Pubs will have no other option but to close owing to “out of control” energy bills, with upwards of 300 percent price hikes possible, UK brewery and pub bosses have warned.
Leaders of six of the country’s largest breweries and pub businesses involved in the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) are pressuring the government to take immediate action over skyrocketing prices.
Some English pubs date as far back as the 8th century, having served beer through Viking raids, the Black Death, and the Second World War.
But many were forced to call last orders during national lockdowns that caused closures and reduced demand….