Family Brewers

Voluntary code for smaller pubcos published

13-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

New codes of practice for leased and tenanted pubs and pubcos with fewer than 500 sites have been published.

Operators

Family brewers: signs of hope in challenging market

02-Dec-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The latest survey from the Independent Family Brewers of Britain has revealed the number of customers looking to stay in pubs is on the rise and that the appetite for British beer is still strong.

Summit

MRO debate: fear of managed house growth & less tenant opportunity

13-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Industry figures have voiced their fears about a potential rise in the number of managed pubs in the wake of the market rent only option, arguing the legislation will lead to less opportunity for entrepreneurial multiple site operators and stifle innovation.

Family brewers ‘not ruled out’ of pub statutory code

06-Nov-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The Government has not ruled out reinserting family brewers back into the scope of the pub statutory code but insisted that smaller pubcos have “nothing to fear” from its proposals.

Fair Pint campaigner: 'IFBB have nothing to fear from pubs code if they practice what they preach'

25-Jul-2014 By Simon Clarke

The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) this week described the Government's pubs code proposals as "an insult to the way we do business". Fair Pint campaigner, Simon Clarke, says they have nothing to worry about if they are treating...

IFBB demands changes to 'insulting' pubs code proposals

24-Jul-2014 By James Wallin

The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has branded the proposed pubs code "fundamentally unacceptable” and demanded the Government makes changes.

Statutory Code: MPs respond to family brewers concerns

05-Aug-2013 By Michelle Perrett

All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group (APPSTPG) has written to the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) to reassure them over the plans for a Statutory Code.

Family brewers paid almost half a billion pounds in tax last year

01-Feb-2013

Family brewers paid almost half a billion pounds in tax last year, a new study shows.

Isn’t talk of credit a little premature?

18-Jun-2012

Well it seems that credit was being tossed around in abundance last week. No sooner had fellow blogger Mark Daniels suggested we acknowledge the positive changes taking place within the BII than PMA editor Rob Willock pops up and asks us to give property...

Family brewers' tie fears

22-Jul-2011 By Ewan Turney

Family brewers fear being squeezed out of the market by global brewers and smaller microbrewers if either a compulsory guest beer or free-of-tie...

'Family brewers need to pass on discounts'

15-Jul-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Family brewers are not passing on sufficient discounts to tenants, according to pub trade expert Phil Dixon. Speaking at the Publican's Morning...

CAMRA should work closer with family brewers

19-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett

CAMRA should focus on three or four campaigns a year and work closer with family brewers and associations.

Family Brewers defend the beer tie

08-Mar-2011 By John Harrington

Family brewers have defended the beer tie in a pamphlet that has been sent to every MP — it said the tie works for their tenants.

Fair Pint could back beer tie for family brewers

25-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney

Fair Pint could support family brewers' right to tie tenants if they distance themselves from the major pubcos and resign from the BBPA.

Healey: beer tie action applies to all

19-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney

Family brewers will be included in plans to offer tenants a free of tie option and a guest beer right, Pubs Minister John Healey has confirmed in an...

Family brewers: beer tie fundamental to success

24-Aug-2009 By John Harrington

More pubs will close if the beer tie disappears — that's the message from family brewers to the Office of Fair Trading for its new probe into the tie.

The solid virtues of the tie

27-Feb-2009 By Andrew Pring

Remove the tie, and you say goodbye to real ale and family brewers, Independent Family Brewers of Britain chairman Paul Wells tells Andrew Pring.

New campaign to attract pub licensees

11-Oct-2007

The IFBB has launched a new campaign to encourage more people to choose a career as a licensee

Brewers hit out at guest beer push

31-Aug-2006

Family brewers are fighting back against a campaign aimed at giving licensees the right to serve guest beers in their pubs.The Campaign for Real Ale...

Row erupts over Progressive Beer Duty

10-Mar-2006 By John Harrington

Angry family brewers say the Government must scale back the generous tax breaks that are helping smaller brewers steal their market share. They also...

Family brewers stepping up to ensure survival

08-Dec-2005

Family brewers are stepping up their lobbying and campaigning activity to help ensure their future survival.The change comes after an Independent...

IFBB must act to save family brewers

11-Nov-2005

The Morning Advertiser asked the pertinent question on its front page last week: 'Which regional brewer will be the next to sell up?' The question...

In good Company

08-Sep-2005

When the Beer Orders came into force in 1989, it was a real shake-up for the Worshipful Company of Brewers one of Britain's oldest trade bodies....

The Publican on....the IFBB

11-May-2005

Adam Withrington on speculation of family brewers as takeover targets and what the future holds for the IFBB.No sooner did we all digest the news of...

IFBB bucks cask sales trend

21-Aug-2003

by Tony Halstead The 33 members of the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) have bucked general cask-ale market trends ­ which saw...