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Beer production slumps in first quarter
Brewing in the UK slumped to their lowest levels for 20 years in the first quarter of 2020, as the lockdown continues hit pubs. Figures released today...
Smaller brewers fear for future
Brewers need further support and certainty on when and how pubs can open, because opening alone won’t secure their future. In a new survey of small in...
People ready to go to the pub
Most pub goers and beer drinkers feel confident about returning to the pub when they reopen, finds a new survey. Two out of three people are ready to...
Pubco extends home delivery service
Greene King is expanding its delivery and takeaway services outside of London to pubs across the UK. Following the successful launch of takeaway, deli...
Cask beer essential to pubs post-lockdown
UK pub-goers are missing cask beer during lockdown and would be much less likely to return to pubs that stop stocking beer from independent, local bre...
Merger threatens drinkers’ choice
What goes around, comes around…It’s fitting that, as CAMRA prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, the case for an organisation represen...
Millions of pints of beer destroyed
British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) calls on more support from Government to make up for sector losses and help with recovery. As many as 70 million...
Pubs need more support from government
CAMRA has reiterated its call for the government to increase its support for pubs shut because of Covid-19. The move follows Prime Minister Boris John...
Virtual vicar leads annual ceremony for Hogs Back hop garden
Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery is celebrating its annual hop blessing despite lockdown, with a virtual vicar conducting a socially distanced ceremony...
Greene King cuts pub rents
Greene King has announced it is to cut rents for its licensees by 90 per cent while pubs are closed. The concession will apply from 11 June until four...
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