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BBPA New Chairman

The BBPA has announced that David Forde, Managing Director of Heineken UK, will be proposed as the next BBPA Chairman at its AGM in December as the successor to Jonathan Neame, Chief Executive of Shepherd Neame. Jonathan has been Chairman of the British Beer & Pub...

Operators rolling out Cask Beer Uncovered

Cask Beer Uncovered, the e-learning programme that builds bar staff’s knowledge of  cask beer, is already being actively promoted by 18 pub and bar operators including Stonegate Pub Company, who are rolling the programme out to around 500 of their top cask beer pubs....

Beer Sommelier of the Year Announced

The Beer Academy has awarded Rod Jones of Meantime Brewing Company its Beer Sommelier of the Year title. Rod, who began his career with Meantime as a brewer, now undertakes beer education for both colleagues and customers. He was accredited as a Beer Sommelier in...

Butcombe Flavour Panel Launched

The search is on across North Somerset and Bristol for the region’s most sensitive taste palates to join an elite group of expert beer tasters. The initiative, launched by Butcombe Brewery, aims to set up the Butcombe Flavour Panel, which will undertake a...

Beer sales rising

Total British beer sales continue to grow year on year, after a decade of decline Market still fragile as Q1 on-trade sales sales 0.8 per cent lower than Q1 2014 Continued support for beer and pubs is vital, says BBPA’s Brigid Simmonds Beer sales are continuing to...
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