Castle Rock launches hardship fund
Nottingham-based brewery and pub group Castle Rock has launched a hardship fund to support the company’s most vulnerable staff through the Covid-19 pandemic.The initiative was agreed during the early stages of the pandemic and will be available “from next week”,...
GBBF 2020 Cancelled
CAMRA has announced that it will be cancelling its flagship event the Great British Beer Festival, due to take place from 4-8 August at Olympia in London. The announcement follows the Prime Minister’s decision to restrict all movement outside the home to combat the...
Industry reacts to decision on beer duty with dismay
The beer industry has reacted to the Chancellor’s decision to collect March’s Beer Duty payments with dismay. Brewers have been calling on the Chancellor to unilaterally cancel the payment, due to be debited from bank accounts today, in the face of decimated sales...