18-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Further details of the British Beer and Pub Association's Pub Industry Framework Code of Practice are due to be published this week. The code,...
Scores of MPs want tax break for beer
15-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
More than 120 MPs have added their names to calls for tax policy that is sympathetic to the beer industry. Political big hitters such as former...
09-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
BBPA says Darling's failure to act on beer tax will add 6p to a pint when VAT rises on 1 January.
Pub closures in London hit 11 a week
03-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubs are closing at the rate of 11 a week in London, according to new figures released today. The figures, revealed by the British Beer & Pub...
Mulholland slams BBPA campaign
26-Nov-2009
Outspoken MP and anti-beer tie campaigner Greg Mulholland has launched a broadside at the British Beer & Pub Association's new campaign backing...
Fair Pint leaks BBPA agreement
11-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
The Fair Pint campaign has stuck to its promise and published a version of the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) agreement with two other...
Award winning pub celebrates again
27-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A pub that is getting used to picking up prizes has this time been praised by tourist chiefs. Ye Old Sun Inn at Colton near Tadcaster picked up the...
FLVA: It was important to 'bank benefits' from mediation
20-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade group the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) has explained its decision to support for the British Beer & Pub...
16-Oct-2009 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Greene King, one of the UK's biggest integrated brewing and pub groups, plans to withdraw its membership of the British Beer & Pub Association...
Fair Pint and CAMRA hit out at mediation failure
14-Oct-2009
Fair Pint has argued the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) vow to reform the pubco model does not tackle the "bigger picture of concern"...
02-Oct-2009 By Tony Halstead
The British Beer & Pub Association is to lobby scores of prospective parliamentary candidates in the run-up to the general election, the...
BBPA to lobby Tory hopefuls at conference
02-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association is inviting prospective Tory candidates to a dinner at the party's conference as part of a...
Tories' pub quiz to highlight industry issues
14-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
The Tories are aiming to raise awareness of the issues facing pubs by holding a "high profile" pub quiz at their annual party conference in October....
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.
10-Jul-2009 By Robyn Lewis
The British Beer & Pub Association has been ranked above a host of top names in terms of its lobbying power.
CGA: more than 50 pubs a week now closing
11-Jun-2009 By Mark Stretton
The head of CGA Strategy, the pub and drinks market analyst, says the number of pubs closing has now reached more than 50 per week. Speaking at The...
BBPA: EU beer tie review could deter UK government
11-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
A review of the beer tie by the European Union next year could mean the UK government is put off carrying out its own investigation, according to the...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Treasury is facing a £242m black hole in lost revenue from pub closures since the last Budget, says the BBPA.
Brewers create new organic platform
30-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Five top brewers are planning a step change for British organic beer, through a new drive in the UK and abroad. The British Beer & Pub...
Comment: Brewers unite to promote beer!
26-Mar-2009
Popping into a pub last weekend with some lager-drinking friends, they were agog when I asked for a try-before-you-buy sample of cask beer and was...
13-Mar-2009 By Andrew Pring
The lobbyists may have failed, but instead of a night of the long knives, the answer is surely a restructuring of the trade body landscape, says Andrew Pring.
11-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
The outspoken MP writes to Punch, Enterprise and the BBPA saying the move could help persuade the Chancellor.
Seven out of 10 say no to beer tax hikes
02-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Seven out of 10 people are opposed to government plans to increase beer tax in the forthcoming Budget, according to an opinion poll published...
Job losses to total 75,000 over next five years
25-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore
More than 75,000 jobs in the drinks sector could be lost over the next five years and alcohol sales are expected to fall by 11 per cent if the duty...
BBPA welcomes Tory pub campaign
23-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed a new campaign by the Conservative Party to cut beer tax and help save the Great British...
'Greene King to sell 100 pubs despite improving profits'
12-Feb-2009
The pub operator and brewer, Greene King, told analysts that while its top 1,000 tenanted pubs are improving profits, it has accelerated corrective...
'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....
Hook Norton backs Axe the Beer Tax
21-Jan-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Hook Norton is the latest brewery to give its backing to the British Beer & Pub Association's Axe the Beer Tax campaign. The move follows the...
Support grows for Axe the Beer Tax
17-Dec-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that around 11,000 people have already pledged their support to Axe the Beer Tax - Save...
16-Dec-2008 By Gemma McKenna
More than 11,000 people have signed up as supporters of the Axe the Beer Tax - Save the Pub campaign in the first fortnight
08-Dec-2008 By John Harrington
Nearly 3,000 letters have been sent to MPs in support of the pro-pub campaign
Spirit trials new beer promotion
03-Oct-2008
A new promotion based on categorising beer by colour is currently being trialled by Spirit Group.An initiative led by British Beer & Pub...
19-Sep-2008 By Andrew Pring
The impending Parliamentary review of the Tisc inquiry should pose more difficult questions for the pubcos.
Fresh bid to prevent higher tax
25-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore
A trade group has stepped up the fight against the health lobby's push for even higher taxes on alcohol. The British Beer & Pub Association...
Challenge 21 hailed a success
06-Aug-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
A pub scheme targeting underage sales has been hailed a success by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). Results from a YouGov poll of 18 to...
Wednesday July 16: Power of the press
03-Jul-2008
One of the biggest wins for pubs involved Proud of Pubs Week in 2007 wasn't the national publicity. It was the publicity that the event won for them...
Music row rumbles on
12-Jun-2008
The three-year dispute into PPL's background music tariff for pubs is unlikely to be resolved until 2009. The dispute is over PPL charging extra for...
Perfect storm for pub beer
08-May-2008
Are the disastrous on-trade beer sales in March and April the shape of things to come or merely a short-term blip? John Harrington reports On the...
Betrayed
19-Mar-2008
"Some 15 months ago a storm was raging above the pub and brewing industries. It was the height of the Daily Mail's campaign against pubs, the medical...
BBPA: Chancellor has "shot himself in the foot
12-Mar-2008
Today's tax hike will hit result in more pub closures, a further fall in beer sales and a hit to Treasury revenues, according to the British Beer...
MPs told to wise up on abvs
06-Mar-2008
MPs calling for high-strength lagers to be taxed more heavily have been told they already are. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has...
Calm before the storm
13-Feb-2008
On March 12 Chancellor Alistair Darling will step out of Number 11 Downing Street clutching a small red briefcase containing his first Budget as...
BBPA opposes ADZ discounts
13-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore
Best Bar None-accredited pubs in alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) should not be given a discount, a trade group has argued. The British Beer & Pub...
29-Nov-2007 By John Harrington
BBPA pleads for duty freeze as MPs are warned that brewers face the "perfect storm"
InBev UK beer volumes continue to fall
09-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
Brewing giant InBev said its UK beer volumes fell more than five per cent during its third quarter.While the group's overall beer volumes grew 3.6...
Keg deposit scheme could start in 2008
13-Sep-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Regional brewers are coming round to the idea of charging licensees deposits on kegs, under a proposed scheme that could start in 2008. That is...
Call for more protection from violent customers
30-Aug-2007 By James Wilmore
A trade chief has reignited calls for the government to look at the protection the law offers licensees in dealing with underage sales and violent...
Northern beer show cancelled
30-Aug-2007
Brewers have been forced to pull the plug on the Northern Beer & Fine Food Show after the event ran up unsustainable losses. Organisers, the...
Key issues to be tackled at BBPA forum
24-Aug-2007
The threats to the beer and pub industry will be put under the microscope by the British Beer & Pub Association at a forum in the Midlands next...
Brewers supply drinking water in beer tankers
25-Jul-2007 By James Wilmore
Brewers across the country are helping communities affected by the floods by supplying beer tankers full of drinking water. Twenty-three tankers have...
