08-Aug-2011 By Michelle Perrett
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called on pubs minister Bob Neill to intervene over proposed tax changes to fruit machines in pubs.
29-Jul-2011 By Michelle Perrett
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) had a "frank exchange of views" with PPL last week over the planned increase in fees.
26-Jul-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
UK on-trade beer volumes fell 6% in the year to June 2011, with sales down 4.5% in Q2, according to new figures from the BBPA.
24-Jun-2011 By Gurjit Degun
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is to meet authorities in Yorkshire in a bid to ease tensions between police and licensees over an alleged "abuse" of power relating to closure orders.
03-Jun-2011 By Ewan Turney
Day-to-day pub sales must be allowed to continue unhindered under the Community Right to Buy Scheme, the BBPA has warned.
03-May-2011 By Ewan Turney
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has appointed David Wilson as director of public affairs.
14-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett
The British Beer & Pub Association has unveiled its major concerns for industry over red tape.
24-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has slated the Government for the lack of clarity over the alcohol duty hike in the Budget.
16-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
Pub closures have slowed to 25 a week — down from 40 at its peak — but it meant 13,000 jobs were lost last year.
Beer rate drop shows need for tax freeze, says BBPA
09-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
An overall drop in beer consumption is a further reason for the government to take it easy on the trade at the Budget, according to the British Beer...
04-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The BBPA has urged tax relief for brewers to enable the sector to help lead Britain to an export-led recovery from recession.
BBPA renews call to scrap tax escalator, in light of inflation rise
15-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the government to scrap plans for what it calls "record-breaking" tax rises on beer....
Trade groups demand scrapping of duty escalator
04-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is urging the government to freeze beer tax to give the industry a boost at the Budget next month. The...
03-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has reported reduced losses despite a £157,000 drop in income.
Pubs sell 333 million fewer pints year-on-year
25-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Pubs last year sold 333 million pints fewer than they did in 2009, while off-trade beer sales rose slightly, latest figures have revealed. Overall...
'Call to abandon alcohol duty rise'
25-Jan-2011
There have been fresh calls for the Government to abandon its policy of increasing the duty on alcoholic drinks after new figures revealed falling...
PPL under fire over late payment fee clampdown
06-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
PPL, the music royalties collection firm, has come under fire for alleged heavy-handed tactics in collecting late payment fees. The company's...
04-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
The Government should consider a lesser rate of VAT for the hospitality trade after today's rise to 20% is expected to add 6p on a pint. That's the...
04-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Former BBPA director of brewing Dr David Long has been awarded an MBE and Everard's chairman Richard Everard an OBE.
23-Dec-2010 By John Harrington
The British Beer & Pub Association has called for a delay to the increase in VAT to compensate for the effects of the extreme weather in December.
Pub Bitch: The (future) king of beers
22-Nov-2010
(Future) king of beers Barely had the nation managed to absorb the Wonderful NewsTM about next year's Royal wedding (zzzzzzzzzz) than drinks...
15-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
Mark Hastings has left his position as British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) communications director.
Westminster Watch: Tax and Diageo-gate
15-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
So minimum pricing has finally been blown out the water in Scotland. The nail was hammered firmly into the coffin of minimum pricing last week, as...
IPC 'concerned' by pubcos' slow progress
01-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade umbrella group the Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) has raised concerns with MPs about the implementation of new pubco codes of practice....
BBPA: Act overhaul would threaten thousands of well-run pubs
06-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the government to "think again" over its licensing shake-up as it will seriously threaten...
03-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
A powerful alliance of different industries has called for a fairer and more consistent approach by authorities for tackling underage sales. A...
01-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Around 30,000 new jobs could be created if beer was given a fairer deal in alcohol duty, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has claimed.
Licensing reform on agenda at BBPA event
23-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensing reform, codes of practice and rent disputes will be among the issues industry leaders will report on at an event next month. The British...
05-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
The BBPA is to hold talks with the IPC over running a survey of how tenants perceive the new codes of practice.
04-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
The BBPA is in talks about putting together its own benchmarking survey on the costs of running leased and tenanted pubs.
30-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Beer sales — aided by the World Cup — saw their first like-for-like quarterly increase in sales in four years, the British Beer & Pub...
James Wilmore: Is the BBPA a house of cards?
23-Jul-2010
How long can the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) survive in its current form? Rumours have been circulating for some time that one of the...
BBPA updates minister on pubco progress
21-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) sent a progress report to business minster Ed Davey yesterday updating him on reforms being made by the...
World Cup trading 'as expected'
15-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
Pubs performed "as expected" during the World Cup as England's early exit from the tournament was offset by the good weather, according to trade...
Population supports duty freeze, says BBPA
21-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Three quarters of the UK population supports either a freeze or cut in alcohol duty, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). With...
15-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A VAT hike to 20% would raise the price of a pint by 6p and cause the loss of 7,000 jobs a year, without a compensatory cut in duty. The report by...
Beer website launched to push positive image
14-Jun-2010 By Caroline Nodder
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has unveiled a new website - Beer Genie - aimed at promoting a positive image for beer. The initiative,...
02-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has released 23-step guidance to help pubs operate smoothly throughout the World Cup.
27-May-2010 By John Harrington
Supermarkets could still sell alcohol at rock-bottom prices if below-cost sales were banned using a definition supported by off-trade chiefs....
24-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The first trade meeting between the BBPA and the IPC has been described as "constructive".
21-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Almost seven million fewer pints were drunk in pubs over the first four months of the year. The big January freeze was partly to blame for the 8.8% volume drop on last year, according to the British Beer and Pub Association's beer barometer.
BBPA and IPC to meet over pubco issues
29-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
The two main trade bodies who have been at loggerheads over the future of the tied model for months are to meet to discuss the issues facing the...
BBPA welcomes EU beer tie ruling
21-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed a ruling on the beer tie which confirms the model complies with EU competition rules....
Election hopefuls are backing the pub
19-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Ninety per cent of parliamentary candidates in winnable seats believe more should be done to support pubs. In a ComRes poll, commissioned by the...
16-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
The GMB union has re-ignited its row with the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) over tenant income and debt.
Pubs urged to engage with would-be MPs
13-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
A trade body is urging licensees to engage with election candidates prior to May 6 as part of a bid to "challenge misconceptions" and talk-up the...
15-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland has praised the BBPA's guide on how pubs can get involved in British Tourism Week.
15-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The mandatory alcohol retailing code is "untargeted" and will place a "disproportionate burden" on the responsible majority, says BBPA.
05-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The BBPA has been accused of resorting to "obfuscation and hostility" in regard to developing a more transparent method of calculating rents.
04-Mar-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Summary of all the recommendations made by the Business Skills and Innovation Committee inquiry into pubco power.
