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More than 70% of pubs do not expect to survive winter as energy costs soar

More than 70% of pubs do not expect to survive winter as energy costs soar

Britain’s independent brewers have urged ministers to step in to save the sector, as research revealed more than 70% of pubs do not expect to survive the winter if nothing is done to ease energy costs.

by Shared from The Guardian | 23 Aug, 2022

In a letter to the chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, independent brewers on Tuesday called for immediate government intervention, warning a once thriving cottage industry was now facing “grave uncertainty”. They said the impact of surging energy bills was being compounded by a fall in sales as households seek to save money, shortages of equipment such as kegs, cans and CO₂ gas, and a poor hop harvest pushing up prices.

More than 70% of pubs do not expect to survive winter as energy costs soar

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