Great Depression

Complacency continues to hold sway

22-Dec-2011 By Robert Sayles

So, British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chairman and Molson Coors chief executive Mark Hunter acknowledges that the rate of pub closures is “alarming” and the decline in beer volumes is a “wake up call of epic proportions”.

'Pubs endure stale taste of failure'

13-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

It's not easy being a pub owner. Drinking den insolvencies may be down nearly a third from their peak last year, but circumstances are conspiring...

BBPA: competition probe "would not be constructive for industry

13-May-2009 By James Wilmore

The British Beer & Pub Association has argued that a Competition Commission investigation into the beer tie would "not be constructive for the...

'Sunset industry' danger warns new BII boss

22-Jan-2009 By Andrew Pring

The pub trade is in danger of becoming a "sunset industry" in the eyes of Government and officials, warns the new chief executive of the BII. Neil...

Reduce beer duty and everyone wins

07-Nov-2008 By Roger Protz

If British brewing is to recover from its worst crisis since the 1930s, the Government must take action soon, says Roger Protz.

'Scottish pubs close at a rate of five a week'

28-Oct-2008

Scottish pubs are closing down at a rate of five a week as the credit crunch bites. In the space of 18 months, 555 pubs went out of business with...

'Give pubs a break'

16-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney

Pubs across the country united yesterday to ring their bells as a wake-up call to Westminster. The mass bell-ringing, organised by the British Beer...

Pub crisis: Five close every day

08-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney

Pubs are now closing at the rate of five a day — up 33% on last year as the credit crunch and Government enforced duty rises and red tape take a...

Pubs selling 144m fewer pints since Budget

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.

Chris Maclean: Excitement, growth, and the way to beat off stiff competition

28-Jul-2008 By Chris Maclean

On Sunday the vicar's theme was "excitement and growth". Most people I know, and virtually anyone working in our industry, could not help but spot...

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...

'M&B shares hit three-year low'

10-Apr-2008

Shares in Mitchells & Butlers hit a three-year low yesterday as the pub group warned cash-strapped drinkers would continue to thirst for cheap...

Four pubs closing per day, figures show

05-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore

Many villages across Britain are facing a future without pubs, after new figures revealed closures have reached a rate of 27 a week - nearly four...

Pub crisis: 27 close each week

05-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney

Almost four pubs shut for good every day as smoke ban takes its toll

Be smart and get planning

13-Dec-2007

That appalling summer. The horrendous floods. Plummeting beer sales - the lowest since the Great Depression. Rock-bottom off-trade prices (22p a can...

Coors pledges to lead lager fight

30-Nov-2007

Coors Brewers has promised a number of innovations through its Carling brand in 2008 to help drive sales in the flagging standard lager sector.The...

Brewers plead for tax freeze as beer sales dive

20-Nov-2007

The amount of beer sold by pubs is at its lowest since the 1930s Great Depression years according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).In...

Beer sales slump to lowest since Great Depression

20-Nov-2007 By Ewan Turney

Beer sales have slumped to their lowest level since the Great Depression. The staggering statistics, produced by the British Beer and Pub Association...

What the Sunday papers say

28-Dec-2003

The Independent on SundayScientists have discovered the world's oldest wine - a vintage produced by Stone Age people 8,000 years ago. The find pushes...