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Cask continues to shine

The latest figures from the BBPA show that cask ale sales are continuing to grow. Sales figures recently released to include September 2015, show sales of cask up by 1% in September compared to September 2014. Surprisingly most of the increase is accounted for by good...

Microbreweries keep growing

The number of new microbreweries rose by almost a quarter last year, highlighting the increasing popularity of craft beer. Britain now has 361 new independent brewers in 2014/15 tax year, up from 291 in 2013/2014, research from the accounting firm UHY Hacker Young has...

Latest beer sales for Q2 2015

An early Easter, and the impact of the World Cup 2014, resulted in disappointing beer sales in the second quarter of 2015, according to the latest figures from the British Beer & Pub Association’s Quarterly Beer Barometer. Total sales were 5.6 per cent lower in Q2...

Cask ale continues to grow in 2015

New figures for the first quarter of 2015 obtained by Cask Matters show continued growth for cask ale, particularly premium cask ale. This comes on the back of figures for 2014 which revealed that cask ale was in growth despite the slow down in on-trade beer sales,...

Latest trends in pub going

Foodservice industry figures from global information provider The NPD Group show that pubs are increasingly more a place for eating and less a venue for ‘a quick pint’. Half of the British population now visits a pub at least once per month. This is a higher visitor...
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