Friday, 16 December 2011

Extinction threatens

The “alarming rate” of pub closures and the decline in beer volumes is a wake up call of epic proportions, claims British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chairman and Molson Coors chief executive Mark Hunter…

…“Beer volumes have declined by a fifth in five years… while pubs continue to close at an alarming rate.”
How very perceptive of him. Perhaps he – or his predecessor – should have thought about that five years ago. And on-trade beer volumes are down by over a quarter.

1 comment:

  1. …“Beer volumes have declined by a fifth in five years… while pubs continue to close at an alarming rate.”

    Gosh, I can't think why that should be....

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