Broadly Positive Industry Response To Chancellors Budget “Boost”
The hospitality and on trade has welcomed the Chancellor’s budget yesterday as the first step on a long road to recovery.
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Water UK And British Beer & Pub Association Urge Operators To Apply Imminently For Beer Disposal
Licensees urged to contact water wholesalers as soon as possible before disposing of unsaleable beer ahead of pubs re-opening on July 4th.
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WSET To Branch Out Into Beer Qualifications
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has announced its intention to develop a suite of beer qualifications. WSET already offers qualifications in three subject areas
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UK Beer Sales At Lowest Level For 20 Years, As Sector Urges Government To ‘Get Britain Brewing Again!’
British Beer & Pub Association reveals Q1 2020 beer sales data, showing immediate impact of COVID-19 lockdown to industry
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CAMRA Welcomes New Research That Demonstrates The Positive Impact Of Local Beer Festivals
Following new research released from Northumbria University which measures the economic impact of local beer festivals with a particular focus on York, please find below a comment from Tom Stainer, CAMRA’s Chief Executive:
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Slash Beer Duty And Extend Business Rate Support To Secure Survival Of The UK’s Independent Breweries”
MPs are today calling on the Chancellor to remember the UK’s vibrant independent brewing sector as the nation focusses on when, and how the pubs will open.
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Get Britain Brewing Again!’ – Government Green Light Needed To Guarantee Fresh Beer In Pubs For Re-Opening
British Beer & Pub Association calls for at least three weeks’ notice for brewers, to ensure fresh beer is available for pub re-openings, as new data shows beer sales fell by 24% in April
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BBPA Launches Free Cross-Industry Platform To Destroy 70 Million Pints Of Spoilt Beer And Reclaim Millions In Duty
Pubs, bars, hotels and other businesses can pre-register to use platform at returnyourbeer.co.uk from today
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Celebrate Beer Day Britain With A Beer Tasting At The Red (On)Lion
Beer sommelier and Beer Day Britain instigator Jane Peyton will be hosting an online beer tasting to mark the UK national beer day on 15 June at 6.15pm.
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SIBA Urge Consumers To ‘Support Small Breweries, Buy Independent Craft Beer’ With New Social Media Campaign
Building on the success of their independent craft brewer seal SIBA have today launched a brand new consumer-focussed campaign that asks people to support the future of small breweries by opting for independent craft beer.
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Learn ‘Beer Basics’ With A Master Beer Trainer
Master beer trainer Christine Cryne will be leading a second ‘Introduction to Beer’ virtual session for budding enthusiasts on Saturday 23 May at 4pm. The session will be hosted at the Red (On)Lion, a
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Beer Delivery ‘Summit’ Called For By Unite
A post-lockdown blueprint with health & safety at its heart needs to be hammered out for drivers, draymen, warehouse staff and hospitality workers across the drinks logistics industry, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, said today (Tuesday 19 May).
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70 Million Pints Of Spoilt Beer To Be Thrown Away Due To COVID-19
British Beer & Pub Association calls on more support from Government to make up for sector losses and help with recovery As many as 70
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British Beer & Pub Association Issues New Guidelines For Retrieval Of Beer Casks And Kegs
New guidelines will help pubs and brewers to recover 1.9 million containers of beer from cellars The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has produced
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Beer Sales Collapsed 40% In March, Reflecting Impact Of First Two Weeks Of Pubs Lockdown
British Beer & Pub Association highlights the immediate and devastating impact of lockdown on the nation’s pubs; Pub sales in April to be zero Pub
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