, according to a survey.

BBPA outlines pub tactics ahead of UEFA Euro 2020

02-Jun-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

As operators count down to UEFA Euro 2020’s curtain raiser on 11 June, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has produced practical guidance for pubs in an effort to assist safe and successful screenings this summer.

BBPA launches 'Countdown to Freedom'

01-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has launched a campaign imploring the Government to lift coronavirus limits for pubs this month (June).

Pubs to lose out on £80m bank holiday pint sales

28-May-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs are set to serve 21m fewer pints than normal over the spring bank holiday weekend.

Curfew could represent ‘survival or bankruptcy’ for Scottish pubs

27-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has called on the Scottish Government to slash the 8pm curfew if positive progress with tackling the pandemic continues.

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• LIVE: Gov keen to scrap 1m social distancing rule

26-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Coronavirus latest: the Prime Minister is keen to lift social distancing rules for hospitality venues next month, it has been reported

'Not the time' for mandatory calorie labels on pints

14-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Reports of proposals to force large pub chains to display calorie labels on pints of beer have been dubbed “outrageous” and described as “costly and complicated” by the trade.

Pubs to miss out on £325m in Easter beer sales

01-Apr-2021 By Emily Hawkins

UK pubs will miss out on the sale of 85m pints this Easter, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Welsh pubs will 'fall at final hurdle' without more support

31-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pub operators in Wales have urged the First Minister to issue additional grant support, similar to what has been offered to English and Scottish businesses.

Reduce tax burden on pubs to boost recovery, think-tank urges

09-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

The Government should support the pub sector’s recovery by slashing taxes and providing top-up grant support, a new report has claimed.

Wetherspoon, Loungers, Oakman Group and Drake & Morgan join the BBPA

08-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has expanded its membership with the addition of JD Wetherspoon, Loungers, the Oakman Group and Drake & Morgan.

Scottish pubs left with ‘more questions than answers’ on reopening

24-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Scottish pub operators and trade groups have said they still feel left in the dark by the Scottish Government’s announcement about when pubs can be expected to reopen.

Jodie Kidd implores Chancellor to slash beer duty to save pubs

17-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Operator and model Jodie Kidd has implored Chancellor Rishi Sunak to slash beer duty in the Budget next month.

Largest GDP slump in 300 years ‘another indicator’ of pub and brewery devastation

15-Feb-2021 By Stuart Stone

GDP figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the UK economy contracted by 9.9% in 2020 – the largest annual slump in more than 300 years.

Latest grants ‘sticking plaster’ for pub sector

05-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The latest funding announced for pubs of grants up to £9,000, dependent on rateable value, have been welcomed by the trade alongside calls for further support.

Leicestershire County Council tops up festive grants for hard hit pubs

22-Dec-2020 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has voiced support for Leicestershire County Council after the authority pledged to double funds provided by the Government with an extra £1,000 for struggling rural pubs.

Re-watch Tom Kerridge and panel tackle pub issues

09-Dec-2020 By Ed Bedington

Top pub operator Tom Kerridge followed on from his recent TV series with a live hour long broadcast to address some of the issues the trade was facing.