by Darren | Thursday, September 21, 2017 | BEER NEWS
The average price of a pint of bitter in a British pub has broken through the £3 barrier for the first time, according to the new Annual Statistical Handbook from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), published today. The figure will fuel concerns over...
by Darren | Saturday, September 16, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
x New figures from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) show one billion pints of British beer were shipped around the world last year, bringing a £600 million boost to the UK economy. Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the British Beer...
by Darren | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has issued a warning that today’s rocketing inflation rate should not be used to ratchet up beer taxes in the autumn Budget, as currently planned. If the Chancellor sticks to an inflation-based increase already...
by Darren | Monday, September 11, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Bruce Dickinson pours a pint of Trooper at a Robinsons bar Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has been announced as the guest speaker at the British Beer and Pub Association’s annual dinner and awards ceremony. The event will be held at the Royal Garden...
by Darren | Thursday, September 7, 2017 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
The leaked Home Office migration document, suggesting there may be a cap on low-skilled workers, would undermine the needs of the pub industry. That’s the view of Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), who points out...
