British Beer and Pub Association

British Beer and Pub Association

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Abbreviation	BBPA
Formation	1904
Legal status	Non-profit company
Purpose	Brewing and pubs in the UK
Location	61 Queen Street, London, EC4
Region served	United Kingdom
Membership	50+ brewing and pub company organisations and various associate organisations
Chairman	Nick MacKenzie
Chief Executive	Emma McClarkin
Main organ	BBPA Council and Board
Website	www.beerandpub.com

The British Beer and Pub Association is the drinks and hospitality industry's largest and most influential trade association ^[according to whom?] 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

• British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body
• Campaign for Real Ale

References

External links

• Official website
• Catalogue of the BBPA archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick