Extreme Weather

BBPA: campaigning on VAT

BBPA: delay VAT rise due to snow impact

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.

Taybarns: part of the Whitbread group included in the survey

Snow hits managed pub operators

By Ewan Turney

Managed pub and restaurant chains took a hit on sales in January due to the severe weather conditions. According to figures submitted by 15 pub and...