Mike Benner

CAMRA chief Mike Benner to leave for SIBA top job

24-Mar-2014 By Mike Berry

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has named Mike Benner, currently chief executive at the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) as its new managing director.

CAMRA slams government plans on below-cost selling

18-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ

CAMRA said today the government's plans for a ban on below-cost selling will do nothing to stop the tide of pub closures across the country. The...

Good Beer Guide slams pubcos and global brewers

16-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Top ale houses have been celebrated in the new edition of the Good Beer Guide, which CAMRA has also used to launch stinging attacks on pubcos and...

Camra to give super-complaint update at BII event

21-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney

Camra boss Mike Benner will give an update on the progress of the super-complaint to the Office of Fair Trading at a BII meeting.

End to beer tie 'a near impossibility', warns CAMRA

17-Sep-2009

The chances of the beer tie being abolished are "nigh on impossible", Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) boss Mike Benner has warned. Benner, speaking...

Camra: support Sustainable Communities

12-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

The Campaign for Real Ale has urged MPs, councils and the public to throw their full weight of support behind the Sustainable Communities Act to help stop pubs closing.

Tory plans 'naïve', says Camra

09-Jul-2007

The Campaign for Real Ale has attacked Tory plans to increase tax on alcohol as 'naïve'. Mike Benner, Camra chief executive said any beer tax would...

Camra: time's right for cask-ale growth

26-Apr-2007 By MA Reporter

Real-ale sales will bounce back over the next five years - that was the confident prediction made at the annual members' meeting of Camra, the...

Industry must back cask ale says Camra

05-Oct-2006 By Ewan Turney

Cask ale will become a marginalised product unless a properly funded campaign to increase consumer interest is launched, the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has warned.

Beer up nearly 10p a pint

19-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil

The average price of a pint of beer increased by just over 4% or nine pence in 2005 according to CAMRA. The Campaign for Real Ale's annual price...

CAMRA scheme to credit historical pubs

17-Feb-2006

Pubs with a special place in history are being recognised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).CAMRA has researched pubs across the country that have...

Shouting for pubs

12-Jan-2005

National Pubs Week is coming up fast - and organiser CAMRA is urging YOU to get involved. Chief executive Mike Benner tells Daniel Pearce how.No one...

Standing up for ale

30-Jun-2004

Mike Benner took over as chief executive of CAMRA in May - and he is already flexing his muscles, as Tom Sandham reports.Despite being appointed...

Beer conference move by Camra

05-Dec-2002

by Mike Bennett Camra this week called for a conference of key players in the brewing industry to boost the crusade to revolutionise the image of...