Poppy beer, Ei Group’s popular charity beer brewed to raise money for The Royal British Legion, is available exclusively to publicans across the Ei Publican Partnerships estate from this week, in advance of Remembrance Day on 11 November. The 3.6% ABV beer, brewed at The Eagle Brewery, will also be on the bar in Craft Union and Bermondsey pub companies, part of Ei Managed … [Read more...]
ALMR welcomes Government commitment to EU nationals
The ALMR has welcomed the Prime Minister’s open letter and reassurances on the future status of EU migrants in the UK. ALMR Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said: This is the first official, public and unconditional confirmation from the Prime Minister that employers will be able to share with their teams that those EU nationals currently working in the UK today will be allowed … [Read more...]
£100 million boost for British beer thanks to new export strategy
A new strategy to drive exports of the British beer, the UK’s third biggest food and drink export, by £100m over the next five years was launched today by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). The new export strategy launched at Fuller’s Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, is part of the Government’s International Action Plan for food and drink to help create opportunities … [Read more...]
Eight leading industry bodies call for decisive action from Chancellor in Budget
Eight leading bodies representing the entire supply chain in Britain’s beer and pub industry have written to the Chancellor calling for decisive action to ease the burden of both Beer Duty and business rates in the Budget on 22nd November – to protect jobs, pubs, and the wider economy. Britain’s growers, brewers, pubs, and pubgoers want the Government to extend and increase … [Read more...]
BBPA welcomes tough approach from DCLG over rate reliefs for pubs
BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds today welcomed the approach from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in naming councils that are failing to distribute much-needed business rates relief to local pubs and other small businesses. The DCLG initiative is a response to many local authorities not making enough progress in distributing business rates … [Read more...]