Troubled times ahead for breweries and pubs

Brewers and pub operators could be hit by a double whammy of rising costs and lack of access to access to working capital for expansion in the New Year . The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) says rising costs in essential materials such as fuel, CO2, energy, bottles, cans and packaging are making it impossible for many breweries to bounce back from Covid lockdown and social-distancing measures which hit the pub and brewing industry harder than most....