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Black Sheep launches exciting new campaign
Black Sheep Brewery has launched a new campaign to mark their 30th birthday. The campaign is called "Drink Cask Beer" and it urges publican, brewers, thinkers and drinkers to get behind the category after a time of intense difficulty for cask beer. The brewery...
Beer, food and entertainment on Tap at Hogs Back Brewery
Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey, is brewing up a packed programme of events to keep visitors entertained over the coming months. So whether you're into sport, music, celebrating special occasions or just catching up with friends over a beer or two, it's all...
Drinks Trust opens applications for vocational programme Develop
The Drinks Trust is pleased to announce that the applications to its new vocational programme, Develop, are now officially open to applicants. For the first time in its 135-year history, The Trust has introduced an initiative to alleviate long term hardship with a...
Greene King to stop flow of beer waste with Magic Pints
Greene King, the country’s leading pub company and brewer, is continuing its commitment to cut waste in its pubs by working with Too Good To Go to save thousands of surplus pints of cask ale from the drain. Sadly, far too many pints of this quality, fresh...
1.4 billion fewer pints sold in 2021
New data from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) reveals the dramatic impact of the pandemic on licensed premises in 2021. Despite an improvement, pub beer sales were still down 38% last year against pre-pandemic levels. The Association today reveals that the...
Thornbridge Cask Year of Beer 2022
The last couple of years have been tough on cask beer, both for producers and the pubs that sell it. A combination of government guidelines and hesitation among the public at returning to venues and public spaces led to nationwide decline in the category, as consumers...
PubAid receives highest ever support from industry
PubAid has received its highest ever level of support from brewers, pub companies and industry suppliers, setting it on course to achieve its ambitions over this year and beyond to promote pubs as a force for good in their communities. Several existing...
BII calls for urgent government action to save pubs
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today released the results of its most recent member survey, detailing the continued devastating impact of the pandemic on pubs. Christmas impact The survey saw members reporting huge losses in trade over the...
BII launches 2022 Licensee of the Year Award
The BII is delighted to announce that entries are now open for the 2022 BII Licensee of the Year award, sponsored by Sky. The impact of the pandemic on the pub sector over the last 2 years has been devastating, but even when their venues were closed and their...
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