Ale and Beer

The British Beer and Pub Association has said it will investigate ‘ways to promote awareness and best practice’, including pre-entry industry training, in the wake of serious concerns from tenants about how much drinkable beer is in a barrel.

Source:Industry reacts to profit fears over 'undrinkable beer'

Industry leaders have written to MPs urging them to support a new parliamentary motion calling for a one penny cut in beer duty in this year’s Budget.

Source:MPs urged to support beer duty cut

Wet-led pubs and bars drove growth over the Christmas and New Year period with like-for-like sales up 1.8%, across the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

Source:Wet-led pubs lead growth over Christmas

A Norwich pub facing closure has received an ‘unprecedented’ level of support after 2,300 people backed an application to have it listed as an asset of community value (ACV).

Source:ACVs: 'Unprecedented' support for pub facing closure after 2,300 people back nomination

Chris Hill, the managing director of New World Trading Company, has told PMA sister title M&C there is potential for “hundreds” of sites under the company’s Botanist brand.

Source:Potential for 'hundreds' of Botanist sites