24-Feb-2017 By Liam Coleman
More than 100,000 fewer barrels of beer were sold in pubs in the final months of 2016 compared to the year before, while off-trade beer sales continued to rise, according to figures from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
Beer Barometer
27-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross
Pubs failed to cash in on buoyant beer sales enjoyed by the off-trade during the Euros, with volumes down 1.9% on the same period in 2015.
BBPA data
11-Nov-2015 By Oli Gross
Despite yet another drop in on-trade beer sales, there is cause for optimism as the 1.2% dip in Q3 is the smallest in two years for any quarter.
30-Jan-2015 By Mike Berry
Overall beer sales are up for the first time in 10 years off the back of two successive duty cuts - but sales in pubs are still in decline, according to the latest Beer Barometer figures.
06-Nov-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report
Off-trade beer sales continued to drive growth as the on-trade slipped 0.7%, according to the British Beer & Pub Association’s Quarter 3 Beer Barometer.
30-Apr-2014 By James Wallin
Beer sales in pubs were down 4.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, according to figures released today by the British, Beer & Pub Association.
24-Apr-2014 By James Wallin
English winemaker Chapel Down saw profits slump from £414k to £68k last year but said strong beer sales and a good harvest in 2013 were reasons to be cheerful.
27-Jan-2014 By Lewis Brown
UK beer sales have increased for two consecutive quarters - the first time in 10 years – although pub beer sales were down by 2.2%.
20-Apr-2012 By Gurjit Degun
Pubs have seen a 6% fall in beer sales in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest quarterly Beer Barometer from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), issued today.
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...
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...
Beer sales slump starts to slow
28-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
As the UK starts to emerge from recession, beer sales are also showing slow signs of recovery, according to new figures. The British Beer & Pub...
13-Jan-2010 By Tony Jennings
You can't beat an educated bar team for improving beer sales, says Budvar UK chief executive Tony Jennings.
Pub beer sales continue to drop
29-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer sales in pubs are continuing to plummet and the government should cut tax to give the sector a boost, according to the British Beer & Pub...
13-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns should review its valuation of its pub estate in light of declining rents and beer sales, according to one broker. Shares in...
29-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
The decline in beer sales has started to show signs of stabilisation despite overall sales recording a dip of 4.8% for the second quarter.
Rate of beer sales decline slowing
29-Jul-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer sales in supermarkets declined faster than in pubs during the second quarter of 2009, according to latest figures from the British Beer &...
'Rain puts dampers on 'barbecue summer'
29-Jul-2009
The UK's "barbecue summer" is starting to look like a bit of a washout. When the Met office revealed back in April that we were - at last - in line...
Beer sales plummet in first quarter of 2009
28-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pub-goers are drinking 3.6million pints fewer a day than they were a decade ago, according to latest figures. The British Beer & Pub...
27-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
Pub beer sales plummeted 9.9% in the fourth quarter of 2008 — equating to a massive drop of 130m pints on last year. The figures from the British...
'Calls for alcohol duty to be scrapped'
27-Jan-2009
The government should cut alcohol duty on beer, the British Beer & Pub Association says, after industry data showed a record fall in beer sales....
27-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
Beer sales in pubs fell 8.1% between July and September on last year as the credit crunch and looming recession took its toll on consumer spending — the drop is the equivalent of 104m pints or 1.1m fewer pints being sold every day.
On-trade beer sales continue to plummet
27-Oct-2008 By James Wilmore
Beer sales in pubs, bars and restaurants dropped 8.1 per cent between July and September year-on-year, new figures have revealed. The British Beer...
Falling beer sales hit Enterprise Inns
30-Sep-2008 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns has reported that falling beer sales and rising lessee support will result in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and...
28-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
Chancellor's alcohol duty increase has had a dramatic effect on on-trade beer sales but off-trade sales have risen once again.
Beer sales plummet in on-trade
28-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore
Beer sales in the on-trade are down 10.6 per cent since last year, according to new figures. Pubs, bars and restaurants sold 144 million less pints...
Leading brands line up behind Sell More, Save More 2
13-Mar-2008
Heineken has joined our new line-up of category champions looking to help pubs find the way forward in 2008 in The Publican's Sell More, Save More...
'UK pubs closing at rate of 67 a month'
20-Jan-2008
Britain's pubs are closing at the rate of 67 a month as beer sales slump to a record low. Bars are selling 50 million fewer pints of beer a month...
Comment: A turning point
09-Jan-2008
The recent British Beer & Pub Association figures showing that beer sales in November fell by 10 per cent year-on-year were alarming. But the...
Fighting for a slice of the pie
07-Dec-2007 By Hamish Champ
You'd have to have been living on the moon for the past couple of years not to appreciate that these are challenging times for brewers, be they...
THE GUV'NOR Bernard Brindley
21-Dec-2006
The licensee of the White Lion in Pailton, Warwickshire reflects on a challenging 2006 and predicts more of the same for 2007 As the last Guvnor of...
Warming up for summer: Unsporting opportunity
09-Mar-2005
While fine weather drives beer sales, raising standards will make the most of the sunshine.With no major sporting events this year the weather will...
Xmas beer sales rise in north and fall in south
13-Jan-2005
by Ewan Turney The north of Britain enjoyed the biggest increase in beer sales over the festive season, with the south suffering a small decline. A...
