The British Beer and Pub Association is the drinks and
hospitality industry
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Sector ...
's largest and most influential
trade association
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representing some 90% of UK brewing (by volume) and the ownership of around 20,000 of the nation's pubs.
History
The Association was founded in 1904 as the Brewers' Society, was for a period in the 1990s known as the Brewers and Licensed Retailers Association before becoming the British Beer & Pub Association in 2000 to reflect its growing pub company membership.
See also
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British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) is the professional body
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Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is an independent voluntary consumer organisation headquartered in St Albans, England, which promotes real ale, cider and perry and traditional British pubs and clubs. With just under 155,000 members, it is th ...
References
External links
British Beer and Pub Association websiteCatalogue of the BBPA archives
held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
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Beer in the United Kingdom
Business organisations based in London
Food industry trade groups based in the United Kingdom
Hospitality industry in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1904
1904 establishments in the United Kingdom